CULTURE

Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls (Nǚ jiè 女誡) is an ancient Chinese guidebook for cultivating traditional feminine virtues. Written by polymath Ban Zhao (班昭), it addressed the need for girls to be educated in virtues, and quickly became a lasting reference for raising daughters in China for many dynasties

Theatergoers at Boston’s Boch Center Praise Shen Yun’s 2023 Performance
Audience members queued up outside the Boch Center of Boston’s historic Wang Theater on New Year’s Eve...

The Surprising Reason You Can’t Become Tranquil in Meditation
In our daily hustle and bustle of striving to get things done, our neurons seem to be firing non-stop...

Deindividuation: Understanding the Creepy Clown Phenomenon
While a clown is the classic character meant to bring joy and fun to a children’s event, more often than...

The Fabled Chronicles of Christmas Botanicals
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, you are certainly familiar with some of the many plants associated...

The Poinsettia, Mexico’s Traditional Christmas Plant
The poinsettia has become a traditional Christmas plant with its connections to Christmas originating...

Dongzhi: The Chinese Winter Solstice
By Natalie Nesbitt, Vision Times UK Staff Thursday, Dec. 22, is the Chinese winter solstice known...

The Origins of the Christmas Tree
By Sellainne Cathry, Vision Times UK Staff Since ancient times, many cultures have seen trees as sacred...

Shen Yun Arts Proficiency Assessment Center Holds Their End-of-Semester Performance
On Dec. 17 at the Northern Academy of the Arts nestled away in New York State’s beautiful Hudson Valley...

Home Cooking: 20 Tricks for Tastier Meals
Cooking, in scientific terms, is the transfer of heat energy which changes the condition of the food...