By A Proud Father
In Chinese custom, one hundred days after the baby’s birth, relatives and friends will send gifts such as clothes, pants, necklace, bracelets for wrists and ankles, tiger shoes, hats for the baby. This is an important day for the baby because one hundred days after birth celebration represents the wish that the baby will live 100 years.
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】7月16日，20多位波士顿华人摄影协会的会员们在伯灵顿镇李明伟先生家中聚会，大家一同交流摄影心得，观赏摄影作品，之后一同分享了各自带来的拿手菜，度过了一个愉快的下午。
李明伟（前排右一）、杨波（后排右一）等与会者在后院合影。（波士顿华人摄影协会 提供）
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On behalf of Presenting Sponsor State Street, Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. (QARI) invites you to take part in the 2012 Quincy August Moon Festival on Sunday, August 19 from 11-5pm on Hancock Street in Quincy Center!
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【侨报周末特约记者李强图文报道】在7月27日晚“中华文化大乐园——优秀才艺学生演出团”波士顿站的演出中，还不满12岁的孔莹无疑是当晚最为耀眼的小明星之一。她不仅演唱了数种戏剧选段，还与金小鱼联袂主持了整台晚会。
孔莹演唱京剧《贵妃醉酒》选段（邹新中 摄）
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By David Li, bostonese.com, translated by George Zeng, Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture
Waltham, Mass. – On the afternoon of July 17, a group of middle school students found themselves listening to an exceptionally unique lesson at Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture (CCCC) in Waltham. These 22 students from Beijing’s Experimental School Attached to Haidian Teachers Training College (ESHTTC) were visiting the United States on a special exchange program with the purpose of learning about modern American life and culture.
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戴晓云， 哈佛大学访问学者
【编者注： 戴晓云女士目前在哈佛大学费正清东亚研究中心作访问学者，获得过中国中央美术学院博士学位，在北京鲁迅博物馆担任副研究员。戴晓云对中国佛教美术史有深入的研究，不久前曾经在大波士顿文协的艺文小集中讲解大英博物馆藏敦煌藏经洞绢画。】
众所周之，中国有几千年文明史，汉唐时代，集中代表了中国强大的文化和邦交。当代的每一次的考古发掘，都让人们惊讶古代文化之灿烂辉煌。同时，世界也因为流失海外的文物而重新认识这个东方大国的古代文明。流失海外的敦煌绢画、散藏于各大博物馆、各大学博物馆的中国文物，用艺术品的形式，述说着自己的出身和经历，述说自己的辉煌。
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By Julia Hsu Low, Watertown, Massachusetts
One summer day in July 2011, while waiting at a traffic light on Memorial Drive along the Charles River towards Boston Mass., I noticed the car in front of me with a New Hampshire license plate bearing the state motto: Live Free or Die.
Family, friends and contributors to the book gathered in front of the gate in Boston Chinatown.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Most sports fans are very excited watching the London Olympics now. In just two weeks, the 2012 New Heaven Open at Yale will be upon us. For many top tennis players, this tournament is a warmup for the US Open. For tennis fans, New Heaven Open provides them a great opportunity to see the best tennis players with inexpensive tickets and easy parking.
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