9 hours ago by sbryant

Ever since I wrote the travel guide, Suzhou Basics, I’ve received several invitations to give talks and/or lead groups to Suzhou or through classical Chinese gardens in Shanghai. It’s a sort of serendipitous outcome of writing the book that I’ve come to really enjoy. Of course, any excuse to walk th ...

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2 days ago by Lloyd Lofthouse

Almost half a century after her death, Anna May Wong (1905 to 1961) has not been forgotten. As a child, Anna loved going to the movies and even cut school to go. Between 1919 and 1961, she acted in 62 films. The Internet Movie Data Base says she was the “first Chinese-American movie star”. To act, A ...

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2 days ago by Lloyd Lofthouse

Almost half a century after her death, Anna May Wong (1905 to 1961) has not been forgotten. As a child, Anna loved going to the movies and even cut school to go. Between 1919 and 1961, she acted in 62 films. The Internet Movie Data Base says she was the “first Chinese-American movie star”. To act, A ...

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2 days ago by Kristina

… About the Company Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts was established in 2006 with the mission of reviving 5,000 years of divinely inspired Chinese culture. After more than 60 years of Communist rule in China, and especially after the Cultural Revolution, Chinese traditional culture has be ...

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3 days ago by Lloyd Lofthouse

Starting with the I Ching, The Book of Changes, almost five thousand years ago, the central focus of Chinese philosophy was how to live an ideal life and how best to organize society. When the Chinese Communist Party gained power in 1949, previous schools of Chinese philosophy, except Legalism, were ...

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3 days ago by Lloyd Lofthouse

Starting with the I Ching, The Book of Changes, almost five thousand years ago, the central focus of Chinese philosophy was how to live an ideal life and how best to organize society. When the Chinese Communist Party gained power in 1949, previous schools of Chinese philosophy, except Legalism, were ...

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3 days ago by News and Feature Staff

With all of the controversy over the internet piracy laws and treaties, it is easy to forget that the internet isn’t just about sharing pirated material. There is a tremendous amount of free literature, texts that have been transferred into the public domain, available on the web. Below is a collect ...

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4 days ago by Lloyd Lofthouse

Dramatic changes in women’s rights have been achieved in a culture where for millennia women were stereotyped as inferior to men, had no rights and served as slaves, concubines and prostitutes. Marriages were arranged—sometimes at infancy. In 1949, foot binding was abolished; the All-China Women’s F ...

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4 days ago by Michael

While most laowai are probably familiar with the phenomenon of the “ ant tribe,” a recent article in The Economist introduced a number of other “tribes” of stressed-out young Chinese struggling to survive in the urban jungle. Perhaps the most unusual is the “ crush-crush tribe” ( 捏捏族), who release t ...

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5 days ago by Lloyd Lofthouse

According to historical accounts, foot binding appeared in China during the Sung Dynasty (960-1276 AD). The process of foot binding usually started between the ages of four and seven. Feet were soaked in a blood and herb mixture. Toes were broken. Then the arch was broken. There was extreme pain sin ...

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