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Jennifer Gong presenting The Dance of Tang Dynasty
May 8, 2013 - The Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
Jennifer Gong is a member of the XueJuan Dance Ensenble, directed by XueJuan Feng who graduated from the prestigious Bejing Dance Academy, and is a UMD Dance Fellow presently. [Video recorded by: Petrina V. Collier]
Singing In Beijing
Inspired by the huge numbers of elderly Chinese who, everyday, walk, sing, dance, exercise, and enjoy themselves outdoors.
Mr. Yang goes to the park everyday after lunch and sings until 18:00.
On the road to a ski resort in Beijing
DÍAS DE POESÍA CHINA - POETA LI BAI
Se que a muchos no les gusta la poesía, nunca es tarde para abrir esa puerta, y dejarse llevar… la poesía te hará volar por lugares que jamás pensarías que podría recorrer. Tocarás lugares que jamás pensaste que tenías. Ella despierta aquel que está dormido. Los sueños también forman parte activa de su voz, te sumerge en ella. Tu mente se expande… abres los estados y te quedas ahí en el movimiento, como las nubes con todas sus formas. Y si miras bien, ahí… no solo lleva muchas energías que terminan en lluvia, ahí también pinta el sol, e incluso los colores se entremezclan. Las puestas cambian, el tiempo y la natura hablan en su propio lenguaje y ellas se pintan. La poesía es eso y más. Así que, vacía tu mente de todo aquello que creías que era o no era… eso ya no existe, luego tan solo tienes que abrir esa puerta y veras que nunca más se cerrara.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
History of tea
00:00:38 1 Geographic origins 00:02:28 2 Origin myths 00:04:26 3 Early history 00:04:36 3.1 China 00:11:17 3.1.1 Hong Kong 00:11:34 3.2 Japan 00:14:19 3.3 Korea 00:16:10 3.4 Vietnam 00:16:57 4 Global expansion 00:18:53 4.1 Portugal and Italy 00:19:44 4.2 India 00:22:35 4.3 Iran 00:23:11 4.4 Taiwan 00:23:48 4.5 Thailand 00:24:50 4.6 Turkey 00:25:09 4.7 United Kingdom 00:31:08 4.8 United States 00:32:20 4.9 Canada 00:32:52 4.10 Australia 00:34:27 4.11 Sri Lanka 00:35:17 4.12 Africa and South America
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The history of tea is long and complex, spreading across multiple cultures over the span of thousands of years. Tea likely originated in the Yunnan region during the Shang dynasty as a medicinal drink. An early credible record of tea drinking dates to the 3rd century AD, in a medical text written by Hua Tuo. Tea was first introduced to Portuguese priests and merchants in Lebanon during the 16th century. Drinking tea became popular in Britain during the 17th century. The British introduced tea production, as well as tea consumption, to India, in order to compete with the Chinese monopoly on tea.