The Huntington Garden were fabulous, I must agree with you! I thought that the manner and care that was saturated into the creation of the gardens were superb! How delightful for us to have the opportunity to learn so much about these cultures and then view into a window of the cultures via their outside affinity. I had no idea, before the class, the the Chinese and Japanese had such a long history of getting tanked and writing poetry. Not a bad pastime, I must say.
As for Ms. Miyake, her class was so full of useful information. I think that th a arts are a great example of historical perspective. It is so interesting, for example, to look into the ever changing nature of the Tale of Genji,, and the interpretations that follow it. Those manga books are a real hoot. In fact, I just learned today, for a friend at work, that you can even buy Japanese manga books translated into Spanish. I am on the hunt.
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