China Cultural Chronicles April 25, 2012 A
The 19th century Chinese porcelain vase, gift of Tsar Nicholas I to Ferdinand II of Bourbon - Naples, Royal Palace
- Nephrite incense burner [Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911]
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Nephrite is one oif the two stones we call "Jade"
Suzhou Museum
Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
China
3797- Ancient Buddhist temple of Yungang caves
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AHP 13--Warming Your Hands With Moonlight_Lavrung Tibetan Oral Traditions and Culture by G.yu lha_253
Lavrung is a little studied Qiangic language spoken by a small group of Tibetans in Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. This work provides the first monographic introduction to Lavrung Tibetans and their language and culture, focusing on the use of trilingual (Lavrung, Chinese, and Tibetan) figurative speech in villagers' everyday discourse. Background on local oral traditions, including folktales, riddles, work songs, and secret curative chants, is also provided. A Lavrung-English word list, fifty-six full-color photographs, and several maps showing the location and distribution of Lavrung-speaking communities are also included.
Audio and video related to this publication can be found at: www.oralliterature.org/collections/gyulha001.html
The entire document may be downloaded for free in .pdf format at
tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Volume+Thirteen-...AHP 13--Warming Your Hands With Moonlight_Lavrung Tibetan Oral Traditions and Culture by G.yu lha_251
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Lavrung is a little studied Qiangic language spoken by a small group of Tibetans in Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. This work provides the first monographic introduction to Lavrung Tibetans and their language and culture, focusing on the use of trilingual (Lavrung, Chinese, and Tibetan) figurative speech in villagers' everyday discourse. Background on local oral traditions, including folktales, riddles, work songs, and secret curative chants, is also provided. A Lavrung-English word list, fifty-six full-color photographs, and several maps showing the location and distribution of Lavrung-speaking communities are also included.
Audio and video related to this publication can be found at: www.oralliterature.org/collections/gyulha001.html
The entire document may be downloaded for free in .pdf format at
tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Volume+Thirteen-...AHP 13--Warming Your Hands With Moonlight_Lavrung Tibetan Oral Traditions and Culture by G.yu lha_255
Lavrung is a little studied Qiangic language spoken by a small group of Tibetans in Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. This work provides the first monographic introduction to Lavrung Tibetans and their language and culture, focusing on the use of trilingual (Lavrung, Chinese, and Tibetan) figurative speech in villagers' everyday discourse. Background on local oral traditions, including folktales, riddles, work songs, and secret curative chants, is also provided. A Lavrung-English word list, fifty-six full-color photographs, and several maps showing the location and distribution of Lavrung-speaking communities are also included.
Audio and video related to this publication can be found at: www.oralliterature.org/collections/gyulha001.html
The entire document may be downloaded for free in .pdf format at
tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Volume+Thirteen-...AHP 13--Warming Your Hands With Moonlight_Lavrung Tibetan Oral Traditions and Culture by G.yu lha_249
Lavrung is a little studied Qiangic language spoken by a small group of Tibetans in Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. This work provides the first monographic introduction to Lavrung Tibetans and their language and culture, focusing on the use of trilingual (Lavrung, Chinese, and Tibetan) figurative speech in villagers' everyday discourse. Background on local oral traditions, including folktales, riddles, work songs, and secret curative chants, is also provided. A Lavrung-English word list, fifty-six full-color photographs, and several maps showing the location and distribution of Lavrung-speaking communities are also included.
Audio and video related to this publication can be found at: www.oralliterature.org/collections/gyulha001.html
The entire document may be downloaded for free in .pdf format attibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Volume+Thirteen-...
AHP 13--Warming Your Hands With Moonlight_Lavrung Tibetan Oral Traditions and Culture by G.yu lha_245
Lavrung is a little studied Qiangic language spoken by a small group of Tibetans in Rangtang County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. This work provides the first monographic introduction to Lavrung Tibetans and their language and culture, focusing on the use of trilingual (Lavrung, Chinese, and Tibetan) figurative speech in villagers' everyday discourse. Background on local oral traditions, including folktales, riddles, work songs, and secret curative chants, is also provided. A Lavrung-English word list, fifty-six full-color photographs, and several maps showing the location and distribution of Lavrung-speaking communities are also included.
Audio and video related to this publication can be found at: www.oralliterature.org/collections/gyulha001.html
The entire document may be downloaded for free in .pdf format at
tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Volume+Thirteen-...Huangshan, Dabie Mountain located in Jinchuan Village / 大别山, 搁船尖, 金川乡 / Anhui Province, PR China
Gechuanjian (gē chuán jiān 搁船尖) is located in Jinchuan Village (jīn chuān xiāng 金川乡). It belongs to a part of Dabie Mountain (dà bié shān 大别山). It has the most mysterious karst landform in China. It is also the relic of Manichaeism. And it is regarded as the spiritual home in the world. The stone holes on the mountain are all natural and some are invisible. The name derives from a legend. It is said that, in ancient time, the Emperor of the Heaven (yù dì 玉帝) anchored his ship at this peak when confronted with flood. The well known attractions there are the quaternary stone statue of Mani. Everywhere on the mountain, visitors can find a spectacular waterfall.Huangshan, Dabie Mountain located in Jinchuan Village / 大别山, 搁船尖, 金川乡 / Anhui Province, PR China
Gechuanjian (gē chuán jiān 搁船尖) is located in Jinchuan Village (jīn chuān xiāng 金川乡). It belongs to a part of Dabie Mountain (dà bié shān 大别山). It has the most mysterious karst landform in China. It is also the relic of Manichaeism. And it is regarded as the spiritual home in the world. The stone holes on the mountain are all natural and some are invisible. The name derives from a legend. It is said that, in ancient time, the Emperor of the Heaven (yù dì 玉帝) anchored his ship at this peak when confronted with flood. The well known attractions there are the quaternary stone statue of Mani. Everywhere on the mountain, visitors can find a spectacular waterfall.
Chinese lanterns and boats
- Pigtailed Cutie
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- Photo 31 - 2012-04-24
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- Elephant in the woods
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- Relief
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- New temple
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- Lingyin Temple,Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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Situated at the food of Lingyin Mountain， aside from the West Lake， Lingyin Temple(Temple of Inspired Seclusion) is one of the ten most famous ancient Buddhist temples in China.
First built by an Indian monk Huili in 326AD during the Eastern Jin dynasty (317 - 420 AD)， the temple was named Lingyin Temple (Temple of Inspired Seclusion) for its environment is very beautiful and serene and suitable for "gods rest in seclusion". In its prime， this temple， containing over 1300 rooms and 3000 monks， used to be a large monastery with a scale you just imagine. Due to war and calamity， the temple has experienced about 1700 years of repeated circles of prosperity and decline until its last restoration in the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911).
On the compound's central axle stand Hall of Heavenly Kings， Daxiongbaodian Hall (Precious Hall of the Great Hero)， Pharmaceutical Master Hall and Great Mercy Hall.
Hall of Heavenly Kings
It is the first hall after entering the temple. A tablet inscribed with "cloud forest Buddhist temple"， penned by Emperor Kangxi， who was inspired on one occasion by the sight of the temple in the mist and trees， was hung above the door， producing a sacred atmosphere here. More noticeable is a couplet hung on the door reading: Let us wait sitting on the threshold of the temple， for another peak may fly from afar. Smiles appear welcoming， for the brook is gradually warming up to the springtime. When tourists admire the couplet， they can't help but grin.
Inside the hall is a statue of laughing Buddha who can "endure everything unendurable in the world and laugh at every laughable person in the world." Four heavenly kings stand on both sides of the Buddha and Weituo behind.
Daxiongbaodian Hall
Daxiongbaodian Hall is the main hall of Lingyin Temple. It is 7 rooms wide and 5 rooms deep， with one story， double layer eaves and pinnacle roof 33.6 meters in height， famed as one of China's tallest one-story buildings. A statue of Sakyamuni， carved out of 24 pieces of camphor wood， stands 24.8 meters high in the hall. On the both sides of Sakyamuni stand 20 saints protecting justice and on the back wall sit his 12 disciples serving as guards. In front of the hall are two stone pagodas built during the Northern Song dynasties (960 - 1279) with 9 stories and 8 surfaces and sculptured Buddhist stories on four walls.
Scattered outside and inside the temple are numerous relics left from ancient times， in which Pavilion of Cool Brook erected in the mid Tang dynasty， stone pagoda and stone storage for Buddhist scriptures built in the Five dynasties， Pavilion of Greens first built in the Southern Song dynasty， the pagoda of Huili erected in the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) are especially worthy of viewing.
The temple also houses various Buddhist literature and treasures including the scriptures written on pattra leaves， the Diamond Sutra copied by Dong Qichang in the Ming dynasty， a wood cut edition published in the Qing dynasty. - Lingyin Temple,Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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Situated at the food of Lingyin Mountain， aside from the West Lake， Lingyin Temple(Temple of Inspired Seclusion) is one of the ten most famous ancient Buddhist temples in China.
First built by an Indian monk Huili in 326AD during the Eastern Jin dynasty (317 - 420 AD)， the temple was named Lingyin Temple (Temple of Inspired Seclusion) for its environment is very beautiful and serene and suitable for "gods rest in seclusion". In its prime， this temple， containing over 1300 rooms and 3000 monks， used to be a large monastery with a scale you just imagine. Due to war and calamity， the temple has experienced about 1700 years of repeated circles of prosperity and decline until its last restoration in the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911).
On the compound's central axle stand Hall of Heavenly Kings， Daxiongbaodian Hall (Precious Hall of the Great Hero)， Pharmaceutical Master Hall and Great Mercy Hall.
Hall of Heavenly Kings
It is the first hall after entering the temple. A tablet inscribed with "cloud forest Buddhist temple"， penned by Emperor Kangxi， who was inspired on one occasion by the sight of the temple in the mist and trees， was hung above the door， producing a sacred atmosphere here. More noticeable is a couplet hung on the door reading: Let us wait sitting on the threshold of the temple， for another peak may fly from afar. Smiles appear welcoming， for the brook is gradually warming up to the springtime. When tourists admire the couplet， they can't help but grin.
Inside the hall is a statue of laughing Buddha who can "endure everything unendurable in the world and laugh at every laughable person in the world." Four heavenly kings stand on both sides of the Buddha and Weituo behind.
Daxiongbaodian Hall
Daxiongbaodian Hall is the main hall of Lingyin Temple. It is 7 rooms wide and 5 rooms deep， with one story， double layer eaves and pinnacle roof 33.6 meters in height， famed as one of China's tallest one-story buildings. A statue of Sakyamuni， carved out of 24 pieces of camphor wood， stands 24.8 meters high in the hall. On the both sides of Sakyamuni stand 20 saints protecting justice and on the back wall sit his 12 disciples serving as guards. In front of the hall are two stone pagodas built during the Northern Song dynasties (960 - 1279) with 9 stories and 8 surfaces and sculptured Buddhist stories on four walls.
Scattered outside and inside the temple are numerous relics left from ancient times， in which Pavilion of Cool Brook erected in the mid Tang dynasty， stone pagoda and stone storage for Buddhist scriptures built in the Five dynasties， Pavilion of Greens first built in the Southern Song dynasty， the pagoda of Huili erected in the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) are especially worthy of viewing.
The temple also houses various Buddhist literature and treasures including the scriptures written on pattra leaves， the Diamond Sutra copied by Dong Qichang in the Ming dynasty， a wood cut edition published in the Qing dynasty. - Lingyin Temple,Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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Situated at the food of Lingyin Mountain， aside from the West Lake， Lingyin Temple(Temple of Inspired Seclusion) is one of the ten most famous ancient Buddhist temples in China.
First built by an Indian monk Huili in 326AD during the Eastern Jin dynasty (317 - 420 AD)， the temple was named Lingyin Temple (Temple of Inspired Seclusion) for its environment is very beautiful and serene and suitable for "gods rest in seclusion". In its prime， this temple， containing over 1300 rooms and 3000 monks， used to be a large monastery with a scale you just imagine. Due to war and calamity， the temple has experienced about 1700 years of repeated circles of prosperity and decline until its last restoration in the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911).
On the compound's central axle stand Hall of Heavenly Kings， Daxiongbaodian Hall (Precious Hall of the Great Hero)， Pharmaceutical Master Hall and Great Mercy Hall.
Hall of Heavenly Kings
It is the first hall after entering the temple. A tablet inscribed with "cloud forest Buddhist temple"， penned by Emperor Kangxi， who was inspired on one occasion by the sight of the temple in the mist and trees， was hung above the door， producing a sacred atmosphere here. More noticeable is a couplet hung on the door reading: Let us wait sitting on the threshold of the temple， for another peak may fly from afar. Smiles appear welcoming， for the brook is gradually warming up to the springtime. When tourists admire the couplet， they can't help but grin.
Inside the hall is a statue of laughing Buddha who can "endure everything unendurable in the world and laugh at every laughable person in the world." Four heavenly kings stand on both sides of the Buddha and Weituo behind.
Daxiongbaodian Hall
Daxiongbaodian Hall is the main hall of Lingyin Temple. It is 7 rooms wide and 5 rooms deep， with one story， double layer eaves and pinnacle roof 33.6 meters in height， famed as one of China's tallest one-story buildings. A statue of Sakyamuni， carved out of 24 pieces of camphor wood， stands 24.8 meters high in the hall. On the both sides of Sakyamuni stand 20 saints protecting justice and on the back wall sit his 12 disciples serving as guards. In front of the hall are two stone pagodas built during the Northern Song dynasties (960 - 1279) with 9 stories and 8 surfaces and sculptured Buddhist stories on four walls.
Scattered outside and inside the temple are numerous relics left from ancient times， in which Pavilion of Cool Brook erected in the mid Tang dynasty， stone pagoda and stone storage for Buddhist scriptures built in the Five dynasties， Pavilion of Greens first built in the Southern Song dynasty， the pagoda of Huili erected in the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) are especially worthy of viewing.
The temple also houses various Buddhist literature and treasures including the scriptures written on pattra leaves， the Diamond Sutra copied by Dong Qichang in the Ming dynasty， a wood cut edition published in the Qing dynasty. - Huangshan, Dabie Mountain located in Jinchuan Village / 大别山, 搁船尖, 金川乡 / Anhui Province, PR China.
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Gechuanjian (gē chuán jiān 搁船尖) is located in Jinchuan Village (jīn chuān xiāng 金川乡). It belongs to a part of Dabie Mountain (dà bié shān 大别山). It has the most mysterious karst landform in China. It is also the relic of Manichaeism. And it is regarded as the spiritual home in the world. The stone holes on the mountain are all natural and some are invisible. The name derives from a legend. It is said that, in ancient time, the Emperor of the Heaven (yù dì 玉帝) anchored his ship at this peak when confronted with flood. The well known attractions there are the quaternary stone statue of Mani. Everywhere on the mountain, visitors can find a spectacular waterfall.
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View Awards Count - Mount Yelakzung at the foot of Gang Ti Se, Tibet
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The inner circumambulation (nangkor ) route at the foot of Gang Tise or Mt Kailash lays the Mt Yelakzung ( full name; Neten Yenlagchung gi podrang ) with an altitude of 6000m. - Photo 1 - 2012-04-22
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Zhejiang Provincial Museum
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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