Chinese Culture

Name: Scholar’s Centerpiece: Exploring Qing Gong (清供)
Start: 2025-12-21T13:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-12-21T14:00:00-08:00
Location: Lan Su Chinese Garden

December 2025
December 21 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Scent and Seal: An Incense Art Experience (打香篆)

Scent and Seal: An Incense Art Experience (打香篆)

Lan Su Chinese Garden 239 NW Everett Street, Portland, Oregon

Using special tools, participants gently smooth the ash and press a mold to create intricate incense patterns. The process is both calming and creative. Join us to discover how Chinese scholars transformed this simple ritual into a moment of peace and inspiration.

Free
December 21 @ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Warm Hearts, Warm Ears: The Story of Dumplings

Warm Hearts, Warm Ears: The Story of Dumplings

Lan Su Chinese Garden 239 NW Everett Street, Portland, Oregon

At the Lan Su Chinese Garden Dongzhi celebration, uncover the tale of compassion and cleverness wrapped inside every dumpling.

Free
December 21 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Scholar’s Centerpiece: Exploring Qinggong (清供)

Scholar’s Centerpiece: Exploring Qing Gong (清供)

Lan Su Chinese Garden 239 NW Everett Street, Portland, Oregon

his display is a collection of scholarly and aesthetic items that someone in their peak years would have been proud of. Lan Su’s Curator of Horticulture, Josie, will be explaining the intention behind the elements included.

Free

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December 2025