December 25, 2024 4:53 pm

JAPAN IN TWENTY PICTURES

The history of each national culture matures with the expressions in its own creative language. Rich in temples and plants, parties and good food, it is also highly technological place, which must be seen at least once in life. Japan is a unique country at the time to preserve their culture and combine with the modern needs of its citizens …

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TRAVEL’S ART DIARY– From Beijing to Chongqing

With such a large and varied territory and long history behind, China http://www.cnto.org/ offers many things to see. Starting the trip with us, we suggest to listen to selection of music by Tian Zhen, to explore several paintings by Wang Yi Guang, to read Hong Ying’s novel and Shu Ting‘s poetry selection. All of them were born under the same …

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MEETING IN THE OLD PATH – Poem, by Shu Ting

SHU TING was born in 1952 in Jinjiang (Fujian District). In the mid-1980s, she started experimenting with images of modernity. She won the National Poetry Prize in 1981 and 1983. Her poetry appeared in an underground literary magazine. During the “Cultural Revolution”, her father was accused of non-ideological compliance, which she sent to the countryside. Returning home, SHU TING had …

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SUMMER OF BETRAYAL – Romance, by Hong Ying

HONG YING is the wife of a banker and entrepreneur turned into a writer, a man who belongs to the fourth generation of a British family with colonial ties to the Far East. The two have been married since 2009 and live between London and the Marche (central Italian region). She is author of many novels translated into many languages …

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SPECIAL CHINESE ROCK SINGER FROM BEIJING – Tian Zhen

She is one of the most important female singers in mainland China. Unlike other singers in her country, she writes and composes her songs. TIAN ZHEN is Chinese rock singer born in Beijing in 1966. She described Tina Turner as her favorite singer. This famous singer has released 11 albums in 14 years. She premiered for the first time in …

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CHINA IN TWENTY PICTURES

With such a large and varied territory and long history behind, China http://www.cnto.org/ offers many things to see. Starting the trip with us, we suggest to listen to selection of music by Tian Zhen, to explore several paintings by Wang Yi Guang, to read Hong Ying’s novel and Shu Ting‘s poetry selection. All of them were born under the same …

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ART JOURNEY THROUGH PAKISTAN – Moving into the land of eternal youth

Its monuments bear witness to a history, which manifests itself through a splendid architecture. Pakistan http://www.travel-culture.com/ptdc/ has witnessed succession of events, such as the Moghol kingdom, the passage of Silk Road Traders, as well as the Hindu civilization. Traveling through this land – possibly accompanied by a guide – we suggest to read a novel by Bapsi Sidhwai and poems …

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IN THE LAND OF ETERNAL YOUTH – Shahid Kalandar, born and singing Shangri-lá

Shahid Qalandar is a pioneer in the use of traditional instruments and modern electrical instruments. His song “Thala Thala” has become a hymn of younger generations. His grandfather played traditional instruments, but he learned to draw before he could write. His personal interests include songs and poetry, musical composition and interior design, photography, antique collections and furniture. His passion for …

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WATER – Romance, by Bapsi Sidhwa

Bapsi Sidhwa, is a Pakistani writer who writes in English. she was born in Karachi by Zoroastrian parents, growing up in Lahore. Pakistan is the place, where her first three novels are set and everyone has a strong sense of place and community identity. Her novels, translated into many languages, have received prestigious awards. She is married, has three children …

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INNOCENCE AND FRANKNESS – Noshi Gillani, writing poems in Urdu and English

Her poetic creativity has attracted international audience in Australia and Pakistan, Canada and the United States. Life abroad has increased the complexity of her poems, reinforcing her sense of female identity. In Pakistan, a woman who writes poems in Urdu, gains an international audience. Her fifth collection of poems was released in 2008. Noshi Gillani was born in 1964 in …

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TARIQ JAVED (1952), PAKISTAN PAINTER – A mixture of color and style

MODERN TOUCH, OVER ANCIENT CULTURE TARIQ JAVED 1/3 – He creates paintings with modern touch and also uses all the embellishments of his culture. Faces and decorative figures with their soft or bright color schemes (depending on the effect he wants to create) are his strenght. He was born in Faisalabad, Pakistan town of Punjab province and graduated at the …

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NEWLY FOUND HORIZON – Travel through Pakistan, through twenty images

Its monuments bear witness to a history, which manifests itself through a splendid architecture. Pakistan http://www.travel-culture.com/ptdc/ has witnessed succession of events, such as the Moghol kingdom, the passage of Silk Road Traders, as well as the Hindu civilization. Traveling through this land – possibly accompanied by a guide – we suggest to read a novel by Bapsi Sidhwai and poems …

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OBSERVING WORLD WITH DIFFERENT EYES – Author’s Travel around Renè Magritte’s sites

With decision to visit Belgium, http://www.belgium-tourism.be/ memorize the beauty of some paintings by Renè Magritte and listens to a musical selection by Jacques Brel, or read a novel by Nathalie Gassel and a poetic selection of Émile Verhaeren, because valorizing the language (and the culture) means to enhance human creativity in all its expressive shades, as the completion of the …

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A SURREALIST BEER, AT THE CAFE’ MUSEUM – Brussels, Magritte Museum

In Belgium, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts are open to all. Their goal is to make your visit pleasant. In collaboration with Brasserie de la Senne, the Magritte Museum https://www.fine-arts-museum.be/en has created a surrealist beer, in which the features have been created to bring out the spirit of René Magritte’s painting. Here, since his death in 1967, he has …

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