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This video is an introduction to the famous hutongs of Beijing.

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This video introduces the various types and styles of Beijing siheyuan.

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This video is an introduction to Beijing's Luogu Lane, also known as "Centipede Street."

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This is an introduction to the Panzhongxi, a type of folk art that exists in the Beijing hutongs.

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This video introduces the famous Siheyuan number 42, once home to famous scholar from Fu Jen Catholic University.

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In this episode of "Art Is So Easy," we meet artist Liu Yong and his eight-foot painting "Lantern Festival at Longshan Temple."

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Liu Yong's eight-foot painting depicts a lively scene during the Lantern Festival in Wanhua.

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This video tells the story of Siddhārtha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism.

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Siddhārtha Gautama's student, the "Most Venerable Ānanda," came up with the first batch of Buddhist scriptures.

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Among the different versions of the "Heart Sutra," by far the most popular one is the version by Xuan Zang.

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In contrast to what was portrayed in the "Journey to the West," Master Xuan Zang's journey was, in fact, long and lonely.

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The "Heart Sutra" helps impart a Buddhist world outlook and methodology.

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The "Heart Sutra" gives you the tools to face the challenges that life brings.

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Which emperor could possibly restrain the "Eastern Heretic," Huang Yaoshi and "Western Venom," Ouyang Feng, as well as a host of other strange-looking fellows from the same era?

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Song Huizong had greater ambitions with his self-created font, "Slender Gold."

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The complexity underlying the simplicity of Song Huizong's art is especially evident in the Ru porcelain of his time.

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We may not be able to live as extravagantly as the emperors before us, but we can still afford to live life with a bit of elegance.

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This episodes is a continuation of our Art series! We will be talking about Chinese sculpture in the next few videos. Sculpture in China has a long history and even predates most Western sculpture.

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In the chaos and instability during Wei, Jin, and North-South dynasties people looked for hope and relief everywhere. When you have nothing how can you still have hope?

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How and why did does an icon of Buddha stop refugees in their tracks? Is is because of the religious symbolism behind the icon or is there more to this classic, ethereal icon?

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