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Harbin Grand Theatre or Harbin Opera House, 2015

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harbin opera house

architecture by ma yansong

heilongjiang district (china)

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Lucas Museum: Celebrating Narrative Art in LA

"Step into the world of narrative art at the Lucas Museum in LA. Get ready to be captivated by storytelling in all its forms! #LucasMuseum #Art"

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is an exciting addition to the cultural landscape of Los Angeles, California. Founded by renowned filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, the museum is set to become a hub for visual storytelling in all its forms. Located in Exposition Park, the museum boasts an impressive collection that spans a wide range of artistic mediums. From paintings and…

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‘Culture Is Chinese Traditional Values As The Foundation Including Western Values When Appropriate, Elevated To A Set Of Social Beliefs Which Become The Soft Power Of Hong Kong’—Cultural Pundit Master Darwin Chen

Today we live in a world that is highly fractured, ambiguous and self-centred. Freedom and personal interest are the 2 biggest things that people often abuse.

Architect Ma Yansong said, “Where traditional values are concerned, Chinese people see nature as very symbolic. It is a form of culture.” Nature gave Chinese the imaginations, beauty, peace and most importantly, harmony as our cultural value. Chinese learnt to properly behave and get along with everyone and everything including nature. We did not say everyone is equal. Instead, specific moral duties were prescribed to each of us as oneself, in a family and the society. The duties are virtues such as love, kindness, respect, devotion, allegiance and integrity. Chinese believed that self-restraints were vital and people were capable of attaining these through education and reflection. People with personal mastery would treat themselves and others morally and lead others better. In turn, we all contribute our share to the greater harmony of nature and a good society.

The veteran of arts and culture in Hong Kong Darwin Chen(陳達文博士) who has served government since 1961 emphasized to me, “We must embrace our traditional Chinese values. They help us build up a sense of appropriateness and consummation. They also bring families and members of the community spiritually together and enable people to connect and harmonize. Now, ‘selfish’ is the high pitch in this city. The keyword should however be ‘selfless’.” Old owl like Chen is very wise.

In 1932, Master Chen was born in a Cantonese family which lived well, loved lots and laughed often in Shanghai. World War II destroyed all. He came with the family to Hong Kong in 1946. His education journey was from Diocesan Boys’ School, Northcote College of Education to University of London. His career path was from a reporter, teacher, officer of culture, high level official and presently a scholar.

Regardless of his government positions, master Chen always committed himself to the development of arts and culture in Hong Kong. He served Hong Kong Arts Development Council as Vice Chairman and Chairman from 1996 to 2004. His great honours include the Honorary Fellowship from The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy for Performance Arts and University of Hong Kong. In 2003, government awarded Master Chen with the Silver Bauhinia Star. He was given in 2012 the Life Achievement Award for his tremendous devotions to arts and culture.

Master Chen is always serious, gentle and patient. He told me, “Western civilization was inaugurated by the philosophies of the Greeks and Romans, in particular, the development of the concept of democracy which was relevant to the belief of equality and freedom. Rights such as right to life, marriage, sex orientation, welfare, freedom of expression and political opposition are roaringly stressed. Taking these rights to the extreme, a person nowadays may end up being an egotist and his self-interest becomes the motive of all arrogant action and foundation of his morality.” I agreed, “Very often, I heard someone say, ‘Well, it’s not illegal and I can do anything that I want to!’” This is a flagrantly proud attitude. Author Abhijit Naskar once said, “Self-regulation is not caution. It is an act of course-correction. There is no greater contentment than the feeling of victory over your own savagery.”

I added, “The western world has a ‘Harm Principle’ in that interference into one’s liberty can only be permitted only when his act will harm others. Moral ground is excluded.”

Master Chen responded to me, “You can enjoy reading books by authors such as Y N Harari, Francis Fukuyama and Peter Drucker. You can also study the history of the Magna Carta which was a document guaranteeing English political liberties. These days, we all shout for more and more freedoms but seldom exercise the freedom of thought which generates true wisdom. We forget the opposite importance of ‘altruism’. Our culture must balance egoism against the greater need for the selfless concern for the well-being of others.”

Master Chen paused, “We live together in a tiny city of Hong Kong and it is morality which can bind people. We must learn to have kind regard for others. I have spent my life preaching the values of self-reflection and self-restraint and only these good cultures will not blunt the fine edge of love, peace, mutual respect and altruism.”

I asked, “Hong Kong government will soon set up a cultural bureau to promote arts and culture, and we would be a cultural city of the world!” How would you see it?” He replied, “It is definitely a good thing. The Bureau should however not position itself sheerly as a planning and operational organ of cultural activities. Culture should not be treated as only leisure and recreational pursuits. Culture should be promoted as a set of shared spiritual beliefs that people of Hong Kong will be able to define themselves, share, translate them into a society’s good deeds and aspire collectively to contribute to a happier and harmonious Hong Kong.”  

Master Chen thought twice, “The cultural bureau must not let itself to become a technical bureaucracy because in any bureaucracy, there is a self-justifying tendency to let the system become a pretext for not trying new things which may benefit Hong Kong. When I was in charge of the first Hong Kong cultural venue City Hall in the 1960s, I told my colleagues, ‘Be brave! It takes many good initiatives to achieve a good thing. Don’t be afraid of problems when the cause is good. Just do it and this is the only way that you can try it out! As a dedicated servant for the people of Hong Kong, personal gain or loss must be secondary.’ In those days, we lent books to the public and did not worry about them not being returned. We presented Cantonese operas and would not believe that they might degrade the reputation of the place. We made theatre tickets very cheap so that the grassroots could sit side by side with the upper class to enjoy. Remember: culture is about how to be a human and how your life is being humane. No one in Hong Kong should be shallow when culture would nourish our soul.”

I was curious, “Most people here are too westernized. How is our traditional Confucianism still important today?” He smiled, “The teachings of Confucius should be made an important part of Hong Kong education today, for students and the general public. It is our proud Chinese culture. The 3 essentials elements, among other good things, of Confucianism are: filial piety, humaneness and ritual consciousness. Our traditional values can cultivate the ideal personality of a citizen and then this will enhance harmony of the presently torn society. Hong Kong people have lost substantially good ethical, moral and social standards of the past. I do believe the Chinese ways should be re-examined and will form the basis of the future right way of life for Hong Kong people and also as our unique city culture mixing the best of East and West.”  

For the first time since 1842 when Hong Kong was ceded as a colony, we could have a cultural bureau. It may be able to rewrite reality and relinquish the bad name of Hong Kong being a ‘cultural desert’ devoid of spiritual and intellectual attentions. The threat remains—the bureau may stumble on the way if it fails to give vent to the great need for the fostering of a more non-material, harmonious and humane Hong Kong. Both the rich and the poor here have to learn to be more cultured and cultural.

MLee

Chinese Version 中文版:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/wen-hua-yi-shu-68677492?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare

Dr. Darwin Chen’s Interview  https://youtu.be/M-wU3t034-c  Acknowledgement-HKCO

Hong Kong City Hall & Colonial History   https://youtu.be/yAPpRNlnUhM  Acknowledgement – online museum

Speech by Dr. Darwin Chen  https://youtu.be/d8LHxdH0wVU  Acknowledgement-pfdahk

Cantonese Opera鳳閣恩仇未了情  https://youtu.be/eFK2cp5kkZk  Acknowledgement – Hello  Hello

Hong Kong in 1961 https://youtu.be/T73Qyn8XFT0  Acknowledgement-MichaelRogge

《大會堂演奏廳》by Hacken Lee  https://youtu.be/lyhzolB4ue8  Acknowledgement-Hacken Lee

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#MAD’s Ma Yansong Unveils Intricate Performance Space for Aranya Theater Festival in China

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MAD Architects @madarchitects reveals winning design for the new terminal of Changchun Airport, as its first large-scale air transportation junction Read more: Link in bio! MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, and in collaboration with China Airport Planning & Design Institute Co., Ltd. and Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. has won an international competition for the design of Changchun “Longjia” International Airport Terminal 3 in China… #china #airport #changchun #архитектура www.amazingarchitecture.com ✔ A collection of the best contemporary architecture to inspire you. #design #architecture #amazingarchitecture #architect #arquitectura #luxury #realestate #life #cute #architettura #interiordesign #photooftheday #love #travel #construction #furniture #instagood #fashion #beautiful #archilovers #home #house ‎#amazing #picoftheday #architecturephotography ‎#معماری (at Changchun, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoWPmPAMOGw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A shan-shui city is a modern city, a high-density urban situation, but we pay more attention to the environment. We bring waterfalls; we bring in a lot of trees and gardens. We treat architecture as a landscape. Ma Yansong

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'Feelings are Facts,' by artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Ma Yansong, Beijing, China (© Feng Li/Getty Images News)

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MA Yansong’s architecture and Hublot’s watchmaking share a common vision of transforming their art into an interactive, 3D experience, fusing the natural and the human-made, creating advanced designs with an affinity for Nature.

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Seven Heaven

First overnight train ride (Deluxe Cabin with four berths) - Family Express Train

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First ever concert - Kodaline

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First blood donation - Bloodbank@DhobyGhaut

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First manicure at a nail salon - Finger Bar + Studio

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First taste of soursop

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First bite of mochi donut - Mister Donut 

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First (And last) mouthful of stinky tofu - Man Kou Xiang

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First Kulfi (Badam & Pista and Butterscotch)

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First visit to the home of the iconic Singapore Sling (Tried The Original Singapore Sling and Raffles 1915 Gin Sling; both were worth the price tags, but we definitely preferred the latter) - Long Bar, Raffles Hotel

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First try at roller skating (Time is a Black Circle by Dawn Ng)

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First POP MART blind box buy - KUBO Walks of Life Series

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First proper job at an architecture firm (Hell yeah) - ONG&ONG

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First attendance at a keynote lecture by a starchitect (Ma Yansong) - Archifest Conference 2023

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First time fixing a phone (Bought precision tools and two iPhone 8 Pluses before finally succeeding with the screen and LCD change)

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MAD Architects Reveals New Design for Anji Culture and Art Centre

@company/madoffice/ led by Ma Yansong unveils the design of Anji Culture and Art Centre – its design a transitional connect between the natural and built environments of the region… https://www.indiaartndesign.com/mad-architects-reveals-new-design-for-anji-culture-and-art-centre/

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Ma Yansong : Recent MAD works (April 10, 2023)

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Ma Yansong on MAD's amorphous concrete library in Haikou | Concrete Icon...

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Ma Yansong - “Named Timeless Beacon”

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via Architect Ma Yansong has created Timeless Beacon, an installation constructed from multicoloured fishing nets and reflective film that covers an abandoned market building in China.

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