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Painting: Holding the Fa in My Heart
2012-06-10
The artist had previously visited the Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu Province and the Fahai Temple near Beijing, and created this painting using the Buddha portraits there as models. The artist used brushes to paint on a wooden drawing board with mineral pigments, organic, natural colours, and gold. These are traditional painting techniques that originated in the Byzantine Empire. -
5,000 Years of Civilization as the Foundation, the Great Way Spreads in the Human World (Part I)
2012-06-10
When the Yellow Emperor was born, 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture and 5,000 years of China's glorious civilization began. It was recorded that the Yellow Emperor successfully obtained the Great Way in a spectacular scene of a human becoming a God manifested in front of his people. Gods created man, and man can also obtain the Great Way and become a God through cultivation. -
Stories from History: Promoting Those Who Speak Frankly for Honest Advice and Less Flattery
2012-06-05During the Yongle period of China’s Ming Dynasty, there was a newly appointed official of the Emperor’s court. His name was Gao Wenya. One day, without knowing the official edict, he spoke frankly about the Emperor Jianwen and used forbidden words without restraint. When the imperial supervisor Chen Ying heard what Gao Wenya said, he sought an audience with the emperor to determine Gao Wenya’s punishment. -
Traditional Chinese Culture: The Great Way of Learning in Ancient China
2012-06-05In 2011, a professor at a forum in Davos, Switzerland talked about China's failing education system. Higher education institutions and students can be found everywhere in China today, but no master-level talent emerges. On the contrary, academic cheating is common practice, many teachers are not virtuous, and students have high academic grades but without substance. What's the reason behind this? We will find the answer when we compare the education system of ancient China to today's China. -
Appearance Stems from the Mind, and One’s Fate Changes with One’s Heart
2012-06-02In a person’s lifetime, although things are predestined in terms of lifespan or whether one is rich or poor, one is bound to be rewarded with good if he does good deeds and is kind, and meet with disaster if he does evil things. One’s fate can change at any time, depending on if his heart is good or evil. Heaven and earth, and gods and deities can judge things clearly without the slightest discrepancy. -
A Question from History: Why Does Ancient Music Tire People?
2012-06-02
Morality and music have been tied together since ancient times. In a story from Chinese history, Marquis Wen from Wei, who was known for making far-reaching government reforms, asks a question about music to the famous educator and student of Confucius, Zi Xia, who lived between 507 B.C. and 420 B.C. -
Erhu Music: Clarify the Facts
2012-05-29
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Tales from Ancient China: Returning the Whole Jade Without Damage
2012-05-29
According to an old Chinese saying, if two tigers fight each other, one will be wounded or killed. Human beings also compete and fight with one another, but they are also capable of a wisdom that prevents conflict or brings about friendship. Such wisdom helped preserve the whole jade for the Kingdom of Zhao. -
Stories from History: Marriage Is Predetermined—A Husband and Wife Should Treat Each Other with Respect
2012-05-29Wei asked the old man, “What are you in charge of?” He replied, “I am in charge of the marriages of this world.” Wei got excited and asked him, “I was orphaned when I was little, so I wanted to get married quickly so I can have descendants. I have proposed marriage to many girls over a dozen years, but with no success. I will meet a friend here today to talk about marrying Sima Pancheng's daughter who lives in Songcheng. Will it work out?” -
France: Visitors to the Falun Dafa Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition in Bordeaux Condemn the Violence Perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party
2012-05-26
The Zhen Shan Ren Art Exhibition has toured over 200 cities around the world. In March 2012, with sponsorship from City Hall, the Exhibition was held in Bordeaux. Over 60 paintings by 15 artists gave many people an opportunity to learn about Falun Gong. -
Piano Music: The Path to Return [The Way Home]
2012-05-26
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Cross-stitch Embroidery: Falun Dafa is Good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is Good
2012-05-26
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Tales from Ancient China: Lu Yu, The Sage of Tea
2012-05-26
For Lu Yu, tea symbolized the harmony and mysterious unity of the universe. He spent his life on the art of tea and made a great contribution to the development of tea. His book, known as Cha Jing in Chinese and The Classic of Tea in English, became the very first monograph on tea in the world. -
Music: Orchestral Music and Piano Suite of Eight (Part 1)
2012-05-23
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Music: Chinese Zither - Calling for Return
2012-05-21
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