Tag: chinese culture
Chinese Democracy Activists Show Support at Shen Yun’s Toronto Performances
TORONTO, Canada — On June 25-28, Shen Yun Performing Arts returned to Toronto after six performances...
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...
Shen Yun Makes Return to Toronto Following Bomb Threats That Cancelled Its Performances
On June 25-28, Shen Yun Performing Arts will return to Toronto's Four Seasons Centre for the Performing...
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...
Why Classical Chinese Education Started With Sweeping Floors
Modern parents outsource responsibility while demanding results Today's parents routinely complain...
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...
Three People Who Determine Your Happiness in Old Age
As people reach the later stage of life, the most precious thing is not savings accounts or bankbooks...
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...
Changsha: City of Poets, Scholars, and Ancient Kilns
Changsha sits at the confluence of mountain and river, with Yuelu Mountain rising to its west and the...
Unravelling the Mystery of Traditional Chinese Herbs: Lily bulb (百合 Bai He)
A lovely symbol of innocence, devotion, and renewal, the lily is widely recognized as a gentle, holistic...
Shen Yun Dazzles Philadelphia Audiences During Miller Theatre Run
From April 15 to 19, audiences at Philadelphia’s Miller Theatre experienced a Shen Yun Performing Arts...