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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Rabbit

To see the proper stroke order of Rabbit, click the Start button. Click here to download a practi...

China Kong Lee

Chinese Lunar Animal - Horse

The lively Horse follows no rules. She bolts with grace and flies on four legs. She is sorely dis...

China Tricia Morrissey

Celebrating Chinese New Year - Parades

On the Champs Elysées in Paris, on Singapore's Orchard Road, and on Canal Street in New York Cit...

China Tricia Morrissey

Celebrating Chinese New Year - Eating Together

New Year's feasting begins on New Year's eve. In northern China, families gather at kitchen table...

China Tricia Morrissey

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A Geek's Guide to China

Okay, I may not be the typical traveler. When I visited Beijing earlier this year, I wasn't just ...

China Joe Lavin

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Boar

To see the proper stroke order of Boar, click the Start button. Click here to download a practice...

China Kong Lee

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Big Tiger, Sleeping Dragon

Sometimes when I wonder why I am living in the Far East, I tell myself that the Far East is the f...

China Kenneth Champeon

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Horse

To see the proper stroke order of Horse, click the Start button. Click here to download a practic...

China Kong Lee

Chinese Lunar Animal - Dog

Honest and loyal, the Dog stands guard. She is watchful, alert and ready to protect her friends. ...

China Tricia Morrissey

hutong in Beijing

The real culture of Beijing is the culture of the Hutong and courtyard...

China dave chou

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Mr. Lowell Goes to Asia

A review of Percival Lowell's The Soul of the Far East, a dusty but nevertheless interesting book.

Japan / China / Korea, S Kenneth Champeon

On and Around the Great Wall

As we take the highway to the Great Wall, it is obvious that my friends and I are not the only on...

China Joe Lavin

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Ox

To see the proper stroke order of Ox, click the Start button. Click here to download a practice t...

China Kong Lee

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Snake

To see the proper stroke order of Snake, click the Start button. Click here to download a practic...

China Kong Lee

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Asian Libraries - China

Beijing Normal University Beijing China The Library of Beijing Normal University was established ...

China Christina Gosnell

Singaporean Au Tak Lam, a 24-year-old computer engineer student, matches her swanky outfits with jade amulets, while colourful crystals adorn her nimble fingers.

Feng shui, an ancient-modern practice for young Chinese overseas

* * * SINGAPORE, March 14, 2005 - Wearing low-cut jeans, a tube top and a funky hair style, Au Ta...

China AFP/Keith Lin

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Dog

To see the proper stroke order of Dog, click the Start button. Click here to download a practice ...

China Kong Lee

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Rooster

To see the proper stroke order of Rooster, click the Start button. Click here to download a pract...

China Kong Lee

Buddha giving his first sermon. Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

The Case for Forbearance: Buddhism and Nonviolence

In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, there have arisen fresh...

Thailand / China / India Kenneth Champeon

Hutong residents moving ahead of demolition work.

Destruction of Beijing city center escalates

In a controversial cultural preservation campaign that has residents howling, the Beijing governm...

China AFP/Robert J. Saiget

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