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October 15, 2015
Published by juliegrundvig at October 15, 2015
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Explore Chinese New Year Box is ready to go!

I’ve put the finishing touches on the Explore Chinese New Year box and it is finally, finally ready to go. The Teacher’s Guide is full of […]
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July 14, 2015
Published by juliegrundvig at July 14, 2015
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Explore Chinese New Year Box

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on collecting items for the Explore Chinese New Year box and writing the teacher’s guide to go along […]
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June 30, 2015
Museum Bento Quanzhou, China Marionette Troupe
Published by juliegrundvig at June 30, 2015
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Saving Chinese Marionettes

I recently came across this article in the China Daily on the ongoing efforts to revitalize puppetry in China’s southeastern Fujian province. As someone who has been […]
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June 16, 2015
Published by juliegrundvig at June 16, 2015
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Beijing’s First Intangible Heritage Museum & Dough Figurines

A museum dedicated to intangible cultural heritage just opened up in Beijing with an emphasis on local arts and crafts. Here is a link to the […]
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June 10, 2015
Museum Bento Monkey King Taipei Puppetry Museum
Published by juliegrundvig at June 10, 2015
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Monkey King Lives!

At last! Work on the Monkey King box has taken a little longer than expected…but it is done!  
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May 11, 2015
Published by juliegrundvig at May 11, 2015
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Making Shadow Puppets for the Monkey King Box

One of the activities suggested in the Monkey King Teacher’s Guide is to have students tell their own stories using shadow puppets. I use the shadow […]
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April 28, 2015
Published by juliegrundvig at April 28, 2015
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Making a Relief Map for the Monkey King Box

Did you know that the Chinese were the first to make relief maps? They made three-dimensional maps as early as the third century BCE to help […]
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January 27, 2015
Published by juliegrundvig at January 27, 2015
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Take a Peek at Meet Monkey King: A Legend from China Teacher’s Guide

I have uploaded a sample from the Meet Monkey King: A Legend from China Teacher’s Guide. You can find it here: Monkey King Teacher’s Guide. The sample […]
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January 23, 2015
Published by juliegrundvig at January 23, 2015
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Dolls for the Children at Play Box

New additions for the Children at Play box!
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