May 30, 2009
Seattle Center House

Enter a virtual Chinese garden and partake in cultural traditions covering 5,000 years of China's history in this celebration of one of the world's oldest cultures. "A Glimpse of China"explores the rich traditions of China's graceful dance, music, martial arts and brilliant costumes. Gift booths offer authentic Chinese goods, and nationally acclaimed artists from the Northwest and China share their crafts and talents. Presented by the Washington Chinese Art Culture Committee.

Did you know?

With her success at the Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese diver Guo Jingjing became the most decorated female Olympic diver ever with six medals. Jingjing follows in a long line of exceptional female Chinese divers that includes Olympic medalists Gao Min and Fu Mingxia. Born in Baoding, Hebei province in 1981, Jingjing took up diving when she was six years old. She started training in competitive diving in 1988, and was selected to dive for the Chinese national team in 1992. Jingjing first competed at the Olympics in 1996. After the 2004 Athens Olympics, Jingjing became a Chinese national sports figure in the public eye with multiple endorsement contracts. She was banned by the national team for excessive commercial activities, but was later accepted back when she agreed to focus on diving.

Thanks to our A Glimpse of China: Chinese Culture and Arts Festival sponsors