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September 23, 2017 at 7:00:00 AM 晏禮中 晏禮中，《生活》月刊資深記者。他的報導對像不是社會名流，而是平民百姓。數年來，他為快遞員、賣唱人、鄉村醫生、礦工、艾滋病人管理者、話劇演員、獄警、退伍軍人、巡道工等普通人勾畫出了一幅幅精準而樸素的平民肖像。 「我一遍遍地寫著這些普通人的故事，我會突然覺得，自己活了好幾輩子。從這些普通人那些似乎無人喝彩的故事中，我能感受到這個時代的平淡和瘋狂。」 1/1 晏禮中以風趣的口吻細説他在採訪生涯中所遇到的平凡人的不平凡事。心中想著自己要好好活著讓自己享年超過許多名人。在外地現場採訪時的生死悠關的時刻，聼到那些賣力活著的人們的故事，採訪那窮下僻壤的會唱歌的孩子，因唱歌好聴到被邀請到了北京，回家卻無人相信他去了北京的小孩，以歌聲回答記者的採訪。他唱著 ”雄鷹飛得又高又遠，見識的東西比人多，不聽阿爸的話錯走十條溝，不聽阿媽的話錯翻五座山。山再高沒有人的心𩆜高，路再長沒有人的雙腳長。“ 平平凡凡的心，享受自己的年歲！ Years of Being Alive Sep 23, 2017 Lizhong Yan Watch Video Yan Lizhong is a senior reporter at Life Monthly. The target of his report is not social celebrities, but ordinary people. Over the years, he has drawn precise and simple portraits of ordinary people such as couriers, singers, village doctors, miners, AIDS managers, drama actors, prison guards, veterans, and patrolmen. "I write the stories of these ordinary people over and over again, and I suddenly feel that I have lived for several lifetimes. From the stories of these ordinary people that seem to have no applause, I can feel the plain and crazy of this era." 1/1 Yan Lizhong elaborated on the extraordinary things he encountered in the interview career in a witty tone. I thought I had to live well and let myself pass many celebrities. At the moment of life and death in the field interviews, I heard the stories of those who worked hard, interviewed the poor and remote children who could sing. He was invited to Beijing for singing so well, but no one believed him when he came home. The children who went to Beijing answered the reporter's interview with singing. He sang "The eagle flies high and far, and has more knowledge than people. He walked ten ditch by mistake if he didn't listen to Abba's words, and turned five mountains by mistake if he didn't listen to Ama's words. No one's feet are long." Ordinary heart, enjoy your own years!

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Enjoy a Life Inspired by Music JHF Charity Concerts J&H Foundation sponsors high-quality music performances to share music to the public. The foundation believes that music can enrich and improve the quality of life. More JHF Choir A group of singers who like to sing and interact with the community sponsored by J&H Foundation, share the fun and emotion of music with everyone in a chorus. More

小雨點合唱團 JHF Choir Song Samplers Activities Choir Members Only 聯繫： 小雨點基金會， jhfhomeland@gmail.com 《今生今世》演唱會 "This Life, This Lifetime" concert is the first concert of the JHF Choir since its establishment in 2019. We hope that you will come to this special concert and enjoy the performance. This concert is special in multiple ways: The program includes wonderful choral songs by Ching-Ju Shih, a well-known composer born in Taiwan. The lyrics of the songs are in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka and English. The theme song of the concert, "This Life, This Lifetime" debuts in this concert. The articulation of each song was guided by the composer Ching-Ju Shih herself and the late conductor Bor-Jen Lin; It was continued by the joint effort of several choir members and outstanding singers who have been trained professionally. This collaboration has allowed the group to sing with an unusual conducting arrangement that pays tribute to the late conductor. The program includes 世界恬靜落來的時/The Moment When Quietness Descends 百合花/Lily , 佛手/Buddha’s Hand 墮落天使/Fallen Angel, 流轉/Flowing Around 講互暗暝聽/Whisper to the Night 夢見我的鏡/I Had a Dream of My Mirror 傀儡戲/Marionette Show, 食頭路/Working for a Job 八家將/Eight Infernal Generals 如果明天就是下一生/If Tomorrow Were Next Life 為愛主的:/For Those Who Love, 小站:/Little Station 田舍臨暗/When the Sun Sets on the Village 今生今世/This Life, This Lifetime 褒忠讚歌/Hymn for the Righteously Loyal Resistant 烏罐仔裝豆油證/Induce “Appearance Could be Deceiving” Details Watch Performance For those who love JHF Choir, 小雨點合唱團 Composer：Ching-Ju Shih 石青如 Lyrics Based on Romans 8:28 Sponsor: J&H Foundation 小雨點基金會 Details Watch Video JHF Choir is a choir sponsored by J&H Foundation, a US registered nonprofit organization. The Choir group consists of singers who not only love to sing and are passionate about sharing the fun and emotional resonance of music with everyone and making the community a better one. Chorus requires everyone to get together, in order to sing a beautiful harmony. The member need to cooperate with each other, listen to each other through the communication of music, independent of the distance between them. With this collaborative interaction the group becomes a big family, allowing members from different backgrounds to become a lifetime friends, care for each other and give warmth.

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Culture around the World Confusion about Time Dec 17, 2020 Lingyao Wu Lingyao Wu, a well-known writer, elaborated on the confusion of time in a humorous tone. She shared her view of "Is the speed of time a feeling? Or is it scientifically based?" in a fun essay. Details Watch video Years of Being Alive Sep 23, 2017 Lizhong Yan Yan Lizhong is a senior reporter at Life Monthly. The target of his report is not social celebrities, but ordinary people. Over the years, he has drawn precise and simple portraits of ordinary people such as couriers, singers, village doctors, miners, AIDS managers, drama actors, prison guards, veterans, and patrolmen. "I write the stories of these ordinary people over and over again, and I suddenly feel that I have lived for several lifetimes. From the stories of these ordinary people that seem to have no applause, I can feel the plain and crazy of this era." Details Watch video The Hidden Meanings of Yin Yang Aug 2, 2013 John Bellaimey Yin and yang symbols are everywhere and are derived from the Chinese religion and philosophy Taoism/Taoism. The dark whirlpool is related to shadows, femininity and troughs. The swirling yang energy represents brightness, passion and growth. John Bellaimey explained why all of us contain yin and yang, and how we can achieve a balance between the two in our lives. Details Watch video

June 29, 2016 at 7:00:00 AM 李崇建 千樹成林、快雪時晴創意作文創辦人，目前擔任台灣青少年教育協進會理事長、台中市惠文高中、曉明女中特約作家。2010年受邀赴港發表satir模式教育心理論文、2013年赴聯合大講堂演講、2015年文茜的異想世界節目專訪。師長與父母常希望孩子能瞭解自己並作自己的主人，如何幫助孩子學會獨立思考？教育理念的堅持與體認來自生活的淬鍊，而「心教」讓每個孩子能親手挖掘冰山底下的真實自我。 1/1 How to Educate Children to Be Themselves Jun 29, 2016 Qian Shu Cheng Lin Watch Video Qian Shu Cheng Lin is the Founder of Kuai Xue Shiqing creative composition, currently serves as chairman of Taiwan Youth Education Association, special writer at Huiwen High School in Taichung City, and Xiaoming Girls' High School. In 2010, he was invited to Hong Kong to publish a paper on education psychology of satir mode, a speech at the United Lecture Hall in 2013, and an interview with Wen Qian's Fantastic World program in 2015. Teachers and parents often hope that children can understand themselves and be their own masters. How can they help children learn to think independently? The persistence and realization of educational philosophy comes from the quenching chain of life, and "heart teaching" allows each child to personally dig out the true self under the iceberg. 1/1

Design Your Community Notification - Sign Up Login Register if not yet registered J&H Foundation would like to invite high school students to work on a self-defined summer project within the theme of “Design Your Community”: Each project needs to address an issue of your community with a feasible solution. The project period is 4/1-6/12, 2022. The project proposal is due on 4/30/2022. All project teams could present the project, and demonstrate the solutions and share lessons learned in virtual meetings. Top 3 best projects and a few honorables will be selected for scholarships: 1st Place US $1500, 2nd Place $1200, and 3rd Place $800. Each honorable will receive $300. All project hours can be certified as community service hours. The first 20 submitted project proposals that are accepted by J&H Foundation will receive $50 gift card from Happy Lamb @ Cupertino, CA.

小雨點合唱團 JHF Choir Song Samplers Activities Choir Members Only 聯繫： 小雨點基金會， jhfhomeland@gmail.com 《今生今世》演唱會 "This Life, This Lifetime" concert is the first concert of the JHF Choir since its establishment in 2019. We hope that you will come to this special concert and enjoy the performance. This concert is special in multiple ways: The program includes wonderful choral songs by Ching-Ju Shih, a well-known composer born in Taiwan. The lyrics of the songs are in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka and English. The theme song of the concert, "This Life, This Lifetime" debuts in this concert. The articulation of each song was guided by the composer Ching-Ju Shih herself and the late conductor Bor-Jen Lin; It was continued by the joint effort of several choir members and outstanding singers who have been trained professionally. This collaboration has allowed the group to sing with an unusual conducting arrangement that pays tribute to the late conductor. The program includes 世界恬靜落來的時/The Moment When Quietness Descends 百合花/Lily , 佛手/Buddha’s Hand 墮落天使/Fallen Angel, 流轉/Flowing Around 講互暗暝聽/Whisper to the Night 夢見我的鏡/I Had a Dream of My Mirror 傀儡戲/Marionette Show, 食頭路/Working for a Job 八家將/Eight Infernal Generals 如果明天就是下一生/If Tomorrow Were Next Life 為愛主的:/For Those Who Love, 小站:/Little Station 田舍臨暗/When the Sun Sets on the Village 今生今世/This Life, This Lifetime 褒忠讚歌/Hymn for the Righteously Loyal Resistant 烏罐仔裝豆油證/Induce “Appearance Could be Deceiving” Details View Video For those who love JHF Choir, 小雨點合唱團 Composer：Ching-Ju Shih 石青如 Lyrics Based on Romans 8:28 Sponsor: J&H Foundation 小雨點基金會 Details View Video JHF Choir is a choir sponsored by J&H Foundation, a US registered nonprofit organization. Chorus requires everyone to get together, in order to sing a beautiful harmony. The member needs to cooperate with each other, listen to each other through the communication of music independent of the distance among them. JHF Choir is like a big family, allowing members from different backgrounds to become a lifetime friends, care for each other and give warmth. This group of singers are passionate about interacting with the community and share the fun and emotional resonance of music with everyone. Conductor Bor-Jen Lin graduated from San Francisco State University with a master of music, conducting emphasis. She is a well-known conductor in the Bay Area and is currently a conductor of the Fraternity Choir.

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April 2, 2020 at 10:00:00 PM 吳亞儒 中醫師，L.Ac.,DAOM 此次講座將解釋中醫如何可以幫助防禦新冠狀病毒。 讓您知道： 1. 新冠狀病毒的中醫認識 2. 如何在居家隔離期間通過自我調養，增強抵抗力，減少感染或發病機會 3. 萬一感染，如何在早期，通過中醫簡單的居家調理方式，來發汗祛濕，減輕發病或自救。 1/26 疫情期間，你是否想知道： 1. 新冠狀病毒的中醫認識 2. 如何在居家隔離期間通過自我調養，增強抵抗力，減少感染或發病機會 3. 萬一感染，如何在早期，通過中醫簡單的居家調理方式，來發汗祛濕，減輕發病或自救。 現在的西醫除了支持療法沒有確切的療效，而且大多數感染的人會要求自己居家隔離，醫療系統也未必能提供及時強大的有效醫療支持。 學習基本的中醫常識，可能會幫助您在疫情期間自救，並照顧有需要的家人。例如中醫的清肺排毒湯，以解表，怯濕，對症醫治。拔罐刮痧可治感冒也可用於新冠狀病毒的醫治。艾灸出汗為度，濕氣重以健脾祛濕方法醫治。喉嚨痛以少商放血，局部點穴醫治。 COVID-19, Perspectives of TCM, Home Therapy & Self-Protection (Ch) Apr 2, 2020 Yaron Wu, L.Ac.,DAOM Watch Video This lecture will explain how Chinese medicine can help defending against the new coronavirus. 1/26 During the epidemic, do you want to know: 1. Chinese medicine for the new coronavirus 2. How to improve resistance, reduce infection or reduce the chance of getting sick during home isolation through self-care 3. In case of infection, how to use the simple home conditioning method of Chinese medicine to sweat and dispel dampness, reduce the disease or save yourself at an early stage. Learning basic knowledge of Chinese medicine may help you save yourself during the epidemic and take care of your family in need. The Qingfei detox soup of traditional Chinese medicine is used to relieve the symptoms, reduce dampness, and treat the causes. Cupping and Gua Sha can cure colds and can also be used to treat the new coronavirus. Moxibustion is a measure of sweating, and dampness is treated with the method of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness. Sore throat is treated with bloodletting and local acupuncture.

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May 17, 2020 at 11:00:00 PM 吳亞儒 中醫師，L.Ac.,DAOM 中醫體質調養倆單元的B部分。主要是 問答＋八字和風水和健康的關係。 1/22 解釋A單元沒有解答完的中醫體質調養，包括中醫體質問卷的九種體質，還有生辰和風水。學員要問風水的將房子開門的方向，家裡的floor plan（blue print 最好，比例方向不對完全沒法推算），最少是等比例的，都發給吳醫師。 另外學員還標註房主是誰？如果是自己，要給自己的生日就夠了。如果是夫婦兩，還需要先生的生日。年和月日就可以了。不需要具體出生時間如果是父母，需要父親的生日。風水是按男主人房主來推算一家的。女主人單身的按女主人推算。還有請標註一下家裡同住的人口。父母不同住的不算。孩子離開的也算。 吳醫師以這些資料為學員指導體質調養的方法。 Chinese Medicine for Improving Constitution (B) May 17, 2020 Yaron Wu, L.Ac.,DAOM Watch Video This is the second part of the 2-part series Chinese Medicine for Improving Constitution. This part includes Q&A, the relationship among Bazi, Feng Shui and your health. 1/22 Explain the portion of TCM constitution that has not been explained in Part A, including the nine constitutions in the TCM Physique Questionnaire, as well as birth date and Feng Shui. This lecture demonstrates how to calculate Feng Shui. If students want to ask about Feng Shui, they send the answers to Dr. Wu together with the direction of opening of the door, and the floor plan of the house (blue print is the best) prior the meeting and their cases were discussed in this lecture. Blue print is needed for assessing if some ratios are problematic. In addition, the students also indicated who own the house? For the student, they give his/her own birthday, for a couple, they provide the spouse's birthday. Year and month and day will do. No specific date of birth is required. If the parents, the father’s birthday is required. Feng Shui is calculated based on the male host and the owner. The hostess who is single is calculated based on the data of hostess. Feng Shui also takes account of other membeers living at home. It does not count if the parents live differently. The child has left the house won't counted in Feng Shui calculation. Through Q&A and case discussions Dr. Wu guides trainees to learn on various methods of physical fitness improvement.

JHF Culture Talks Confusion about Time Lingyao Wu Dec 17, 2020 Lingyao Wu, a well-known writer, elaborated on the confusion of time in a humorous tone. She shared her view of "Is the speed of time a feeling? Or is it scientifically based?" in a fun essay. Details Watch video We Will Be Older Tomorrow Lingyao Wu Nov 25, 2020 The writer Wu Lingyao was invited to give a speech at the Azalea Night organized by the Alumni Association of Taiwan University, Northern California. The topic was the plight of middle-aged people. Seven hundred people laughed constantly and expressed sympathy. The writer Wu Lingyao can make fun of her own age, which can be regarded as a kind of open-mindedness after growing up. Details Watch video Estate Planning Q&A Xiawei Li Nov 6, 2020 In the United States, you may often hear about Living Trust and Estate Planning, but many friends don't really understand their specific meaning. This lecture mainly answers some of the most frequently asked questions when I receive customer consultation regarding the significance of trust and estate planning during a lifetime. Details Watch video Shadow Play and Woodblock New Year Painting Cui Pong, Lu Hang Sep 27, 2017 J&H Foundation invited Qingdao artists Lu Han and Cui Peng to visit the Bay Area and held a production performance in the auditorium of Heluo Medical University in Sunnyvale on September 26, 2017. Many parents and children participated. Children are also playing with shadow puppets, making woodblock New Year pictures, and experiencing Chinese traditional culture firsthand. Cui Peng and his mother started a Big-Mouth shadow puppet class in Qingdao and also held shadow puppet classes in many local primary schools. She pointed out that shadow play has a history of more than one thousand years in Chinese literature and history. Shadow play is the most unrestricted performance mode. Shadow puppets can kill characters in the play, turn people into animals, and easily switch between water and land and other scenes. Lu Han, president of the Qingdao Handicraft Association, said that woodblock New Year pictures are ancient Chinese printing methods. Engrave the icons of the God of Fortune, God of Wealth, and Kitchen God on wooden boards and transfer them to paper. In the traditional era, every household will post woodblock New Year pictures at the door for safe wealth and success. He demonstrated how to make a woodcut New Year picture of the God of Wealth. The two artists have visited schools and museums in many cities in the United States, hoping to share these two Chinese classical arts throughout the United States. Details Watch video Qi for a Happy Living Home Don Yi Lin Feb 6, 2019 Master of I Jing Dong Yilin, born in the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, grew up in a family of I Ching. He is good at geomancy, architectural geomancy, numerology and naming. "One yin and one yang is Tao, and the people don't know it every day." The Book of Changes exists in daily life and is not as difficult as imagined. Mr. Dong Yilin will explain the Book of Changes to friends from all perspectives of life in a simple way, expounding the relationship between Feng Shui, destiny and you. Details Watch video Tea Dao Qu Xu Ping Mar 19, 2017 "The Tea Ceremony, Tea Art, Tea Culture (The Tea Ceremony, Tea Art, Tea Culture)" lecture was held on March 19, 2017 at Los Altos Library, Los Altos, CA Lecture Hall. It is a rare tea Tea culture feast. Details Watch video Add More Humor to Your Life Lingyao Wu Jun 25, 2017 J & H Foundation hosted a free Art and Culture Seminar on June 24, 2017 (Saturday), and specially invited the famous humorous writer Lingyao Wu to give a lecture: Add More Humor To Your Life. The location is: Cupertino Quinlan Community Center. "Life in humor" will keep you laughing every minute from the beginning to the end. Details Watch video A Cozy Conversation with Artist Wang Yao Jin Wang Yao Jin Nov 8, 2015 Wang Yuejin, American calligraphy artist. Mr. Wang Yuejin will use different art forms such as traditional calligraphy, hollow calligraphy, paper-cutting art, recitations and speeches to explain his Xinlu journey of artistic pursuit to the audience in the Bay Area. The Great World Guinness Records, with 3,180 graphic snowflake paper-cuts created in multiple languages, set a world record in the "World Record Association Records". Details Watch video

Design Your Community Sign Up Register Login if already registered More Details》 J&H Foundation would like to invite high school students to work on a self-defined summer project within the theme of “Design Your Community”: Each project needs to address an issue of your community with a feasible solution. The project period is from 4/1/2022 to 6/12/2022, with the proposal due on 4/30/2022. The first 20 submitted project proposals that are accepted by J&H Foundation will receive $50 gift card from Happy Lamb @ Cupertino, CA. All project teams could present the project, and demonstrate the solutions and share lessons learned in virtual meetings 6/5 - 6/12/2022. Top 3 best projects and a few honorables will be selected for scholarships: 1st Place US $1500, 2nd Place $1200, and 3rd Place $800. Each honorable will receive $300. All project hours can be certified as community service hours. An introductory Zoom meeting is scheduled on 4/06/2022, 7:30PM PDT: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84975043732 Meeting ID: 849 7504 3732

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September 27, 2017 at 3:00:00 AM 魯漢，崔鵬 小雨點慈善基金會(J&H Foundation)邀請青島市民間藝術家魯漢和崔鵬到訪灣區，並於2017年9月26日在桑尼維爾的河洛醫科大學禮堂舉行製作表演。許多家長和孩子參加。小朋友也在現場把玩皮影戲偶，製作木版年畫，親身體驗中華傳統文化。 崔鵬與母親在青島開創大嘴巴皮影班，也在當地多所小學開辦皮影課。她指出皮影戲在中華文史記載中已有超過一千年的歷史。皮影戲是最不受限制的表演模式。皮影戲能在劇中殺死角色，讓人變成動物，也可輕鬆切換水陸等場景。 青島市手工藝協會會長魯漢表示，木版年畫是中國古老印刷方法。以木板刻出門神、財神、灶神等圖示再轉印到紙上。傳統時代家家戶戶都會張貼木版年畫在門口以求平安財運和事事順遂。他在現場表演示範如何製作財神木版年畫。兩位藝術家已訪問美國多個城市的學校加博物館，希望能將這兩項手工藝傳揚全美各地。 1/5 皮影戲，又稱“影子戲”或“燈影戲”，是一種以獸皮或紙板做成的人物剪影以表演故事的民間戲劇。表演時，藝人們在白色幕布後面，一邊操縱影人，一邊用當地流行的曲調講述故事，同時配以打擊樂器和弦樂，有濃厚的鄉土氣息。其流行範圍極為廣泛，並因各地所演的聲腔不同而形成多種多樣的皮影戲。 皮影戲是中國民間古老的傳統藝術，老北京人都叫它“驢皮影”。據史書記載，皮影戲始於西漢，興於唐朝，盛於清代，元代時期傳至西亞和歐洲，可謂歷史悠久，源遠流長。 木版年畫 木版年畫是中國歷史悠久的傳統民間藝術形式，有一千多年的歷史。到了清代中晚期，民間年畫達到了鼎盛階段。在中國民間，年畫就是年的象徵，不貼年畫就不算過年。年畫已不僅是節日的裝飾品，它所具有的文化價值和藝術價值，使它成為反映中國民間社會生活的百科全書。 2008年6月7日，木版年畫經國務院批准列入第二批國家級非物質文化遺產名錄。 2017年9月26日晚上8:00～9:30, 在Sunnyvale 河洛醫科大學一樓大禮堂，青島市著名民間藝術家魯漢、青島市皮影製作與表演藝術家崔鵬將來到舊金山，為灣區熱愛中國傳統文化的孩子們奉上一場生動的皮影戲與木版年畫製作表演。 兩位藝術家此行是參加中國文化部組織的“文化力”中美民間文化交流活動。兩位藝術家已經在美國東部的7個城市、8所學校、3個博物館，分別向近萬名青少年展示了木版年畫、皮影等民間手工藝術，深受孩子們的喜歡，通過此次文化交流，讓遠隔重洋的美國近距離感受到了中國傳統文化綻放的魅力。 魯漢，中國民俗學會會員，山東省民俗學會常務理事，青島市手工藝協會會長，青島市民間文藝家協會副主席，山東省首批“齊魯文化之星”. 崔鵬，青島市皮影製作、表演藝術家。隨母親組建的大嘴巴皮影班在青島市廣受歡迎，在多所小學開辦皮影課堂，曾參加全國少兒皮影展演，榮獲創新獎。她致力於皮影的創新變化，一口流利的英語更是將中國皮影生動有趣地介紹給美國學生. Shadow Play and Woodblock New Year Painting Sep 27, 2017 Cui Pong, Lu Hang Watch Video J&H Foundation invited Qingdao artists Lu Han and Cui Peng to visit the Bay Area and held a production performance in the auditorium of Heluo Medical University in Sunnyvale on September 26, 2017. Many parents and children participated. Children are also playing with shadow puppets, making woodblock New Year pictures, and experiencing Chinese traditional culture firsthand. Cui Peng and his mother started a Big-Mouth shadow puppet class in Qingdao and also held shadow puppet classes in many local primary schools. She pointed out that shadow play has a history of more than one thousand years in Chinese literature and history. Shadow play is the most unrestricted performance mode. Shadow puppets can kill characters in the play, turn people into animals, and easily switch between water and land and other scenes. Lu Han, president of the Qingdao Handicraft Association, said that woodblock New Year pictures are ancient Chinese printing methods. Engrave the icons of the God of Fortune, God of Wealth, and Kitchen God on wooden boards and transfer them to paper. In the traditional era, every household will post woodblock New Year pictures at the door for safe wealth and success. He demonstrated how to make a woodcut New Year picture of the God of Wealth. The two artists have visited schools and museums in many cities in the United States, hoping to share these two Chinese classical arts throughout the United States. 1/5 Shadow puppet play, also known as "shadow play" or "light shadow play", is a kind of folk play in which silhouettes of figures made of animal skins or cardboard are used to perform stories. During the performance, the artists are behind the white curtain, while manipulating the movie man, while telling the story with popular local tunes, at the same time, it is accompanied by percussion instruments and string music, which has a strong local flavor. Its popularity is extremely wide, and various shadow puppets are formed due to the different voices performed in various places. Shadow puppetry is an ancient traditional Chinese folk art. Old Beijingers call it "donkey shadow puppet". According to historical records, shadow play began in the Western Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Qing Dynasty, and spread to West Asia and Europe during the Yuan Dynasty. It can be said to have a long history and a long history. Woodblock New Year Pictures Woodblock New Year pictures are a traditional folk art form with a long history in China, with a history of more than a thousand years. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, folk New Year pictures reached their peak. In the Chinese folks, New Year pictures are a symbol of the New Year, and it is not considered a New Year if you don’t paste the New Year pictures. New Year pictures are not only festive decorations, but their cultural and artistic values make them an encyclopedia reflecting the life of Chinese civil society. On June 7, 2008, the woodblock New Year pictures were included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists with the approval of the State Council. From 8:00 to 9:30 pm on September 26, 2017, in the auditorium on the first floor of Sunnyvale Heluo Medical University, Qingdao’s famous folk artist Lu Han and Qingdao’s shadow puppet production and performance artist Cui Peng will come to San Francisco and love the Bay Area. Children of traditional Chinese culture presented a vivid shadow play and woodblock New Year painting production performance. The two artists' trip is to participate in the "Cultural Power" Sino-US folk cultural exchange activities organized by the Chinese Ministry of Culture. The two artists have shown woodblock New Year pictures, shadow puppets and other folk arts to nearly 10,000 young people in 7 cities, 8 schools, and 3 museums in the eastern United States. They are deeply loved by children and through this cultural exchange , So that the United States far away from the ocean can feel the charm of Chinese traditional culture blooming up close. Lu Han, member of Chinese Folklore Society, executive director of Shandong Folklore Society, chairman of Qingdao Handicraft Association, vice chairman of Qingdao Civil Artists Association, Shandong Province’s first batch of "Qilu Culture Stars". Cui Peng is a shadow puppet production and performance artist in Qingdao. The big mouth shadow puppet class set up with his mother is very popular in Qingdao. Shadow puppet classes have been opened in many elementary schools. They have participated in the national children's shadow puppet show and won the Innovation Award. She is committed to the innovation and change of shadow puppets. She speaks fluent English and introduces Chinese shadow puppets to American students vividly and interestingly.

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