To Autumn

It is commonly considered that Ancient Greek is the origin and center of civilization in Europe, and China holds a similar position in East Asia. Aristotle played a significant role for Ancient Greek, and Confucius is highly emphasized in Ancient China. Many may think the two philosophies will confront each other as Europe and Eastern Asia have dissimilar historical development. The two views do have undeniable different views, but they are also comparable and supporting each other in some sense…

His room on Lang Ya Mountain remained dimly lit and sparsely decorated. Mei Changsu did not know how long he was going to stay on the mountain, but for now, the mountain was the safest place he could stay in. Mei Changsu sat on cushion on the ground, his mind flitting from topic to topic too quickly for him to concentrate on the medicine book in his hands. According to the public news that reached the Liang empire, Prince Jing was responsible for causing an internal conflict between Xia Jiang…

The Harvest Moon Festival is an Asian holiday that celebrates the union of families and friends while observing the full moon and giving thanks for the harvest. The Asian American Student Association and the Vietnamese American Student Association observe this day and created a festival here, at Oklahoma State University. I enjoyed the festival, even though the festival did get a bit disorganized, you could still tell that the organizations and the audience all had a fun time regardless of the…

Exactly. From Shounai the mountain does not seem to be round shaped, but it can be seen a clear round shape from the upcountry. On the other hand, the purpose of the fire festival in on December 31 to January 1st is to burn away the year’s plagues. New year is the point when the power of fire burns down, so people need to fuel the fire for all of the people living in the 33 countries in Haguro territory. Bright sunlight is necessary for a rich harvest. In this way, Mount Haguro represents…

In early Chinese myth traditions, it is said that before the Chinese ever had any sort of culture, they lived in an unjustifiable existence. Just like every other human being that lived in the early years, they lived in mainly fear and confusion. They were also afraid of wild animals, and didn’t have anything or anyone to look up to. Once the human life enhanced, there was soon to become many important Chinese traditions which had a great impact on Chinese history. Just like every other culture…

"Land God !" Qin Fen slowly opened his eyes, to see an old man with strange runic lines across his wrinkled face . "What the " Qin Fen suddenly seeing this strange face was naturally frightened. Qin Fen suddenly took step back, only, to see that he was surrounded by quite a few strange old man. Looking around, he was on alter near a big tripod, covered with incense above, and there were people kneeling in the distance. "The Land God, the Land God!" A dry voice again sounded. Qin Fen was…

INDONESIA - The Bali Spirit festival of 2017 came to a close on the 26 March after a week of concerts, yoga and much more. The Festival was held in Ubud, a small town in Bali, Indonesia. During the day, you could expect a variety of activities, seminars, health workshops, and more. Some activates on the day were yoga classes, meditation, dance, and martial arts with instructors coming from all over the world. “It was a life changing transformation and amazingly fun experience,’ says Allie…

On October 24th I attended the Autumn Festival at The New York Buddhist Church with my fellow classmate, Bianca Rodriguez, located at 331-332 Riverside Drive, New York, New York. The New York Buddhist Church practices the Pure Land and Zen perspective of Buddhism. This church is also supported by specifically the Japanese culture, opposed to the many other Asian cultures who share this perspective. We were at the festival from beginning to end, 12pm-4pm. The outside of the church was very simple…

feature the valleys, streams, and other environmental features. The paintings are highly detailed and contain a lot of contrast. All in all the paintings are a vivid detail of the surrounding environment. The painting shown above is called “Autumn Shower” by Frederic Edwin Church. It depicts a valley (presumably the Hudson River Valley). In this painting it is detailed and depicts the skyline, the hills in the background and the different trees. It contains a lot of contrast and vivid…

most beautiful time in Hanoi, I would say autumn without hesitance. ‘Describe fall in Hanoi’ is the essay title that I have written more than 10 times since I started going to Primary School; however, each time I wrote the essay, my emotions are different. Autumn is everywhere, but the Autumn in Hanoi still distinct and beautiful. Blue sky, sunlight spread lightly on the streets, on the trees, gently wind blows, leaves fall, all these things make Hanoi’s autumn very special. Hanoi is the most…