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What does life have to do with 9?

Nine rings. Nine-ring is a traditional folk intellectual toy in China. It is composed of nine rings made of metal wires sleeved on a horizontal flat plate or various frames and passed through by ring handles. When playing, repeat the operation according to certain procedures, so that the nine rings can be untied or combined into one.

Nine clouds. Nine clouds, ancient myths and legends have nine heavens. In the traditional culture of China, nine represents a lot, which has a supreme position. Nine is an imaginary number and an expensive number, so it means the limit, referring to the highest place in the sky.

Jiujiao Opera. Gaojia Opera, also known as "Ge Jia Opera", "Jiujiao Opera", "Dapan Opera" and "Tuban Opera", originated in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, and originated from a costume parade in the rural areas of southern Fujian in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties to dress up as Liangshan heroes and perform martial arts skills. There are more than 900 kinds of traditional operas in Gaojia Opera, and the performances can be divided into three categories: "Atmospheric Opera" (go to the opera and Martial Arts Opera), "Xiufang Opera" and "Ugly Dan Opera". The role of Gaojia Opera was originally only raw, Dan and ugly, but later it was added with two colors: clean, paste, outside, end, north (clean) and miscellaneous. The performing arts of Gaojia Opera come from Liyuan Opera, Puppet Opera, Yiyang Opera, Huizhou Opera and Beijing Opera. The musical aria of Gaojia Opera is mainly Nanqu, and "puppet tune" and folk tunes are also used. There are two kinds of musical instruments used in Gaojia Opera: Chinese and English.

There are nine-tone gongs, nine-nine songs and so on.