DMU Confucius Instituteさんのイラストまとめ

Please note the Free Saturday Morning Taiji class at Green Dragon Square will be cancelled this Saturday due to the sad passing of The Queen.

It's Winter Solstice, the 22nd of the 24 Solar Terms, an UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage, showing humanity's respect for nature, & harmony between man & nature.

Xiaoshu （小暑）is one of the 24 solar terms. It signifies the coming of the height of summer.Have you got some plan for the summer？

The cheongsam, also known as a qipao, is a close-fitting dress that originated in 1920s Shanghai. It quickly became a fashion that was adopted by movie stars and schoolgirls alike. The history of this iconic garment reflects the rise of the modern Chinese woman in 20th century.

Our Confucius Institute (CI) is 7 years old. With pleasures of retrospection, we are full of gratitude to all who have been with us for their steadfastness, support & service.

Each year, there are two special days when day and night are of equal length. These days are called equinoxes and the one that falls in spring is called the Vernal Equinox. In Chinese solar terms the day is called Chunfen（春分）, and it falls on March 20 this year.

A new solar term arrives, Rain Water（雨水）. With the advent of spring, everything comes back to life.

Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. It started as a sacrificial offering to https://t.co/CEYWd7TVMc's a time for the ancient Chinese to pray to heaven and earth there would be a harvest.

Frost's Descent, 霜降 [Shuāngjiàng], is the 18th of #The24SolarTerms, on #UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage. It's also the last solar term of autumn (Oct 23/Nov 6), during which weather becomes cold & frost begins to appear.

Pu Xinyu (溥心畲, Pǔ Xīnyú, 1896-1963), a traditional Chinese painter & calligrapher, is reputed to be as talented as the famous southern artist Zhang Daqian (张大千). https://t.co/OI78PXMJhq