Assignment Asia: A modern-day hermit in China
Urbanization may be sweeping large parts of China, but some people still prefer to live in seclusion in far-flung areas, away from the hustle and bustle of city life. One of them is a young woman who left the city to live in a small hut on a mountain, choosing to lead a quiet and traditional life. Assignment Asia visited Zhongnan Mountain in Xi'an, which a photographer named Xiangzi now calls home.
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Chthonic - 醒靈寺大決戦/Final Battle at Sing Ling Temple 2012
Songs:
1. 序曲 (一九四七)/Intro (1947)
2. 鬼縛/49 Theurgy Chains
3. 在闖閻獄/Rise of the Shadow
4. 醒靈寺/Sing Ling Temple
5. 淨血終戰/Bloody Waves of Sorrow
6. 孽鏡沈暮/Mirror of Retribution: Spell of the Setting Sun
7. 獵首笛獨奏/Pgaku Flute Solo
8. 黥面卸/Indigenous Laceration
9. 大出草/Bloody Gaya Fulfilled
10. 半屍橫氣山林/Quasi Putrefaction
11. 冥河島/The Island
12. 殘枝/Legacy of the Seediq
13. 南十字星/Southern Cross
14. 薰空/Kaoru
15. 大黑天/Mahakala
16. 鎮魂醒靈寺/Quell the Souls in Sing Ling Temple
17. 皇軍/Takao
18. 震洋/Oceanquake
19. 玉碎/Broken Jade
Name: Chthonic - chinese name 閃靈乐队
Country of origin: Taiwan
Location: Taipei
Formed in: 1995
Genre: Melodic Black/Death/Folk Metal
Chinese Figure Paintings of Eight Immortals (八仙) @ Golden Dragon Temple 金龍宮 @ Tebong, Melaka
Golden Dragon Temple 直望金龍宮 (Tebong Jinlong Temple) is located in Tebong, Alor Gajah, Malacca (Melaka). The beautiful Chinese brush paintings of the 8 Immortals (Chinese: 八仙; pinyin: Bāxiān) were done by my father-in-law, Li Thau Shau (at 2:06) , more than 10 years ago. They are displayed on the wall in the interior of this temple.
(Update: It is with deep regret to inform that the paintings are no longer in the temple as the temple is now renovated and all the interior decorations and artifacts were removed. This video is now the only memory of this awesome pictures that you can view.)
The Eight Immortals (Chinese: 八仙) are a group of legendary xian (immortals; transcendents; saints) in Chinese mythology. Each Immortal's power can be transferred to a power tool (法器) that can give life or destroy evil. Together, these eight tools are called Covert Eight Immortals (暗八仙 àn Bāxiān). Most of them are said to have been born in the Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty. They are revered by the Taoists, and are also a popular element in the secular Chinese culture. They are said to live on a group of five islands in the Bohai Sea which includes Penglai Mountain-Island.
The Eight Immortals are:
钟离权、张果老、吕洞宾、李铁拐、何仙姑、蓝采和、韩湘子 和 曹国舅
Immortal Woman He (何仙姑 He Xiangu),
Royal Uncle Cao (曹国舅Cao Guojiu),
Iron-Crutch Li (李铁拐 Li Tieguai),
Lan Caihe 蓝采和,
Lu Dongbin, (吕洞宾 leader)
Philosopher Han Xiang (韩湘子 Han Xiang Zi),
Elder Zhang Guo (张果老 Zhang Guo Lao), and
Han Zhongli 汉钟离 (钟离权 Zhongli Quan).
The Eight Immortals are considered to be signs of prosperity and longevity, so they are popular themes in ancient art. They were frequent adornments on celadon vases. They were also common in sculptures owned by the nobility. Their most common appearance, however, was in paintings. Many silk paintings, wall murals, and wood block prints remain of the eight immortals. They were often depicted either together in one group, or alone to give more homage to that specific immortal.
An interesting feature of early Eight Immortal artworks is that they are often accompanied by jade hand maidens, commonly depicted servants of the higher ranked deities, or other images showing great spiritual power. This shows that early on the Eight Immortals quickly became eminent figures of the Taoist religion, and had great importance. We can see this importance is only heightened in the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasties. During these dynasties, the Eight Immortals are very frequently associated with other prominent spiritual deities in artwork. There are numerous paintings with them and the Three Stars (the gods of longevity, emolument, and good fortune) together. Also, other deities of importance, such as the Queen Mother of the West, are commonly seen in the company of the Eight Immortals.
The artworks of the Eight Immortals isn't limited to paintings or other visual arts. They are quite prominent in written works too. Authors and playwrights wrote numerous stories and plays on the Eight Immortals. One famous story that has been rewritten many times and turned into several plays (the most famous written by Mu Zhiyuan in the Yuan dynasty) is The Yellow-Millet Dream, which is the story of how Lǚ Dòngbīn met Zhongli Quan and began his path to immortality.
大江東去 大江东去(Tenor)solo concert
Chia Shyh Horng (Tenor)solo concert
Guest Perfoemer: Tan Khar Gee (Soprano)
Pianist:Lee Shiak Yao
謝進羾(世鴻)(男高音)獨唱音樂會
表演嘉賓:陳家儀(女高音)
伴奏:李錫耀
chinese art song
大江東去 大江东去
REVIEW: KUAN ZHAI XIANG ZI (KUANZHAI ANCIENT STREET OF QING
This collection of small alleys, known as Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi or Kuanzhai Ancient Street of Qing Dynasty, is one of the major tourist attractions in Chengdu. It's probably more known with Chinese tourists than foreigners though. The area features a collection of historic houses with shops, restaurants, cafes and bars.
Luxehills Part 1: My Neighborhood/Home
This is a video showing you my beautiful neighborhood in Chengdu, Luxehills. Specifically the area known as Naperville. Luxehills is in the south of Chengdu in the Tianfu New District. It is also a PGA Tour Golf Course. I live just off of hole 12 (I think). This area has just about everything you need to get by. A market for food, coffee shops, spas, yoga studios, restaurants, a cinema, and even art halls. Over the next few years Chengdu is planning on this place to be the new city center. Hopefully we won't be here when that happens. We hate cities, which is why we moved here. Currently only about 5,000 people live in Luxehills, but more residents are moving in all the time and construction is occuring in the surrounding area to create more high-rise accomodations. I would also like to mention that this house is 155 square meters (1668 square feet) and costs, including utilities and internet, RMB 10,000 a month (USD 1,500, GBP 1,152)
Anyway, enjoy my neighborhood and the look into my house.
PGA Tour in Luxehills:
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VII） EDUCATION ~ EMPEROR TAI ZHONG OF THE TANG DYNASTY 璀璨文人帝国–兴学太宗 VIII）MUSIC ~ HAN XIANGZI
Canada One Family Network ~ Presents ~The 3rd Age of Literati Cultural Festival -
“Literati Heroes”
第三届文人时代文化艺术节【文人英雄】
~Literati Heroes Concert ~
Date/Time: October 5, 2018 Friday 7.00pm to 9.30pm
Venue: Markham Theatre, 171 Town Center Boulevard, Markham, ON L3R 8G5.： [文人英雄] 音乐会
日期/时间：2018年10月5日星期五下午6点至下午6点45分
地点：万锦市剧院，171 Town Center Boulevard，Markham，ON L3R 8G5
Producer: Canada One Family Network
Performing Organizations: Toronto Ya-Yue Art Center, C.H.E.E.R.S., Canadian Chinese Orchestra, Happy Linda Dance Studio, TNT Kungfu School, Canadian Association of Speech Arts, GOfun Club , COFN Tea Club, COFN Calligraphy Club, Fengcai Art Association, Hua Xia Culture Heritage Association,etc.
制作人：加拿大一同家园文化中心
演出机构：多伦多雅乐艺术中心、耆乐社、红枫华乐团、魅力舞献舞蹈团、TNT功夫学校、加拿大语言艺术协会、弈趣围棋教室、一同茶文化俱乐部、书画俱乐部、东枫彩艺术团、华夏文化传承协会等
Funded in part by: Canada Heritage, City of Markham
VII) EDUCATION ~ EMPEROR TAI ZHONG OF THE TANG DYNASTY
Act ~ Music ~– “Scholar ‘s Hall” (Hua Qing Palace): Canadian Chinese Orchestra. Dizi by Sophie Du, Gu by Sean Tang, Nianhua Shang
七）璀璨文人帝国–兴学太宗
大唐乐舞【华清宫】红枫华乐团、指挥周嘉丽、笛子独奏杜婉莹、大鼓唐潇豊、尚念华
VII） EDUCATION ~ EMPEROR TAI ZHONG OF THE TANG DYNASTY
Emperor Tai Zhong brought the knowledge and wisdom of Prince Chi and the Zhou Dynasty to the people by building what have been converted into temples today but were really places of great learning or the equivalent of universities all over the Chinese empire. This knowledge embodied much of the astrological, scientific, feng shui, Yi Jing, military strategy, musical instruments, martial arts and other aspects of scholarly learning of the Literati. He was considered a Sage of martial arts and military strategy.
七）璀璨文人帝国–兴学太宗
通过广建太公庙（大学堂），唐太宗将周以来伟大先贤智慧知识传授给人民。包括文人学术方面的天文学、占星术、自然科学、风水、易经、兵法、音乐、艺术、武术等诸多方面。太宗被认为是武术军事圣贤。
VIII) MUSIC ~ HAN XIANGZI
Act ~ Music “Eight Immortals” (Xia Xian You) by Canadian Chinese Orchestra, Dizi by Lipeng Wu，Calligraphy by Xiangmin Li, Painting by Brenna Tingle
八）天乐神通入化-仙子韩湘
音乐【挟仙游】笛子独奏吴立鹏、书法李祥民、绘画陳蕙蕾
VIII）MUSIC ~ HAN XIANGZI
He was originally a mortal young man of great flute playing talent, ability and wisdom. He became one of the Eight Immortals of Daoism legend who fell upwards into the Peach Tree of Immortality thus becoming immortal and the de facto god of music as the story goes.
八）天乐神通入化-仙子韩湘
一位风度翩翩，才华横溢的音乐家，是道家传说八仙中的神仙。
Lipeng Wu, A dizi performer and educator in Toronto. Lipeng currently teaches dizi both privately and at other organizations, including Yip’s Canada: Music Montessori School and Toronto Shaolin Quanfa Institute. He also conducted workshops for the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s Asian Heritage Month and World Music Class at York University. His music demonstrates refined techniques and strong manifestation of expressions in the art of dizi playing.
Xiangmin Li was born in the town of Luoyang (home of 9 Chinese Royal Dynasties). Educated by well known artists from a young age in Chinese painting and calligraphy, he rose to prominence in art and made voluminous publications. He held the prestigious post of Director at Longman Grottos Academy (a UNESCO world heritage site). He has presented his art works to many international art exhibitions and academies. Today he reaches out to Canadians about his love of art and teaches calligraphy in COFN center and participated Age of Literati Culture Festival in the past three years.
Kuan Yin at Hangzhou Temple
Beautiful Kuan Yin Boddhisattva at Hangzhou Xiang Zi Temple
Half Past Seven - live Qiandeng Lake Music Festival 2016
Name: Half Past Seven - chinese name 7点半乐队
Country of origin: China
Formed in: 2011
Genre: Progressive Rock/Metalcore
Puning China, Teo Chew 'Zhang' Village #5
Teo Chew tradition has it we do all these in the middle of the night to avoid other similar things.
Male only attendance, 20 minute hike up a dark hill to the grave. Witnessing re-burial of my ancestors. Good experience for me.
SUPER INSTA WORTHY -CHENGDU Wide and Narrow Alley (Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi) 成都-宽窄巷子
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Just a small video of the beautiful Wide and Narrow Alley in Chengdu during Autumn.
Really love the old architecture and the Autumn tree leaves ????, feels like you've gone back into the past. There's so much delicious local food as well! Definitely one of the MUST VISIT spots in Chengdu China. Super insta worthy! ????????
BGM is one of my old faves 全世界最浪漫的情歌 by Dewen 和 拖鞋. Check them out!
(I do not own this music, all rights belong to the owners)
Street Interactions - Ding Ding Tong
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Famous Chinatown Bridge in Singapore of Asia
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Chinatown designated district outside of China, where most people of Chinese descent live and work. Chinese often choose the term Tang ren jie.
In the past, the term had a negative connotation, because in Chinatowns often prevailed hygienic and structural ills. Chinatowns are subject for a long time a conversion process. The assimilation of the Asian population in many countries, leading to the gentrification of the formerly unified district. Some Chinatowns are popular tourist destinations today.
As the oldest separate Chinese district shall Shinchimachi in Nagasaki ( Japan ), and Yaowarat Road in Bangkok ( Thailand ), which established Chinese traders more than 200 years ago. The Chinatown in Melbourne ( Melbourne Chinatown ) was established in 1854 during the Victorian gold rush set up and is the longest continuously active Chinatown outside of Asia.
The Hokkien and Teochew (both groups, the Minnan sub-group of Chinese dialects speak) are common to the Cantonese are the dominant group in Southeast Asian Chinatowns, such as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Hakka built in Africa, for example, Mauritius, in Latin America and the Caribbean Chinatowns. Chinese from the north settled in Korea in the 1940s on. In Europe, the first Chinese were seafarers and port workers. Because of this, there were the first Chinatowns there in port cities such as Hamburg, Germany. France has received most of the first Chinese immigrants workers, mainly from Wenzhou. Furthermore, there is also Chinatowns in the Indian cities such as Kolkata and Mumbai.
Historical Chinatowns with large entrance gates that were built on the access roads and buildings and temples in traditional Chinese architecture are considered as the typical image of a city Chinatown. Most Chinatowns are the result of chaotic development, rarely districts, such as in Seoul, planned to be created. Traditionally, they reach a high population density and are socially, culturally and economically partially autonomous from the rest of the city. Traditions, such as the Chinese New Year celebrations, language and religions will continue unchanged. In some cities, even bilingual road signs were introduced in Chinatowns. It is dominated by Asian restaurants, snack bars, shops and small industries. The informal sector is an important economic activity.
The social conditions are fundamentally different in the various cities, regions and continents. Nowadays causes an increasing assimilation that many district lose their uniform Chinese characteristics and population. The result is a gentrification. Some Chinatowns have evolved into modern quarters with fully developed infrastructure and a strong economy, but equally there are many poor Chinatowns who suffer from devastating grievances. Tourism has many places greatly improved the quality of life in the neighborhoods. However, he also leads to distortion and artificial exaggeration Asian accents.
Since at least 1000 years bridges in Asia and South America are formed over narrow gorges of plant fibers as suspension bridges, the last remaining functioning of this type is the suspension bridge Qu'eswachaka, it consists entirely of grass. From the large number of historic bridges in China only a few examples can be mentioned. Built in 584 Xiaoshang Bridge already used a segmental arch with mounted diffusers to reduce the water resistance. 605 AD by Li Chun known to Ji-Qiao (also called Zhaozhou Bridge) over the Chiao-Shui River in the southern province of Hebei as flat segmental arch bridge of having an internal diameter of 37.5 m at a sagitta seven meters built. Siese considerably more tensioned bridge has two openings at both ends. The slightly curved bridge deck gives it an elegant look. The Yongtong Bridge (1190-1195) is similar to the much older Anji Bridge, but was after its completion with a series of bas-reliefs decorated.
The Dongjin Bridge in Ganzhou, province of Jiangxi is one of several pontoon bridges in China. 806 AD which was Baodai Bridge in Suzhou (Jiangsu) first built, which was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt and whose current building dates with numerous brick arches from 1446. The Luoyang Bridge (1053-1059) is the oldest, still existing stone slab bridge in China. However, the longest with over 2000 m slab bridge in China is the built 1138-1151 Anping Bridge (also called Wuli Bridge) in Jinjiang (Quanzhou) in Fujian. 1170 518 m long was Guangji Bridge (also Xiangzi Bridge) in Chaozhou, Guangdong completed, which was carried out in part as a pontoon bridge to open it for vessel traffic can.
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Xiang Zishi And Chen Zishan Amazing Kungfu Fighting In Wudangshan
This is an amazing fight between Kungfu brothers, Xiang Zishi and Chen Zishan. The two are the 16th generation Inheritors of Wudang Sanfeng Sect.
Baxian Baguazhang: Zhang GuoLao
Second change of the Baxian Bagua. Water trigram. Zhang is the eldest and flows smoothly from change to change.
Mother palm: ride the donkey backwards
Changes: white bat escapes the primordial chaos/insult the monks/cut the paper donkey
2016 China Trip Day 5 Chengdu Wide & Narrow Alley, Sichuan 2 of 2
Kuanzhai Alley, also known as “Wide and Narrow Alley” consists of three historic paralleled alleys from Qing dynasty. The ancient style buildings, delicious Sichuan snacks, and exquisite Sichuan handicrafts, etc, have make it one of the most attractive places in Chengdu for people from the whole world. Moreover, fashionable bars with many young singers and various restaurants are abundant in Kuanzhai Alley, making this place a combination of traditional Chinese culture and modern life.
FRANKIE KAY & ELEMENTAL CHILD - HAN XIANGZI
Der neueste Track von Frankie Kay & Elemental Child handelt vom unsterblichem Schutzpatron der Musiker: Han Xiangzi - unserem Entdecker!
Han Xiangzi (chinesisch 韓湘子, Pinyin Hán Xiāngzǐ, W.-G. Han Hsiang-tzu), auch Han Xian Zi, ist ein berühmter daoistischer Unsterblicher der chinesischen Mythologie. Er gehört zur Gruppe der Acht Unsterblichen.
Angeblich war Han Xiangzi der Neffe oder Großneffe des Gelehrten Han Yu aus der Tang-Dynastie.
Der Legende nach war er Musiker und Eremit. Er erlangte durch Meditation Unsterblichkeit und wird meist mit Fischertrommel und Klappern dargestellt, seit der Qing-Dynastie eher mit einer Flöte.
Quelle: Wikipedia
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The Real Szechuan (JTE ep. 10 - Chengdu 成都)
This covers 6/18 to 6/21 of our China trip in 2018. We went to Chengdu in Sichuan 四川 Province, the real Szechuan food 川菜!!! and culture stuff of course.
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03:08 - Stomach and Blood Soup 毛血旺
05:16 - Spicy Chicken 歌乐山辣子鸡
07:20 - Martial Marquis Memorial Temple 武侯祠
08:17 - In the Jin 锦里
10:35 - Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding 成都大熊猫繁育研究基地
11:18 - Kuanzhai Xiangzi Wide & Thin Alleys 宽窄巷子
12:30 - Qingyang Palace 青羊宫
15:27 - Sichuan Opera 芙蓉国粹川剧变脸
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Los Crasher - Smoking Hot Baby MV
Name: Los Crasher - chinese name 不速之客乐队
Country of origin: China
Location: Beijing
Formed in: 2010
Genre: Hard Rock/Glam-Sleazy