Monday, November 7, 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
The Hakka Tulou: World Heritage treasures
"The Hakka Tulou are large circular houses, mainly distributed in the bordering areas of Fujian Province (South China), mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries for defence purposes. These vernacular structures were occupied for a Hakka clan as housing for up to 800 people each."
[Jonathan Bluestein posted this article from Confucius Institute Magazine on his Facebook page, for which I am grateful. Anyone possessing familiarity with Chinese arts knows that many are classed as 'Hakka arts'. Here are the amazing houses that some of the Hakka call home. I'd like to see them firsthand someday. Click on the title above to read the entire article. I'm looking forward to perusing other articles in this online magazine. Thanks, Jonathan!]
Castlerock Museum...
It looks like there is an arms and armor museum in Wisconsin, Castlerock Museum, not too far from where my daughters live. I can't wait to go. They put on plenty of events and lectures. My grandchildren will love the place. It looks like the exhibits are pretty good quality, and cover from the Greco-Roman period to the early modern. Here is a link to their Facebook page, as well.
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