2010 中国文化节 （下） BIEM china culture festival 2011 （2）
北京经济管理职业学院 国交院 于2010年举办的中国文化节
China's Cultural Festival has been successfully held by School of International Cultural Exchanges on 11 June, 2010.
Such interesting activities are organized for participants as the picture-taken in ancient costume, performance of Guzheng (a traditional musical instrument), diabolo play, drawing facial masks, making dough figurine, paper cutting, drawing kites and making Zongzi. In addition to the above series of activities, participants also appreciated shadow play, Sichuan opera turn hostile and ethnical music performance. In the festival, two international students sang Chinese songs which were Sweetness and It is my fortune to meet you, moving the audience greatly.
Several well-known folk artists were invited to make on-scene show and explanation, teaching students how to do themselves. In all the activities, the students not only appreciated the expertise of artists but also enjoyed the fresh experience of making things. Every activity attracted so many international students to participate in who tried hard to finish every piece of works with high carefulness with wide smile on their faces. With such wonderful showing, all participants were unwilling to leave and kept being keen on their unfinished works. The teachers were so moved when they saw the active involvement of every student because the efforts and comprehensive preparation of teachers have won recognition from students. The show play and Sichuan opera turn hostile, the last part of the festival, impressed all the students a lot who sang high praise of the elegance and excellence of Chinese culture.
The festival not only enriched the extracurricular activities of students, enhancing their interest in learning Chinese, but also deepened their understanding of China's culture. Upon the end of the festival, lots of students expressed their appreciation for organizing such meaningful and interesting activities and their determination to keep this unforgettable memory in their mind forever.
2012 Happy Chinese New Year--Jiangsu Cultural Week
Come celebrate the 2012 Happy Chinese New Year, year of Dragon!
Jiangsu Culture Week opening ceremony is on Jan 14th at Pacific Asia Museum.
They will be performing at Huntington Lib rary on Jan 15th, Pacific Asia Museum on Jan 18th to 20th. Puppet show will be performed by top rated artists from Yangzhou and there will be art craft masters from wuxi, demonstrating paper cutting, clay figure, syrup painting, inner painting and spring festival couplets.
For more information, please call 626-337-8889
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The Tang dynasty (;Chinese: 唐朝) or the Tang Empire was an imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, rivaled that of the Han dynasty. The Tang capital at Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) was the most populous city in the world in its day.
The Lǐ family (李) founded the dynasty, seizing power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. The dynasty was briefly interrupted when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, proclaiming the Second Zhou dynasty (690–705) and becoming the only Chinese empress regnant. In two censuses of the 7th and 8th centuries, the Tang records estimated the population by number of registered households at about 50 million people. Yet, even when the central government was breaking down and unable to compile an accurate census of the population in the 9th century, it is estimated that the population had grown by then to about 80 million people. With its large population base, the dynasty was able to raise professional and conscripted armies of hundreds of thousands of troops to contend with nomadic powers in dominating Inner Asia and the lucrative trade-routes along the Silk Road. Various kingdoms and states paid tribute to the Tang court, while the Tang also conquered or subdued several regions which it indirectly controlled through a protectorate system. Besides political hegemony, the Tang also exerted a powerful cultural influence over neighboring East Asian states such as those in Japan and Korea.
The Tang dynasty was largely a period of progress and stability in the first half of the dynasty's rule, until the An Lushan Rebellion and the decline of central authority in the later half of the dynasty. Like the previous Sui dynasty, the Tang dynasty maintained a civil-service system by recruiting scholar-officials through standardized examinations and recommendations to office. The rise of regional military governors known as jiedushi during the 9th century undermined this civil order. Chinese culture flourished and further matured during the Tang era; it is traditionally considered the greatest age for Chinese poetry. Two of China's most famous poets, Li Bai and Du Fu, belonged to this age, as did many famous painters such as Han Gan, Zhang Xuan, and Zhou Fang. Scholars of this period compiled a rich variety of historical literature, as well as encyclopedias and geographical works. The adoption of the title Tängri Qaghan by the Tang Emperor Taizong in addition to his title as emperor was eastern Asia's first simultaneous kingship.Many notable innovations occurred under the Tang, including the development of woodblock printing. Buddhism became a major influence in Chinese culture, with native Chinese sects gaining prominence. However, in the 840s the Emperor Wuzong of Tang persecuted Buddhism, which subsequently declined in influence. Although the dynasty and central government had gone into decline by the 9th century, art and culture continued to flourish. The weakened central government largely withdrew from managing the economy, but the country's mercantile affairs stayed intact and commercial trade continued to thrive regardless. However, agrarian rebellions in the latter half of the 9th century resulted in damaging atrocities such as the Guangzhou massacre of 878-879.