Healthy boundaries are not walls, they are the gates and fences that help you enjoy the beauty of your own garden – anonymous. Many people are in a difficult places, filling in many roles and being many things to many, different people, except themselves. Boundaries define us. They define what is you and what is... Continue Reading →
Sichuan Opera- Hand Shadow Puppetry
https://youtu.be/xctati9oaNs The Hand Shadow Puppetry was the most interesting part of the sichuanese opera for me that evening. The hand shadow puppetry of the Sichuanese Opera, like in other parts of China, is a great form of entertainment and a way of passing on cultural history. It is an intangible heritage and the skills are... Continue Reading →
Sichuan Opera – Marionette Performance
https://youtu.be/sp10X8yfZIU This is a marionette Performance at a Sichuanese Opera House in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The marionette is a puppet that looks like an Asian doll or a pretty young Chinese girl. The puppeteer animates it by pulling the strings to which it is attached. It can be very fascinating. Ensure to view and enjoy.... Continue Reading →
Sichuan Opera – Erhu Peformance
https://youtu.be/YOfWxS7N7L4 Erhu is an important and impressive two-string bowed instrument often played in the Chinese Opera Houses. You may view and enjoy the incredible melody from the erhu Shufengyayun Sichuan Opera House, Shufengyayun, located in Chengdu Culture Park on Qintai Road, is an ideal place to experience the local arts and the show time is... Continue Reading →
Sichuan Opera – Face Changing Skills
The face changing skills known as "变脸 biàn liàn" is another unique skill and important aspect of the Chinese opera. As the faces display the emotional changes of the characters, the face changing techniques appear like magic to the wonderment of the audience. The performers just wave their arms or twist their heads, and their... Continue Reading →
Suggested Habits for Year 2020
Suggested habits for 20201. Keep a journalThe feeling of success is deep but the feelings when you flip the pages of how you succeeded, notable events that occurred in the year, challenges and how you overcame them, stories and events in your handwriting, is unexplainable.Your biography to be written by you, what an opportunity. 2020... Continue Reading →
Haven’t I been here before? The Anlan Suspension Bridge
As the story goes, the Anlan suspension bridge was also named the “couple’s bridge” in the honour of a man, He Xiande and his wife, who proposed its rebuilding after it was burnt down during the war that marked the end of Ming Dynasty. We got on the suspension or the shaking bridge when we... Continue Reading →
The Fulong Temple and the Wish Pool @ Dujiangyan, Chengdu-Sichuan
Fulong Temple is located at the premises of Lidui park in Dujiangyan. I think I spent the shortest time here. It spoke of certain notable events which occurred centuries ago, depicting the diligence of the Chinese in preservation of historical structures and their background tales. I didn’t notice many things within the temple and it... Continue Reading →