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Our organization delivered two lectures on
September 2nd, 3 pm Pacific Time (US and Canada) The Read to Chinese Arts at Huntington Library
October 14th, 3 pm Pacific Time (US and Canada) Petals, Scents & Color; A Flower Tale of A Thousand Years
Both lectures were conducted on Zoom virtural meetings.
The foundation has constantly provided the traditional Chinese floral arrangements at the Chinese garden (Liu Fang Yuan) of the Huntington Library. This coming celebration will be held at the north court of the Chinese garden on Thursday evening, August 26th, 2021. The participants will view the Literati style in the Flowery Brush Library, elaborate Court style, Realistic style and Expressionist style at the court yard. Don’t miss the excitement.
Join us on Clubhouse (download APP to your smartphone) every Saturday at 10:30 AM PST Experience the "Hands on Culture Be A Scholar For a Day" Podcast. Through the understanding and appreciation of the philosophies of Ancient Chinese Scholars, strive to combine the traditions of the past and the fast-paced busy world of the modern era. With this bridge between the two cultures, our programs' goals are to create a diversity of cultural learning experiences using a present-day approach, engage participants in an active learning process, and instill an appreciation for lifelong learning habits.
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Habit 1 - Understand Difference ~ Resolve Conflicts
“A Flower’s Tale of a Thousand Years” Petals, Scents & Colors
In this exhibition, there were opportunities for the views to understand the history of Chinese Floral Arranging and how arts intertwined with an ancient scholar’s life. In the display, there were two 3 dimensional images which were indicated the scents of teas and incenses. The reception was on Friday September 13 afternoon. The viewers have seen the display and were moved by the rejuvenation of new information.
This is the first time the CFAF - USA Charter displayed an installation of floral images in the museum for four weeks. Our foundation felt that a typical floral exhibition only allows for 2 to 3 days of viewing due to the perishable nature of flowers. In order to maximize the viewing potential of the exhibit, we created a set of photographic portraits to be put on display. This prolongs the period of time that the floral images are available for viewing and is essential to those viewers who can spend a few quiet hours to learn about the historic significance of the exhibition and gain an appreciation for the Chinese scholars view of beauty in nature.
For three weeks, the Asian Pacific American Festival was run and organized by the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse. This was the first time the festival was designed to feature all Asian Pacific Americans in the San Gabriel Valley. We were invited to display the floral arrangements in the Glass room. We also provided a demonstration and tea ceremony during the opening weekend. After 10 years of exhibitions, lecturing, and demonstrations, the foundation received many requests to teach floral classes.
The Floral Foundation has been showing floral exhibitions in Southern California for the last 10 years. Dr. Loretta Huang, director of the IAMA, invited us to the museum for a weekend floral display, class offering, and tea ceremony. Many enthusiastic audience members brought friends and families to attend the classes.
The foundation prepared 80 scholar treasure boxes for the participants of the Asian Pacific Professional Network. They presented the “Hands on Culture Be a Scholar for a Day” activity. The activities consisted of creating a small floral arrangement, writing six Chinese Characters learned in 5 minutes and an 8 minute of Chinese Tea ceremony. Within 50 minutes, the Northrop Grumman staff experienced the a day in the life of Song Dynasty scholars from more than a thousand years ago.
