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“China has had a long and complex history and has managed to evolve its own culture for 4,000 years. It therefore not necessarily true that we know exactly what is best for the internal structure of China.” .................Henry Kissinger (1923-2023)

But Chinese civilization has the overpowering beauty of the wholly other, and only the wholly other can inspire the deepest love and the profoundest desire to learn ..........................................Joseph Needham (1900-1995)

... ...............The three Chinese inventions (navigation compass, printing, gunpowder) have provided an extraordinary impetus to the development of European civilization............................Sir Walter Henry Medhurst (1822 - 1885)

Perayaan Makan Bahcang

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Budaya-Tionghoa.Net | Perayaan makan bahcang dan kue cang yang dimaksud adalah Toan Ngo Ciat/Duanwujie 端午節 atau Toan Yang Ciat/Duanyangjie 端陽節, yang jatuh pada bulan lima tanggal lima (gougwe chegou/wuyue chuwu 五月初五 日) menurut perhitungan Imlek (Kalender Lunar Tionghoa). Menurut perhitungan Yanglek (Kalender Solar, baca: Masehi) tahun ini jatuhnya Minggu, 8 Juni 2008.

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Singkawang Trip

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Budaya-Tionghoa.Net | Hi folks, This morning, at 6.30am, like excited schoolkids we were SMSing (text messaging) each other to check that we were indeed going to the right place. And so, by 6.45am, we were all ready to check into the departure lounge at Harbour Front. There was Margaret, Ronni, Tim, Aaron, Arthur and me .. the six of us, going into unknown land (as far as we are concerned). But with two veterans, we have no problems. One has the journalistic instinct and the other just has a nose for something interesting. And so, through many “misadventures” we got to learn a lot of things.

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Arak2an Barongsai Dilarang di Pontianak

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Budaya-Tionghoa.Net | Kalau dicermati berita dibawah ini kl dicermati berita dari Pontianak Post (13 Februari 2008) memang ada yang “situasi lain” yang perlu dicermati dan dikaji lebih mendalam lagi soal larangan yang muncul dari SK Walikota ini. Ada permasalahan sentimen etnis yang lagi-lagi dimunculkan oleh sekelompok orang untuk mencapai tujuan tertentu.

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