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赏秋 Autumn on Fragrant Hills

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每年秋天香山的数万株连片生长的黄栌树林一片火红,构成香山的特色景观, 不过寻访散落在香山林间的亭台楼阁则别有一番情趣。


北京 香山 秋 Autumn on Fragrant Hills, Beijing
Nature is very much in Chinese philosophies, religions and literature, in Chinese life and culture. Chinese have special words for enjoying and appreciating different seasons. For example, 踏青, meaning stepping on tender grasses in early spring; 赏秋, meaning appreciating autumn etc., enjoying nature is also often accompanied by ancient poems or stories.

Since many ancient religious temples were built in beautiful seclusive mountains or areas, some have become cultural heritage sites, visiting these sites is often part of enjoying nature. Imagine yourself in the picture above, how beautiful and humble you would feel when quietly walking up the steps under the old trees. Chinese often call nature 大自然, meaning GREAT NATURE, reminding us that nature is much larger than the lives of human being.

共和国春秋 1949-1956

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作者: 孔庆东

序曰:中华人民共和国立朝迄今,已历煌煌一甲子春秋,年号共计十焉。
毛太祖开国奠鼎,年号有三,曰建国(1949-1956),曰图强(1957-1965),曰文革(1966-1976)。
毛太祖1976年崩,华少祖承前启后,年号有一,曰治国(1976-1981)。
华少祖1981年逊位,邓世祖垂帘秉政,年号有三。胡耀宗年号曰改革(1981-1987),赵炎宗年号曰民主(1987-1989),江宣宗年号曰市场(1989-1997)。
邓世祖1997年薨,江宣宗亲政,改年号曰接轨(1997-2002)。
2002年江宣宗禅位于胡隐宗,隐宗年号曰和谐(2002——)。

欲为共和国作一春秋,然五十年内之史难作,世人皆知矣。无何,但作五十年前之断章,区区万言,名曰建国篇。其后诸篇,留待莘莘少年才俊也。此篇既出之以文言,措辞或失之于郢书燕说,肌理或失之于男绵女涩,文脉或失之于法张度弛,而封建观念之陈腐气息亦不免哉,伏望看官恕其不合时代精神之罪,视如解颐消闷之野史,则物我两安,君臣皆宜,我神州赤县河清海晏矣。谨以此篇为共和国六十周年寿!恭祝我朝六十万载之后,尚为一少年耳。

共和国春秋-建国篇(上)
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人间正道是沧桑 On National Day

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问苍茫大地, 谁主沉浮?

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《建国大业》 The Founding of A Republic

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This is not a war movie but a history drama, about the War of Liberation and the founding of The People's Republic of China, "with the best cinema technology in China and the best Chinese actors/actresses including those from Hong Kong" according to the media. It has been released in mainland China, will be released in Hong Kong on Oct. 1, and may be in Taiwan in Oct. It will also be released internationally with English subtitle. For those who are unfamiliar with modern Chinese history this movie will be a good introduction, for those familiar with Chinese history of 1945-1949 he/she would find it fascinating because every story in this film has a true story behind in history. Here is a trailer:



Here is a trailer with English subtitles:

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长征 The Epic Long March

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No one can understand China, Chinese revolution and modern Chinese history without understanding Long March. The Long March (October 1934 – October 1935) was not only an historic military journey of 6,000 miles, along which the Red Army soldiers fought and died heroically, only fewer than 6000 (some said 3000) of some 80,000 soldiers survived the epic journey, but also it became the central event in Chinese revolutionary, a symbol for the revolution itself, and a source of inspiration ever since. Here is a documentary film in English, again interpreted from American point of view.



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林中交响乐 Forest Symphony

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Summer is receding but before it's completely over I was able to catch the last outdoor symphony concert in a beautiful grove. The grove is deep with towering trees such that it can hold a few thousands of audiences and a full stage concert.

We arrived very early to avoid the traffic and to get the best seats. The grove has a 3 mile walking trails, which led to a very seclusive lake on its west side and a lovely meadow on its east side, the trail also went up to the slope of the surrounding area, where still had wild flowers, surprising and pleasant. Of course we explored every bit of the trail.

I was concerned if they would put up the same programs and performers for this outdoor concert as they did in the city Opera House, they did! The first half of the concert was the exciting Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, one of my favorites, the solo pianist, an Israeli young pianist, was very good but the orchestra was slightly lack of dynamic tension with the pianist, only slightly. The 2nd half was featured with Dvorak's beautiful Symphony No. 9 ""From the New World"", very moving, perfect! When it came to the end, the crowds simply refused to leave, so the orchestra repeated a very lyrical part of the 2nd movement as an encore, a beautiful ending.