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Buddha's Skull Now Crowns Two Horn-Shaped Peaks

Dec 12, 2016

Niushou Mountain plays host to Buddha's mind-both his thought manifested and the cranium that warehoused his brain. It claims to preserve the world's only parietal relics of Buddha Sakyamuni. The other two Chinese sites said to contain ...

Tags: Buddha, Horn-Shaped Peaks

Network in Ghent at Europump 2016

Apr 11, 2016

Like Amsterdam and Bruges, Ghent is crossed by dozens of small canals. The city excels in exquisite and affordable gastronomy with high quality ingredients and plates that are a feast for the eye … and don’t forget the Belgian ...

Tags: Ghent, Europump 2016, Europump annual meeting

Celebrating The Life of a Lama

Dec 11, 2015

Photo provided to China Daily A production by an ethnic music troupe, titled Tsangyang Gyatso, aims to shine the spotlight on a legendary spiritual leader. Chen Nan reports. The taste for romantic poems and love songs written by ...

Tags: Lama, Tibetan music, dance

Tibet Marks 20th Anniversary of Panchen Lama Enthronement

Dec 11, 2015

The 20th anniversary of the enthronement of 11th Panchan Lama,Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, is celebrated at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in the city of Xigatze, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Dec 8, 2015. [Photo/Chinanews.com] ...

Tags: Panchen Lama, 20th Anniversary

When Ancient Buddhism Meets Modern Technology

Oct 28, 2015

Longquan Monastery is located at the foot of the Fenghuangling (Phoenix Ridge) on the western outskirts of Beijing. First built in Liao Dynasty (907-1125), the monastery regains reputation as it embraces the Mobile Internet age. Every ...

Tags: Ancient Buddhism, Modern Technology, WeChat

Uninsured Clergy Face Retirement Crisis

Oct 28, 2015

Father Francis Li Jianlin has been looking for investment opportunities and health insurance in his spare time, spurred on by a feeling of responsibility for the priests and nuns in his Catholic diocese in Xinxiang, Henan province. ...

Tags: Uninsured Clergy, Retirement Crisis, health insurance

Japanese Artist Creates Ethereal Effect with Light Refracted from Stained-glass

Oct 14, 2015

The window is a key element in the design of sacred spaces. Coloured glass was used in Gothic cathedrals to bathe the church interior in a "divine" light that makes reference to the afterlife. Even in the 20th century the church window is ...

Tags: Lighting project, Light art installation

Chengdu Reveals Tang Dynasty's Classical Garden

Jul 15, 2015

Ruins of a classical Chinese garden landscape of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) have been discovered at a construction site in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, according to Sichuan Daily on Sunday. Although the ...

Tags: Chinese garden landscape, Classical Garden

An Exciting and Satisfying Form of Theater:Peking Opera

Jan 8, 2015

Peking Opera is an exciting and satisfying form of theater. As an art, it is well integrated, with story, singing, acting, gesture, costume, stagecraft, gymnastics and makeup all being very important. You couldn't get a job as a Peking ...

Tags: Peking Opera, Legend of White Snake

Renovation Finished on China's Longxing Monastery

Dec 23, 2014

The Longxing Monastery is an ancient Buddhist monastery located near Zhengding County in North China's Hebei Province, about 15 kilometers north of the provincial capital of Shijiazhuang. The monastery was first built in 586 AD, during ...

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The Drama Draws From The Legend of The Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva

Nov 8, 2013

"The sun rises, not from the east, nor the west, but from the heart…With kindness and love in your heart, you can extend a thousand hands to help others…[and] a thousand hands will also be extended to help you." So goes the ...

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The Festival Will Take Place at The Marina Bay Sand in Singapore

Jul 8, 2013

Like 302 nominees A giraffe house in New Zealand, a monastery in Taiwan, a treehouse in the USA and a research station in Antarctica are among the 302 projects that have been nominated for the World Architecture Festival Awards 2013. The ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

PUMA to Sign The Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement to Ensure Building Safety

Jun 6, 2013

The Sportlifestyle company PUMA announced at its stakeholder meeting "Talks at Banz" that it will sign the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement set up by global trade union IndustryAll this week to ensure that the company's six supplier ...

Tags: PUMA, Bangla Fire

AN Art Exhibition with an International Flavour Has Just Opened at a South Tyneside Museum

Apr 3, 2013

AN art exhibition with an international flavour has just opened at a South Tyneside museum. Drawing inspiration from local history, Idiolect is open at Bede’s World in Church Bank, Jarrow, until April 15. A joint partnership ...

Tags: Glass, Glass Art

Modern Use of Cheongsam Made of Wool, Twill, and Other Materials

Apr 2, 2013

Modern use In the 1950s, women in the workforce in Hong Kong started to wear more functional cheongsam made of wool, twill, and other materials. Most were tailor fitted and often came with a matching jacket. The dresses were a fusion of ...

Tags: Cheongsam, Modern Use, Apparel

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