Pure Energy & Traditional Beauty
If you’ve seen Shen Yun, you’ve definitely been for a visit to the Tang Dynasty. Spanning the seventh to tenth centuries, Tang China was the most powerful empire in all of Asia. It saw some of China’s greatest emperors, was the height of Chinese poetry, and built unparalleled prosperity, peace, and international influence. Its capital, Chang’an, […]
Designed by Dominique Girard, the gardens to the south (left) of Augustusburg Palace are among the best-preserved 18th-century gardens in the strictly symmetrical French style with four fountains and a mirror pool. Following English tradition, the surrounding lime trees were planted to resemble a natural forest in the 19th century. Rick Neves/Shutterstock Built between 1725 […]
All too often, we get swept up in conversation surrounding how a traditional housewife relates to her husband that we forget to take a moment to consider how she relates to her lifestyle, her home, and her approach to living. The remit of being a traditional housewife extends beyond her marital status into every fibre […]
Contrapposto describes a category of pose that artists have favored for thousands of years. Even though “contrapposto” is an Italian word, the earliest sculptures that depict the human body posed in this specific stance date back to the 5th century B.C. in classical Greece. The typical contrapposto pose shows the counterposing of various segments of […]
Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra performs at Carnegie Hall in New York on Sept. 18, 2015. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times) What type of music Americans listen to may say a lot about their bank account. According to findings from a TD Ameritrade survey released this month, the richest Americans in the country listen to classical music. Out […]
In the grand halls at the heart of the Qing Dynasty capital of Beijing, in the palace now known as the Forbidden City, lived young ladies known as gege. The gege (pronounced guh guh) were the imperial princesses and the daughters of the Manchurian aristocracy. Centuries later, they are still revered for their elegance and […]
If you’ve attended a Shen Yun performance, you would have heard a variety of Chinese instruments in our East-meets-West orchestra. Chinese music has a history of at least 5,000 years. How did it all begin? According to legend, the very first Chinese instrument was created by an emperor, with a dragon torso, called Fuxi. Conceived […]
Was perfection possible in the ancient Greek world? If you look at their art, you may think so. Doryphoros (translated from Greek as ‘Spear-Bearer), was a statue created during the 5th century BC. The fine detail for an idealized human anatomy and natural pose of this statue inspired Romans to create several copies and lucky […]
Opera music is usually performed in a theater and set to classical music. For centuries, opera was among the most popular forms of entertainment in Western culture. What Is Opera? Opera is an art form that combines theater (both comedic and dramatic) and classical music. In a typical performance, opera singers play roles in the […]
Yiouvarlakia is a cherished traditional Greek meatball soup brimming with Mediterranean flavor. The broth is hearty and comforting, while the juicy beef and rice meatballs are loaded with savory goodness. These meatballs are kneaded with rice and aromatic herbs, simmered gently in water or chicken stock, and finished with avgolemono, a velvety sauce made from […]
