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121. The Performance Art of Peking Opera
BY the turn of the 19th century, Beijing's status as economic, political and cultural capital had attracted so many theatrical troupes from Shaanxi, Anhui, and Hubei that it resembled a multi-faceted
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 11 PDF HTML
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122. The Peking Opera Aesthetic
WITHIN traditional Chinese aesthetics there is actual and virtual appreciation of beauty. The former is the emotional response to beauty as perceived through sight, hearing and olfaction; the latter
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2005 Issue 12 PDF HTML
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123. Role-Defining Peking Opera Stage Makeup
PEKING Opera stage makeup is applied in a spirit similar to that of paint to canvas. The "picture" on a performer's face instantly identifies him or her in one of the hundreds of roles in the Peking
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 1 PDF HTML
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124. Sports and Games of Old China
FootballFootball, or to be more exact, soccer, was first played in China in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Then, as now, the actual ball was made of leather, but inflated with hair and other soft
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 4 PDF HTML
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125. The Martial Monks of Shaolin Temple
AMONG the forest of steles in front of Shaolin Temple is that inscribed by Li Shimin. second emperor (reigned 627 650) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Upon succeeding his father Li Yuan as emperor, Li
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 5 PDF HTML
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126. The Classic Mirror of Wise Rule
THE Tang Dynasty (618 a glorious chapter in Chinese history. II was when Emperor Taizong (named Li Shimin) (597-649) led China into a period of unprecedented political and social harmony, as well as
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 7 PDF HTML
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127. The Actual Journey to the West
THE following story is supplementary reading for grade schools in China: A long time ago. there lived a boy monk in a temple on the mountain. His daily tasks were to clean the temple yard early each
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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128. Qu Yuan - Poet, Patriot and Thinker
QU Yuan (340-278 B.C.) was born in the State of Chu, in what is present-day Zigui County, Hubei Province. He lived during the late Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) of political chaos shortly
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 9 PDF HTML
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129. The Analects of Confucius
THE Analects of Confucius is a contemporary record of Confucius' and his disciples' quotations from more than 2,000 years ago. As such, it is seminal reading for the study of Confucius, his life and
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2006 Issue 12 PDF HTML
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130. Mount Wudang Abode of Immortals and a Martial Monk
CHINESE mythology tells of the perilous sea voyages by Chinese ancestors in search of the Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou mountains where Taoist immortals dwelt. Mount Wudang is one of China's Taoist
Author: staff reporter HUO JIANYING Year 2007 Issue 1 PDF HTML