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tuán shā: New Generations and Their Purple Clay Teapots

  ADDRESS: Sunzen Art Gallery, 420 Howe St., Vancouver HOURS:TUE - FRI: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMSAT、SUN: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PMCLOSED on MondaysFree Admission.   展览地址: Sunzen Art Gallery(温哥华三生缘), 420 Howe St., Vancouver 开放时间: 周二 - 周五:  10:00 AM - 6:00 PM周六、周日:  11:00 AM - 6:00 PM周一闭馆  免费入场。 

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Fantasy: His Holiness Guru Choktrul Calligraphy Exhibition

Responding to numerous requests from the Chinese community, His Holiness Guru Choktrul will hold a calligraphy exhibition at Sunzen Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada. The exhibition, titled "Fantasy," warmly invites everyone to attend and offer their insights.In 1987, His Holiness traveled to Taiwan to preside over the cremation ceremony of the high monk Jampal Lodoe Rinpoche and has since been residing in Taiwan for the past 36 years, occasionally traveling to mainland China and Europe to propagate Buddhist teachings and give aid to countless disciples who chanced upon him.His Holiness has a wide range of interests, including calligraphy, painting, sculpture, tea tasting, and collecting unique stones, and has a particular fondness for Chinese calligraphy. In his youth, His Holiness was closely...

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Treasures of the Heaven

Treasures of the Heaven Jingdezhen, located to the northeast of the Pavilion of Prince Teng, is the world-renowned “Porcelain Capital”. Here, the history of porcelain-making dates back to over 1,000 years agoc. During the Song Dynasty’s Jingde period (1004 - 1008 AD), it was named “Jingdezhen” after the reign title, and famous craftsmen from all over the country moved here. This ancient town with unique kaolin clay resources has been the center of China’s porcelain industry since the 14th century. History is magnificent, but also rough and harsh. Even the thousand-year-old kiln fire once flickered… Entering the 21st century, the ancient porcelain capital has awakened from its deep dreams, while the kiln of Chun Feng Xiang Yu emerged like a...

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Butterfly Wu: Queen of the Silver Screen

Butterfly Wu (1908-1989) was China’s first “movie queen” and the first Chinese actress to achieve international recognition. In an era when Chinese society still held prejudices against the performing arts, Wu devoted herself to the film industry with sheer passion for movies and acting, and soon became the most popular star actress in Shanghai. In 1931, Wu starred in China’s first sound film Sing-Song Girl Red Peony; In 1933, Wu was voted “Movie Queen”, a title that had since been with her all her life; In 1960, Wu won the Best Actress Award at the 7th Film Festival in Asia held in Tokyo, Japan; In 1985, Wu was accorded Special Award by the Taipei Golden Horse Awards committee, in recognition...

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Supreme Shanti

Tsai Chih Chung’s Eastern Philosophy MON - FRI:  10:00 AM - 6:00 PMSAT:  11:00 AM - 6:00 PMSUNDAY:  CLOSED   ARTWORKS ON VIEW 展出作品列表    Tsai Chih Chung is a world-renowned cartoonist born in Taiwan, best-known for his Chinese philosophy cartoon series. Conveying abstract ideas in an accessible cartoon format, Tsai mobilizes Eastern Asian cultural heritages and introduces Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian philosophies to the world. Tsai has created over 100 cartoon works, which have been translated and published in dozens of languages, selling over 50 million copies all over the world. In 1999, Tsai Chih Chung was awarded the Prince Claus Awards in recognition of his contribution to introducing Chinese philosophies to an unprecedented wide public. Since the 1990’s, Tsai...

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