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Material: Color ink painting on rice papers The Chan (Zen) in Chinese calligraphy inspired me in this project. The three ways of writing I used are the foundational motions in calligraphy art. They may seem simplistic but there are many ...
China, as an old civilization, has developed a very diverse culture with an immense number of ethnic groups. While the Hans are the majority group, there are another fifty-five distinct ethnic groups. Through the modernization and economic growth, people in ...
General statement / Theme I moved from Northeast China to America in the spring of 2010. I love my life in Oregon but the disconnection of familiar cultural context makes me more aware of my individuality. I feel the way ...
Dear Administrators and Teachers: Teachers in school districts are incorporating ChinaVine, an online multi-media exploration of China’s cultural heritage in their classrooms. Scholars, graduate students and undergraduates contributing to ChinaVine are associated with fields of folklore, art, the humanities education, ...
After the article on Chinavine, I believe every person wants to feel unique. The best way would be in the shoes design they wear, and thus one might have a unique pair of shoes or inner soles to wear on ...
In the follow interview, Professor Chen Qinjian of East China Normal University in Shanghai states, “I have two main contributions to help understand and appreciate China’s cultural heritage. First is the exploration and research on the origin of Chinese culture. ...
The container connects to the needle thread boxes because they are both symbols of separation of gender. Even with the very different cultural view on gender, the chest and the boxes containers that women use to keep track of the ...
We created a tool box filled with hammer, screw driver, and wrench. These are useful items in fixing household problems. This connects to part 1 because women in China have to be skillful and they have a box for their ...
We created a briefcase type structured handbag for our “needle and thread” box, as we both want to go into business. In our handbag, we included a laptop and a calculator. Moira also included a passport and plane tickets, as ...
1. Why and how did you choose to move your creative practice to China? I ended up here by fate in some sense. There is definitely a unique perspective we can all get from being in a new place. I ...
Chinese footwear has different meanings due to the symbols on the sole. A dragon is the highest mascot while the combination of the pine and crane symbolizes good wishes for a long life. You will give these different soles depending ...
While reading the articles, “Insole Embroidery: Introduction” and “Insole Embroidery: Insole Design,” It became clear to me that the tradition of embroidering not only relays a family’s status, but the soles also speak of messages. For example, certain symbols embroidered ...
Today, the town of Qibao celebrates their cultural heritage and works to preserve the past traditions of Shadow Play that are such an important aspect of the town’s history. Though the Chinese government does help to keep these valuable traditions ...
Stories: Chinese Shadow Play depicts an assortment of stories, ranging from traditional folk tales, comedies, scary stories, love stories, and stories of war and battle. Contemporary theaters often show traditional stories as well as newer, modern stories within their plays. ...
Chinese Shadow Play was first seen during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) and grew in popularity within the Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.), during which time shadow puppetry spread from Northern to Southern China. Qibao Shadow Play was the earliest form ...
In the Shanghai Province, the small town of Qibao was built during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.), an era of great artistic and cultural enrichment. Flourishing during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) Dynasties, Qibao has been known as ...
THE FIRST SOUND (第一音) Hide (革/gé) Starting with hide (or leather), one can see that the Chinese instruments may not have been as different from the Western world as one may have thought. When animal hide is wet and dries, ...
THE EIGHT SOUNDS (八音) Joel Batchler (武乔尔) Reporter’s Introduction, Acknowledgements, and Thanks Ever since childhood, Chinese culture has always grabbed my attention. What fascinated me the most about it was that it is, today, ...
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