Pure Energy & Traditional Beauty
Dried goji berries (Image: the measure of mike Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0) If you’re familiar with goji berries, you probably have them mentally filed under the category of ‘superfoods,’ but did you know they are actually an ancient Asian medicine? Some of the oldest remedies in the world belong to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a […]
The Dutch National Ballet Les Sylphides is often confused with the ballet ‘La Sylphide’, which tells the tale of a sylph and a young Scotsman. Les Sylphides, in contrast, has no actual plot. Instead, it is a short ballet without a defined storyline, of the type sometimes referred to as a ‘ballet blanc’, a ‘white […]
Borromeo Castle’s growth can be traced to its various hillside sections. At the top of the hill is the original fortified lookout tower and the Visconti Wing, followed by the western end of the small palazzo and the Visconti Tower. The half-acre medieval garden, overlooking the lake and enclosed within the vineyard, was recreated in […]
This photo taken on Nov. 19, 2023 shows people wearing traditional Chinese dresses, known as Hanfu, as they take part in a Hanfu parade in Shenyang in China’s northeastern Liaoning province (Image: STR/AFP via Getty Images) By Babak Baniasadi, Vision Times contributor In the fast-paced world of fashion, trends appear and vanish with dizzying speed. […]
Biography Luciano Pavarotti, born in Modena, Italy, was one of the most famous opera tenors in history. He was renowned for his strong voice and precise high notes; people nicknamed him “The King of the High Cs.” He grew up in a low-income family: his father, Fernando, was a baker and an amateur tenor, and […]
North view entrance of Gunston Hall in Mason Neck, Virginia. The estate is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Public Domain The influential words of George Mason informed the Bill of Rights. His home, Gunston Hall, is indicative of the Georgian style of architecture. Considered one of the finest existing […]
Ornamental braid or cording that can function as a garment closure, or be solely decorative. Kathryn Hennessy and Anna Fischel, authors of Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style (2012), describe frogging as being “a coat closure comprising decorative braid and a spindle-shaped ‘frog button’ that passes through a look in the braid” (444). Frogging is most commonly associated […]
Abbot Suger carefully combined architectural elements from the styles of different French regions to create a dramatically new one—Gothic. Pictured here is the nave of the Basilica of Saint Denis, looking towards the choir. Capture11Photography/Shutterstock On June 11, 1144, King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor led dozens of bishops and abbots in procession […]
Lin Yu Hsuan of Taiwan won an outstanding youth award at the Sixth NTD International Figure Painting Competition for “Merciful Encouragement.” Oil on canvas; 62 inches by 82 2/8 inches. NTD International Figure Painting Competition Fourteen-year-old painter Lin Yu Hsuan’s inspiring art shows wisdom that belies her age. At just 14 years old, Taiwanese artist […]
Books are secondary in the Livraria Lello’s extraordinary main interior space, which brims with copious visual details. The central focus is the sweeping, forked staircase that features crimson-painted steps and is accentuated with a carved banister and railing. The second-floor ceiling’s magnificent stained glass is viewable from the first floor. Wooden floor-to-ceiling bookcases, some open […]
