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Poem: The Red Dragon Slayer
2006-03-03
I. The red dragon dives through the night,Eating or killing those below,Seems like fifty years without light,The scared young man approaches slow. II. Twilight village, quiet morning,His statement nailed on a pole hangs,The first daylight soon adorning,"I quit your dark Communist gang." -
Poem: No Longer Worlds Apart
2006-03-02Between clouds and darkened skiesa pervading winter and a coldest heart.As this season wanesand brighter realms emergecome lotus or sails unfoldingno longer worlds apart. -
Stories from Ancient China: Cheng Lin and The Palace Fire
2006-02-28One day a fire broke out in the royal palace, damaging two halls. The eunuchs in the palace went to investigate the fire and found a tailor's flatiron at the fire scene. The royal tailor admitted that he was responsible for the fire. He was arrested and sent to the law enforcement agency of Kaifeng for punishment. It was considered a major crime, and he was likely going to be executed for it. -
Poem: Red Death
2006-02-27Red death - hands bloodstainedof countless lives lostand only power gained.Red Party1 - poisoned heartsof a tempest unbridledfrom its tainted past. -
Stories from Ancient China: Refusing a Gift of Gold at Midnight
2006-02-26Later, Yang Zhen was in charge of Zhuo County. He was very fair and just, and his whole family lived a simple life. They always walked when going out. His friends tried to persuade him to leave some property to his offspring. He replied with a smile, "I am leaving my reputation of being an uncorrupted official as inheritance to my children, isn't that riches enough?" -
Poem: Red Death
2006-02-25Red death - hands bloodstainedof countless lives lostand only power gained.Red “Party”1 - poisoned heartsof a tempest unbridledfrom its tainted past. -
Poem: How Many Crimes
2006-02-24How many lives must be losthow many children must continue to suffer?How many hearts must be torn aparthow much hatred forged against another?How many voices must be silencedhow many crimes must be disguised?How much slander and widespread propagandahow many tears remain uncried? -
Stories from Ancient China: Maintaining Virtue Brings Future Generations Good Fortune
2006-02-23Yang pointed at the flowerpot and said to him, "This is the money that your father left with me before his death. Now please take them with you." The businessman's son was very astonished. He didn't know about the money and dared not accept it. Yang Zhang said, "This is your family's money. Please do not decline it." He told the son about the background story of the gold coins. The son was deeply moved. He knelt before Yang Zhang to thank him formally and then left with the gold. -
Stories from Ancient China: Transformation of People's Minds by an Act of Kindness
2006-02-21Many people fell ill during one summer. Xin Gongji set up sick beds in the main hall of his home and took in all ill people. Hundreds of people filled the main hall and the passageway. He used his own money to buy medicine and hire doctors. He helped care for the patients day and night. Soon the patients recovered one by one. He then ordered their family members to take them home. He told them, "You all can see for yourselves. How can the diseases be contagious? Am I not quite well?" -
Stories from Ancient China: General Liu Died a Violent Death After Defying Divine Beings
2006-02-20General Liu, went to the Tai Mountain to beg the divine beings for help, but received no response. He went to offer a sacrifice to the Dragon Pond, but the sun burned even more fiercely. General Liu became furious and ordered civilians to carry stones and soil to fill up the Dragon Pond. At night in his dream, there was a divine being telling him, "The extended period of drought has nothing to do with me. How dare I do things against the heaven's will and randomly start a rain? I hope you can understand this." -
Painting: Assimilation
2006-02-19
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Painting: Memorial
2006-02-18This painting is in remembrance of some of the more than 1200 Falun Gong practitioners who are known to have died under the brutal and illegal repression taking place in China. The artist said, “I painted the faces of 280 practitioners to let more people see these good people and to help stop this persecution. Look at how happy they were! They were all very good people in the society. Whenever I think of them, I cannot hold back my tears…" -
Stories from Ancient China: Zhou Chu of the Jin Dynasty Reforms Himself
2006-02-17Not seeing him for three days, his countrymen thought Zhou Chu was dead. They started a celebration to cheer for the elimination of the three hazards. Right then Zhou Chu returned and saw the festivities. He realised just how much people hated him and felt ashamed. This incident made him even more determined to reform himself and to live a new life. -
Poem: Blood Red No More
2006-02-16Blood red smileshiding blood red liesblood red flagsunfurled to blood red skies.Blood red deathbehind blood red wallsblood red woundswhere blood red falls. -
Stories from Ancient China: Raising Children with Righteous Principles
2006-02-15Wang Fuzhi taught his children not to be affected by vulgar influences. He said that such influences could easily change people just like drinking alcohol would make people drunk He told them, "When people are vulgar, they punch people suddenly without giving people the chance to defend themselves or stab people in the back, and they fight vigorously for minor gains in profit. A real gentleman is neither like that nor enjoys the company of such people. Endless fortune is not something we should pursue..."
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