A British watchmaker has called time on the Swiss domination of the luxury timepiece industry. Christopher Ward, founded by Mike France, Peter Ellis and Chris Ward, has created a brand new, British-owned watch movement, breaking away ...
Tags: Swiss Watch, Watch
Parent advice From our panel of staff contributors Use the halfway house strategy. Put them in the attic or a box in a corner of a closet, and see if their absence is noted. After a suitable time period, you can then transition them ...
Tags: Unused Toys, child, toys, toy industry
Cantonese opera singing means Guangdong melodies. The music is delicate, sweet, tender and soft. It is an important member of the family of Chinese quyi Sung in the GuangZhou, or Cantonese, dialect, it is popular in Guangdong Province, the ...
Tags: cantonese opera singing, Guangdong melodies, theatrical characters, Yueju
"Clay dog" is a kind of folk clay sculpture at the Taihao temple fair of Huaiyang County in Henan Province, which came into being with the religious sacrifice and the age-old folk custom. It has been passed down for generations to this day ...
Tags: clay dog, folk clay sculpture, temple fair, different shapes, patterns
As the leading Taoist temples in Suzhou, Xuanmiao Taoist Temple is also the center for studying and performing Taoist music in Suzhou. Taoists inside the temple are known for belonging to the "Liberal Class" which is reputedly good at ...
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Basha people Basha people belong to a branch of the Miao ethnic minority in Guizhou province and have a reputation as the last tribe of gunman. Almost every man above the age of 14 carries a gun and a knife, which they regard as a sign ...
Tags: Chinese tradition, traditional culture, Chinese culture
Jonathan Speirs,who passed away this morning It is about as difficult a task as I have ever faced writing a personal tribute to my long time creative partner and dear friend Jonathan Speirs who tragically passed away on 18th June 2012 ...
Tags: Jonathan Speirs, lighting designer, Eulogy