Why the Peony Pavilion Matters for China Business
Sept. 1 – The Peony Pavilion, a Chinese ballet, has been the opening dance event of this year’s Edinburgh Festival and, despite some initial hawkish comments about hosting a ballet from a country whose human rights are not respected, it has for the most part been a spectacular and very well-received production. The story itself [...]
Last week in Chelsea, Mich., as people wilted and vegetables flourished in the intense heat, Anne Elder ran through some of her favorite summer ingredients: pearly garlic “rounds” that flower at the top of the plant in hot weather, the spreading leaves of the broccoli plant, yellow dandelion flowers that she dips whole into batter [...]
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Mountains are clearly close to ink artist Ma Jizhong’s heart. The native of Shaanxi province, which is home to the Qinling Range, says, “I spent my youthful years in mountainous areas, and mountains have become the fountain of my artistic inspiration. Actually, mountains are the refuge of my soul.” He was speaking at the opening [...]
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