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Keeping You Informed Of Chinese Culture In Colorado Springs

Newsletter  November 2024| Issue 2024-11
 

Tea and Confucianism


Tea and Confucianism have a long-standing connection in Chinese culture, where tea drinking has been intertwined with Confucian ideals such as harmony, respect, ritual propriety, and social relationships. Through its emphasis on etiquette, balance, and virtue, tea has become more than just a beverage—it is a medium for cultivating the moral and social ideals central to Confucian philosophy. 

These connections might have started when Lu Yu wrote the first monograph on tea, The Classic of Tea, around 760 CE. Lu Yu was an orphan raised by Buddhist monks in a temple. He did not become a Buddhist but a tea master who laid a grand foundation through his book for the treatise of tea, from the history and cultivation of tea to the preparation and appreciation of tea, and the tools used in its preparation. The treatise hugely influenced how tea was understood and consumed in China, and its influence spread far beyond China over the centuries.

How to Use a Homestyle Tea Set


Lu Yu, the author of The Classic of Tea described 24 various utensils used for preparing and serving tea, emphasizing their quality and function. It was more for demonstration and performance. A homestyle tea preparation requires fewer utensils and procedures, thanks to modern technology and tools.

The following video introduces a simple and fun way of using a tea set to brew fresh tea and share it with family and friends.

 
 

2025 Chinese New Year Celebration

Returns to the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS


Colorado Springs, CO - The Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute will ring in the 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration, the Year of the Snake, at the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS, 5225 N. Nevada Avenue. The Chinese New Year Celebration will run from 9:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The highlight of the celebration is two ticketed cultural performances at 10 am and 12:30pm. There will also be free martial arts presentations at 11:30am and 2pm.

 

The 2025 New Year Celebration continues to be a popular cultural event in Colorado Springs with the traditional lion dance, Taiko drummers, Asian ribbon & fan dances, unique Chinese musical instrument performances, the Dragon Dance, Asian Aerial Acrobats and more. 

 

Visitors are welcome to browse and shop in the “Chinatown” of merchants offering snake dolls, Asian jewelry, artwork, clothing and more. The “Tea House” will offer free samples and demonstrations of authentic Chinese tea. Children create Asian Art in the Kid Zone. Visitors can create their own pottery in the Asian Pottery Studio. Asian food truck vendors will be curbside to offer authentic food for the celebration.

 

The official Chinese New Year celebration is based on the lunar calendar. The origin of the New Year occurred before the advent of written language; hence it is an oral tradition with many myths. Through the years it has sustained as one of the few major celebrations throughout Asia. The Year of the Snake covers those born in 1941, 1953, 1965 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, and 2025. Persons born in the Year of the Snake are wise, smart and determined to achieve goals, mysterious, good talkers, and they form deep relationships.

 

The Chinese New Year Celebration continues their partnership with the UCCS Division of Inclusive Culture & Belonging and the UCCS Asian Studies. Tickets will be available in January at EntCenterfortheArts.org and cscci.org. Admission for the 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration is $18 for adults, $12 for students, military (active duty and retired), seniors (age 65+), UCCS faculty, children (5+) and CSCCI members. Children under 5 are free. Parking is free of charge.


The Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute (CSCCI) is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for greater appreciation of Chinese culture through education and social interaction. For more information, please call CSCCI at (719)343-6003 or visit their website at www.cscci.org.

CSCCI is deeply grateful for the support from the following organizations
 

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Colorado Springs, CO 80901

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