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Happy New Year (again)! February 3 rings in the Year of the Rabbit with the Chinese New Year! The holiday is rife with symbolism that brings in good luck or keeps you safe from bad luck. Give candied fruit to your friends and family including red watermelon seeds that symbolize joy and happiness, truth and [...]
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In today’s modern world, the practice of writing by hand has given way to texting and typing. However, a practice still exists that celebrates the art of handwriting for its ability to communicate the spiritual world of the artist. Meaning beautiful writing, the practice of calligraphy is an art form that conveys the emotions, integrity, [...]
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The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie. ~Agnes de Mille For centuries, dance has played an important role in cultures around the world. Dance is used to celebrate, to worship and to mourn. Dance provides the opportunity to pass on traditions and stories in many [...]
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For centuries, rainsticks have been used by native tribes for everything from ceremonial worship tool to musical instrument. Most commonly, they are used to thank and appease the “rain spirits” to ensure the continuation of life-giving rain. While some debate the origin of the rainstick (early examples have been discovered in South America and Southern [...]
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On a continent with little access to reliable transportation but ample in bamboo, one entrepreneur has found a way to turn the material into a life-changing resource. The Bamboo Bike Project (BBP) is an initiative that “aims to examine the feasibility of implementing cargo bikes made of bamboo as a sustainable form of transportation in [...]
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“If you give a man a fish, he will have a single meal. If you teach him how to fish, he will eat all his life.” This simple quote inspires a world of economic revolution in which government agencies and non-profits are looking to do more than just apply a band-aid to the world poverty [...]
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So invaluable was the invention of paper and brush (pen) that they were considered two of the Four Treasures of China (along with ink and inkstone). Previous to these inventions, man recorded their history and thoughts with chiseled cave drawings or knots tied into silk ropes. So precious was this knowledge that the Chinese guarded [...]
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We found this terrific narrative on bamboo published in a remarkable book back in 1904. It speaks volumes to the amazing uses of bamboo and well, we couldn’t have said it better ourselves. William Edgar Geil speaks of his journey from Shanghai through the Central Kingdom to Burma in his book A Yankee on The [...]
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In Part 2 of All About Bamboo, we discussed animal consumption of bamboo and how bamboo is prepared and used for commercial purposes, including making bamboo sheets and bamboo clothing. In Part 3, we will discuss ornamental bamboos, bamboo in Asian Culture and bamboo myths and legends. Ornamental bamboos Many bamboos are popular as garden [...]
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