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A tiger-shocking sneeze
An unusual incident from the Tang dynasty

Rachelle
3 days ago1 min read
![戴察《月夜梧桐叶上见寒露》“Seeing cold dew on wutong leaves on a moonlit night” by Dai Cha [fl. late eighth century]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/044059_71c5874c62dd4f7daf763fc4b63e4d42~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/044059_71c5874c62dd4f7daf763fc4b63e4d42~mv2.webp)
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戴察《月夜梧桐叶上见寒露》“Seeing cold dew on wutong leaves on a moonlit night” by Dai Cha [fl. late eighth century]
To the coming solar term, Cold Dew, starting 8th October, 2025.

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