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The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle’s hidden gateway to Imperial China

January 15, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the heart of downtown Seattle, in the Skinner Building, lies a hidden architectural gem with Chinese-inspired interior design that evokes the sacred palaces and a temple of Imperial China — it’s the 5th Avenue Theatre.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Avenue Theatre Association, Calandra Childers, Connie Corrick, Forbidden City, Gustav Liljestrom, Imperial China, Imperial Chinese, Long Corridor, Seattle Downtown Historic Theatre, Skinner Building, Summer Palace, Thailand, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, culture, japan, technology

PICTORIAL: First Lady in China

March 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to China March 20 through March 26 with her mother, Mrs. Marian Robinson, and daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama. They visited historical and cultural sites, as well as schools, including a calligraphy class in which one student taught Mrs. Obama how to draw the character for “eternity.”

Filed Under: Pictorials Tagged With: 2014, Beijing Normal School, Chengdu Panda Base, China March, Chinese President Xi Jinping, First Lady Michelle Obama, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama, Summer Palace, Vol 33 No 14 | March 29 - April 4, White House

Of all the Chinese cities, why Beijing?

November 29, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If you have to choose one place to visit in China, where should you go?

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2008, Beijing Hotel, China, Chinese, Courtyard Marriott, Duke Gong Qin, Korean Airlines, Madame Soong Ching Ling, Memorial Hall, Ming Emperors Tombs, Opera House, Pu Yi, Seattle, Summer Palace, Wangfujian Street, Xinhua University, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

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