Today is officially the start of the Chinese New Year! It is the year of the Pig (or Boar), and based on the year I was born (1971), according to the Chinese zodiac, I am a Pig as well. My wife is a Rooster and my daughter is a Monkey, just in case you wanted to know. Speaking of my daughter, she is from China and so we try to keep up with some of the cultural traditions of China. I love the Chinese culture (actually all Asian culture). Asian food is my favorite ethnic food…whether it’s Chinese food (and I don’t mean the crappy Americanized Chinese food, but since I live in Seattle and the Chinese population is high, you can find some really excellent and authentic Chinese food here), or Thai (Pud Thai), or Vietnamese (Phó Noodle soup), or Korean (Kim Chee), or Indian (all of it!), or especially Japanese! (Sushi, Udon and Yakisoba rock!!) I like to eat with chopsticks often (I have quite a collection), even with non-Asian food. I drink 3-4 cups of Chinese Jasmine and Ginseng tea almost everyday. I love Kung Fu, even though I don’t know it or take it…I love it, and someday I will be a Kung Fu master (I have the long fu-manchu and the old school, Shaolin Monk’s ‘QUE’ on the back of my shaved head to prove it!!); I love Bruce Lee! Dragons are cool, regardless of their supposedly ‘evil’ nature… ; you get the idea! Anyways, Chinese culture is very artistic and creative and one of the most amazing things in the culture is the Chinese acrobats. If you have ever seen Cirque de Soliel, then you most likely have seen them in action. If you’ve never seen this kind of acrobat feats, you won’t believe some of the stuff these boys and girls do (usually they are pretty young). So in honor of Chinese New Year, I am providing a link to an amazing video of two acrobats at a Chinese New Year celebration! The video is a bit long (5:23), but it is well worth it! I hope you enjoy the video as you get a glimpse of the beauty of this ancient culture! Here is the link!

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