Wallis Simpson was the woman who scandalized not merely high society, but the entire British Empire. When, in 1936, King Edward VIII proposed to the twice-divorced American socialite, it triggered a constitutional crisis that led to his abdication. He became the first and – to date – only British monarch to relinquish the crown.
So what was Simpson’s secret? How had she enticed Edward off his throne? If rumors are to be believed, it was with aid of a trick learned in the brothels of the East.
Wallis first arrived in China on September 8, 1924, when she traveled to meet her first husband, Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr. – known as Win – who was serving as commander of the gunboat Pampanga in Hong Kong. Win was an alcoholic and would take her along to brothels with him, and it is from here that the reports of her adeptness in exotic, erotic arts were formed.
By:Wu Qiong |
From:english.eastday.com | 2021-01-06 17:13
Architecture is the root of a city and the architectural heritage in modern Shanghai reflects the unique diversity of the city’s culture. An ongoing special exhibition in Minhang Museum has been recalling memories of centuries ago.
Themed “Renovation of Shanghai: Architectural Heritage in Modern Times”, the exhibition, attracting many architecture fans, displays 86 pieces of architectural heritage from different times across Shanghai. Among them, 48 are original pieces.
Pictured above is a restored model of “Panlong Zaojing” (Coiled Dragon Caisson Ceiling) in Shanghai’s Merchant Shipping Hall. In Chinese architecture, a caisson ceiling is in the upper part of the room and in the shape of an umbrella cover. Supported by delicate and interlocking “dougong brackets”, it symbolizes the sublime of the heaven. A caisson ceiling is usually decorated with colorful paintings and reliefs.