| | Janet Wilson & Joy Ross start off with a helping hand: making n... | |
| | | Motoko folds the fundraising T-shirt in seconds flat! | |
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| | Local Fred Fung entertains on butterfly harp at the Bon Voyage Party. | |
| | | Linda Fang prepares the Nu Wa Gems with a tale of the Empress. | |
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| | Take your seats: Leeny, Joyce, Doug, Lynn, Marjorie, Nancy, and Arif. | |
| | | First in "class" an orientation about China. Very informative. | |
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| | Alternate tour: National Minority Park. | |
| | | Aaaaah a moment of reflection. National Minority Park. | |
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| | | Judith makes the point. Earlybird gets Tai Chi. | |
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| | Early Morning in China is when all the fun starts. | |
| | | Tai Chi on the streets. Join in and get your energy flowing. | |
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| | Eth-Noh-Tec: 2 years of organizing and building community. Dance now. | |
| | | Joy & Val: Organizing village donations. Which way, what, where? | |
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| | Nat'l Youth Teller, Chloe knows what to do: stay cool. | |
| | | People of the Bus: Jo Radner & Leeny Del Seamond | |
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| | We arrive in Gengcun Village: Elly meets an old friend: Sun Shen Tai. | |
| | | The Goddesses: Cao Mei-gen, Dong Yan E, Wang Hong Rui, Gong Chun Ge. | |
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| | Sue meets storytellers Ms. Cao, Sun, Zhang. | |
| | | And the younger generations too! | |
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| | Joyce Greiner of Scio, OR, shares First Nation's Blackfoot ciulture. | |
| | | Hall of Stories: the stage is set. | |
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| | Mr Wang tells. Sharing stories daily was at the core of project. | |
| | | We sat in circles and swapped American, World, and Chinese lore. | |
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| | Elly Reidy, Glendale AZ has a crown of her own. | |
| | | Peek-a-boo! Engaging with the village with play, arts & crafts. | |
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| | Hotel assistants get in on inflated fun. | |
| | | Back at the hotel: the Hall of Jams Sessions. | |
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| | Hall of Belly Dancing too! That Judith sure knows how to have fun! | |
| | | Master Jin-Xiang knows hundreds of stories. | |
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| | 2 Master Jins have passed on their tales to many generations. | |
| | | Porchside pose. Story swaps took place in villagers homes. | |
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| | | Note: Bay Area Storytelling Festival T-shirt sighting on Mr. Qing Hua. | |
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| | | More Gems: The children of Gengcun | |
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| | We were greeted with such hospitality. Nancy & Wu Xiao jun. | |
| | | Joyce giving away bear hugs. | |
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| | | Breaking news: Leeny made front page! | |
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| | Gengcun families pass on their love of stories, culture, heritage. | |
| | | Chen Na: our local guide aides us in Gengcun dialect translations. | |
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| | Market day! Lots of treats and snacks for sale. | |
| | | School of Gengcun has a veggie garden. | |
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| | Linda Whiteside of San Diego helps make dream catchers. | |
| | | Kai (Kevin) Jao translates for Gengcun's youth tellers | |
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| | | Lynn Morgan (NY), helps with Dream Catching Project. | |
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| | Chloe Clunis (FL) spins her yarn! | |
| | | Kids having fun in School. | |
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| | Here the classroom inventory: desks, stools, blackboard. | |
| | | Through the Eye of a Dream Catcher! | |
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| | She's telling a tale of Judging a Stone. | |
| | | Our classroom sessions were hands on! | |
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| | Who's that tall kid in the back? | |
| | | Elderly women winding up bubble wands. A village first. | |
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| | Bubble time! Fun with local folks! | |
| | | Bigger Bubble time! Fun with the school community! | |
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| | Big Bubble Time! Playfulness is peacefulness! | |
| | | Sirena Tabet (Salem OR) instructs in the finer details of soap. | |
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| | | Bubble project was part of a mini-festival created on the last day | |
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| | Generations of storytellers. Wu Xiao Jun and her offspring. | |
| | | Hey, story masters and a plug for August House & NSN! | |
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| | On this 2nd trip to Gengcun Nancy Wang & Sun Shen Tai reconnec... | |
| | | Storyteller Yuan Ai Jin has a smile that warms us all. | |
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| | Eth-Noh-Tec offers a kinetic storytelling workshops for the kids. | |
| | | Sue O'Halloran tells a tale about "being nice". | |
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| | Front row seats! Each afternoon we swapped at the Hall of Stories. | |
| | | Motoko mimes, crosses the language barrier... tale of a mosquito! | |
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| | How did Turtle get his cracked shell? | |
| | | That reminds me of ANOTHER version of Turtle... | |
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| | | Chloe is really enjoying this! | |
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| | Fan and drum dance welcomes the storytelling delegation. | |
| | | More drums and gongs at the Apple Fest. | |
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| | | Mr Fang, Chen Na, Flora: esssential in bridging our communities. | |
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| | Kung Fu master and movie stars scribes an autograph for Joy & L... | |
| | | Arif trudging thru the cornfields in pursuit of video magic. | |
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| | The women have gathered, gongs, and songs. | |
| | | Cao Mei Gen is a GREAT teller & vocalist of the Gengcun. | |
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| | In front of the Temple of Geng and Altar of Kwan Yin they dance | |
| | | The resounding clang and clamor of bronze. | |
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| | Circle of Women East and West. | |
| | | Onlookers take it all in. Quite a sight! | |
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| | Our tellers arm and arm with Master Wang Hong Rui. | |
| | | Teller Yuan recounts the tale of Kwan Yin. | |
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| | | Life is great isn't it Joyce Slater (Kansas City)? | |
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| | Sandra Harris (Indianapolis) lots to share with the folks back home. | |
| | | Presentations to Linda Fang and Eth-Noh-Tec. | |
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| | School yard frolic at the Mini Festival in Gengcun. | |
| | | Mr. Yuan (folklorist) offers a book to Vicky Dworkin (Hawaii) | |
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| | Dosey Doe... Swing your partner... Alemany left... | |
| | | More smiles... Master Dong Yan-e and Joyce Slater! | |
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| | Veteran Yan-Wen shares tales of Japanese occupation. | |
| | | Each time we left the village it was a LONG goodbye | |
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| | Kai (Kevin) did a great job adding dramatic flavor to the tales. | |
| | | Tellers Ms. Wu and Yuan talk with Chen Na. | |
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| | This is a grand time....Hands down! | |
| | | Tiled scenery are part of the entrance decor to family compounds. | |
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| | Villagers by the truckload. | |
| | | Eat your greens. Organic of course. | |
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| | New audiences? They flock to listen! | |
| | | Made in the shade. Charlotte keeping cool. | |
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| | Valerie offers cross culture experience: African Am. corn-rows. | |
| | | Ms. Gong Chun-ge is one of 134+ storytellers residing here. | |
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| | Good Luck Red... protects the home and brings good Feng Shui | |
| | | Babe in the arms of friendly Mom. | |
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| | Gengcun Village: 600 years of storytelling legacy. | |
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