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CHINESE CULTURE

Shen Yun Closes 20th Anniversary World Tour to Sold-Out Audiences in Toronto

TORONTO, Canada — Shen Yun Performing Arts concluded its 20th anniversary world tour with a triumphant return to Toronto, where five performances from June 25 to 28 at the Four

Fourth Annual Dragon Boat Festival Brings Chinese Culture and Community Together in Otisville

The 4th Annual Dragon Boat Festival brought together residents, local officials, sponsors, vendors, and visitors on June 27 at Otisville Veterans Memorial Park, celebrating Chinese culture, traditional arts, food, and
Annual Dragon Boat Festival
Shen Yun Returns to Toronto to a Packed House Despite Intimidation Campaign
‘Good Will Triumph Over Evil’: Hong Kong Muay Thai Champion Moved By Shen Yun
Shen Yun Makes Return to Toronto Following Bomb Threats That Cancelled Its Performances
Two Japanese Activists Describe a Change of Heart After Seeing Shen Yun
Why Do Guangdong People Bury Their Dragon Boats After the Dragon Boat Festival?
Konghou (箜篌): The Lost Ancient Chinese Harp Preserved in Japan
Ming Dynasty painter Qiu Ying painting of ancient Chinese women playing konghou extinct ancient harp
Two Japanese Activists Describe a Change of Heart After Seeing Shen Yun
During Shen Yun Performing Arts' 2026 tour of Japan, audiences in cities including Kyoto, Nishinomiya...
Why Do Guangdong People Bury Their Dragon Boats After the Dragon Boat Festival?
The river-filled regions of Guangdong have maintained the tradition of Dragon Boat Festival races for...
Ming Dynasty painter Qiu Ying painting of ancient Chinese women playing konghou extinct ancient harp
Konghou (箜篌): The Lost Ancient Chinese Harp Preserved in Japan
By Isshin (一心), Vision Times Japan The Shōsōin Repository, located on the grounds of the Tōdai-ji...
What Does ‘Duanwu’ Mean? The Ancient Traditions Behind the Dragon Boat Festival
China has three major traditional festivals. Do you know which three they are? They are the Duanwu Festival...
Why Buddhist Monks Sweep the Same Courtyard Every Day
Walk into almost any Buddhist monastery and you will find the junior monks doing chores. Sweeping fallen...
The Daylily’s 2,500-Year Journey: How China Turned a Poet’s Flower into a Kitchen Staple
The Chinese idiom "huánghuācài dōu liáng le," literally "even the daylily dish has gone cold," is a northern...
Ancient Chinese Wedding Rituals the Modern World Left Behind
Walk into almost any Chinese wedding today and you will see white gowns, Western style vows, and a bouquet...
China’s Five Sacred Creatures and What They Actually Meant
The dragon: lord of transformation, emblem of imperial power The Shuowen Jiezi, the Han dynasty's...
How Beijing’s Character Simplification Campaign Severed China from Its Own Civilization
Look carefully at two versions of the same character. The first is 愛, the traditional form of the Chinese...