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Thank you for participating the Elegant Gathering of Confucianists

By phchow on March 24, 2014

Co-presented by the UBC Asian Library and School of Music, “An Elegant Gathering of Confucianists” (儒家雅集) was successfully held on Thursday, Mar 20. It had a big turnout with more than 100 people actually! Wish everyone enjoyed the performance of Qin zither and Chinese calligraphy. Highlight of the event fell on the performance of traditional […]

Haft-seen display at the Asian Centre

By phchow on March 20, 2014

The Asian Library will be displaying a haft-seen table spread to celebrate Persian New Year (Norouz). The haft-seen is comprised of seven (haft) edible items that start with “seen” (س ) an “S” sounding alphabet. Each household normally creates a decorative haft-seen and this is left up throughout the New Year season, which lasts for […]

An Elegant Gathering of Confucianists

By phchow on March 13, 2014

Welcome to join us for a special performance and demonstration of the traditional Chinese arts of qin zither (琴) and calligraphy (書法) – two of the most important accomplishments of the Confucian scholar. Both types of music and art are experiencing a strong revival in interest in China and around the world, reflecting shared values of […]