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Photography: Splendid Lotus Flower

2005-11-03

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Painting: Grape Vine

2005-11-02

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Fun with Yuan Dynasty Songs: Lamb on the Hill

2005-11-01

I travel east by water and west to Chang’an.In pursuit of fame and a successful career as a government official, I have travelled all over China.I am disgusted with travelling by boat and carriage. I long for the harp and books.My sideburns have turned gray, but I am still unable to retire and spend the twilight of my life in melon paddies. When my heart is content, I will be content with my fame.In high places, there are hardships. In low places, there are hardships.

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Stories from Ancient China: True to His Word

2005-10-31

He told the guests not to start having their meal right away, saying, "Let's wait for Zhuo Shu for a while." The guests were all puzzled and said, "Huiji is one thousand miles away from here and there are rivers and lakes separating Huiji and Jianye. How can you be certain that he will be sure to come back at this time?" While the guests were saying this, Zhuo Shu arrived as scheduled. The guests were very surprised.

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Painting: Jiang Ziya

2005-10-30

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Respecting A Teacher As A Father

2005-10-29

"A teacher is one who lectures on principles, teaches skills, and dispels confusion." This is the explanation given by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty. One's life is given by his or her parents. How to live one's life and how to conduct oneself mostly depends on teachers. In Chinese, "teacher" (Shi) and "father" (Fu) are combined into the phrase "master" (Shi Fu). Since ancient times, there has been a saying that goes "He who teaches me for a day, is my father for life." That is to say, one should treat one's teacher with respect and humility.

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Painting: A Lady Playing Guzheng

2005-10-28

This painting is based on a famous poem, which has been interpreted in famous works by Gai Qi and Fei Danxu of the Qing Dynasty about a male scholar playing Guzheng. Here, the artist shows a lady playing Guzheng, a novel interpretation within the realm bounded by the poem. This gives the painting a fresh and unique sensibility. To break away from convention with creativity requires courage, especially in the world of Chinese traditional painting.

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Music: Ascending on the Path Home

2005-10-27

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The Transformation of a Church Elder

2005-10-26

He learnt from the Bible that one should be thankful for everything and be tolerant at all times, that one should offer one’s right side of the face when someone hits the left side, and that one should not hate people who bully him and should be thankful to them. He knew their superficial meanings, but he found it impossible to follow these doctrines. After he started practising Falun Gong, he realised that there was no such a thing as a coincidence and that the law of cause and effect applies to everyone and everything.

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Poem: Precious the Truth

2005-10-26

Slander, propaganda,under a spectre of fearA China cloudedwhere evil abounds.A “Party” inhumanpervading the worldDeceptive by ruleby its nature, confounds.

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Poem: Many Hearts

2005-10-25

Many hearts poisoneda land in divide.Where China and its peoplewith the evil ‘Party’ collide.

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Poem: Truth

2005-10-24

A picture cold and starkof clouded skies and horizons dark.Where truth untold and evil reignsChina’s precious land still the ‘Party’s’ domain.

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"If its Source is Pure, the Water Will be Clean" - Ruling the Country by Earning the Trust and Confidence of the People

2005-10-23

The Taizong Emperor said to Feng Deyi, "Whether the running water is clean or filthy is determined by the source of the water. The ruler is the source of the government and people are like the water. If the ruler is deceptive while asking his subjects to be fair and upright, it is like expecting the water to be clean while the source is filthy. This does not make sense. I often think that the Weiwu Emperor is a deceitful man and I deeply despise the way he conducts himself. How could he set a good example with that kind of behaviour?"

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Vocal Duet: “Love Is Giving”

2005-10-22

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The Iron Arhat that Fell Behind

2005-10-21

The locals only had donkeys. The load was a little too light for a donkey if it only carried one Arhat statue at a time. However, a donkey isn’t strong enough to carry two. Even if the donkey carried two each time, how long would it take to haul five hundred of them? This worried the old monk a lot. He stared at those immobile Arhats, and spoke out to himself, “If you all could walk by yourselves, how great that would be!” Just as he finished his words, a miracle appeared, and those five hundred Arhats really started to walk by themselves.

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