Zen Gardens, Imagination in the Making

Zen Gardens, Imagination in the Making

By their very nature Zen gardens encourage you to use your imagination.  Using carefully placed rocks and stones and open spaces filled with sand or gravel these gardens tend to capture the eye and the mind and hold both. Soon one can see the waves undulating in the sand ponds as they push around the [...]

July 21st, 2010 by Moni 

The Chinese Venice of Suzhou

The Chinese Venice of Suzhou

Suzhou is one of the most beautiful cities of China. Its the motherland of silk and one of the oldest traditional forms of Chinese opera – Kunqu, listed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO).
The city is located in the south of the province of Jiangsu and enjoys [...]

June 9th, 2010 by lisa lane 
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