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The Future of the Miao in the Face Of Mass Relocation and Assimilation

October 29, 2013 by Wade Shepard 2 Comments

Located at the tip of Songtao Miao Autonomous Prefecture, which shoots up peninsula-style between Chongqing municipality and Hunan province in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Disappearing Traditions, Miao Culture Tagged With: Guizhou Relocation, Human Migration, Minorities In China, Songtao, Yajia

Renovating Traditional Chinese Buildings as an Alternative to Destroying Them?

October 27, 2013 by Wade Shepard 2 Comments

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu - The Wūyā Cafe is an oddity in Taizhou. It is a trendy cafe bar with a retro design that is popular with Chinese college students … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Development, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Chinese Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Communities, Historic Buildings, Jiangsu Province, Taizhou

Demolition Of Ancient Communities Still Going Strong In China

October 24, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu, China - "Beijing has lots of preserved buildings, why can't Taizhou?" Mrs. Zhang asked as we stood on the second floor outdoor patio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Development, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Changing Culture, Dalian Group, Destruction of Traditional Architecture, Destruction of Traditional Communities, Development, Jiangsu Province, Taizhou, Wanda Plaza, Wang Jianlin

The Fall Of The Hong Kong Lunch Singer

April 8, 2013 by Mitch Blatt Leave a Comment

"Why, why, Tell me why I can't be a good girl?" Jia Hong sings at the Come On Lounge on Temple Street in Hong Kong on March 15, 2013. As she belts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Articles, China, Disappearing Traditions, Hong Kong Tagged With: Hong Kong Culture

The Traveling Traditional Chinese Opera

January 17, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

The story of meeting a traveling Chinese opera troupe on the outskirts of Taizhou I was lured in by the music, by the singing, the thumping of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Changing China, China, Disappearing Traditions Tagged With: Chinese Opera, The Old China

Meerschaum Pipe Carving: Another Art Fading into History

December 27, 2011 by Wade Shepard 8 Comments

Cardboard box sat upon cardboard box in stacks that rose up from the floor to nearly the ceiling of a meerschaum pipe workshop in Eskisehir, Turkey. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Articles, Disappearing Traditions, Turkey Tagged With: Artisans, Carving, Eskisehir, Meerschaum, Meerschaum pipes

Carving into the Ancient: Woodcarvers in India

April 8, 2009 by Wade Shepard 5 Comments

JAIPUR, India- I was picked up in the morning at the front gate of the Rajasthan Hotel by the master wood carver, Umesh Singh, and we rode off on his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Articles, Craftsmanship, Disappearing Traditions, India Tagged With: rajasthan, woodcarving

A Dying Art – Traditional Japanese Tattoo

March 13, 2009 by Wade Shepard 3 Comments

KYOTO, Japan- It was the apex of spring in Japan: the cherry blossoms were in full bloom and the fierce winter winds had died down to a gentle, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Culture and Society, Disappearing Traditions, Japan, Tattoo Tagged With: horimono, irezumi, Kyoto

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