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“Griddle” is a traditional Chinese cooking style that originates from Sichuan Province. The taste is spicy, fresh, and tongue-numbing.
Upon entering the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival from the west, visitors are greeted by a 30+ meter bamboo flower plaque.
Every year the Folklife Festival Marketplace features handmade crafts and traditional artwork by participants from the featured programs.
See highlights from the Folklife Festival captured by our photography team.
Yesterday was the first day of the 2014 Folklife Festival. After a long period of preparation, the grand celebration of diversity of culture feels more and more like a real festival to me now.
In addition to photos gathered via our Folklife Festival photographers, our social media team invites visitors to contribute their own photographs of the Festival to the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Flickr group.
When brainstorming ideas for China program activities at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, I think we all had the same idea: bike ride!
See highlights from the Folklife Festival captured by our photography team.
The flower plaque at the entrance to China: Tradition and the Art of Living at the 2014 Folklife Festival prominently features a character named Tian Tian.
The Folklife Festival is a sensory overload. Craftsmen yell out to each other in multiple languages, musicians groove on all corners of the Mall
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