Softshell Turtles typically breed in May. Females lay anywhere from 4 to 38 eggs on sandbars or in loose soil. The eggs hatch sometime in August or September. They can live up to 50 years in the wild! We have a mother nesting near our lagoon today!
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2 days ago
Commonly known as the Christmas Orchid, Calanthe triplicata is native to many countries, ranging from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific. We've got a few blooming on the preserve this week! Come see one on an Arboretum Tour this Summer.
Sign up for a tour @ www.ellingoeide.org
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4 days ago
Our Upcoming Events are filling up fast! Make sure to register today at www.ellingoeide.org
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5 days ago
The Elling Eide Center in Sarasota, Florida is seeking experienced Docents who have a background(s) in biology, wildlife, horticulture, art and art history, and Asian studies, or past work experience in state parks, nature preserves, or museums, to lead tours of the preserve and library.
If you’re interested in being part of our team and are interested in serving our visitors who include local residents, tourists, students, as well as national and international scholars and researchers, please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Michael Salimbene at msalimbene@ellingoeide.org or info@ellingoeide.org
Volunteers, like you, are essential to the Elling Eide Center because you make it possible for us to offer our tours, special events, and programs. We could not do what we do without your generous investment of time, energy, and dedication to the center’s mission.
*Please Note: A Volunteer Application with a background check will need to be completed.
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1 week ago
We have only a few seats left! Come join Dr. Rebecca Doran from the @univmiami on Thursday, June 2 at 11:00am ET. You can attend in person or online for free. Pre-Registration required at www.ellingoeide.org
In Collaboration with @projectpridesrq
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2 weeks ago
In 1983, Elling Eide published a collection of his translations of Li Bai’s 李白 (701-762) works entitled Poems by Li Po: Translations by Elling Eide. The collection consists of 51 separate pieces, from well-known occasional poems such as “Drinking Alone in the Moonlight” 月下獨酌, to yue fu 樂府 poetry like “The Road to Shu is Hard” 蜀道難, to prose prefaces or xu 序. The volume also includes translator’s notes, a finding list, notes on illustrations, and reproductions of calligraphy attributed to Li Bai himself.
The book was published by Anvil Press in Lexington, Kentucky in 1983. It was printed in Hammer Uncial type on hand-made Iyo paper. Only 150 copies were made. The Eide Center Library is pleased to offer a PDF of this volume for public use.
Download Digitally Eide Poems by Li Po @ https://buff.ly/3P9mM6d
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2 weeks ago
Thank you Dr. Richard John Lynn from @UofT for a fantastic talk today at the Elling Eide Center! We hope you'll be able to join us for our next lecture taking place Thursday, June 2nd at 11am ET. Register for free today to attend in-person or via ZOOM @ www.ellingoeide.org
2 weeks ago
We're excited to host a symposium organized by Professor Nicholas Williams of @arizonastateuniversity on Tang literature this weekend.
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2 weeks ago
Come join Dr. Rebecca Doran from the @UniversityofMiami on Thursday, June 2 at 11:00am! Attend for free in person or watch online! This lecture will focus on several case studies of pre-Tang and Tang women political figures who demonstrate the development of historical and omenological traditions that used gendered accusations of inappropriate or ominous dress to symbolize or criticize rule by women.
Register for your ticket today @ www.ellingoeide.org
In collaboration with @projectpridesrq
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3 weeks ago
Beat the heat this summer and join Dr. Matthew Wells, the Elling Eide Center’s Research Director, for a limited summer lecture and discussion series that explores different aspects of Chinese culture and history! This five-part series is designed for people who have little or no background in Chinese history, language, and culture. Come listen and enjoy a delicious cup of roasted coffee and pastries at our new summer lecture series, “Coffee & Confucius.”
Register today @ www.ellingoeide.org ($15 per lecture of $50 for all five lectures!)
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3 weeks ago
The Frangipani is the national tree of Laos, where it is called dok jampa. It is regarded as a sacred tree in Laos and every Buddhist temple in that country has them planted in their courtyards. In Cambodia, pagodas especially choose this shrub for the flowers which are used in ritual offerings to the deities; they are sometimes used to make necklaces which decorate coffins. Come see this beautiful flower at the Elling Eide Center!
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3 weeks ago
The Yi jing 易經 (Classic of Changes) is one of the most enigmatic texts in the Chinese tradition. An early Zhou period divination manual, the creation of its 64 hexagrams was traditionally ascribed to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 (1112-1050 BCE). Over time, the text came to be interpreted in moral terms and closely associated with the thought of Confucius. In 1994, Richard John Lynn published his own translation of the Classic of Changes along with Wang Bi's 王弼 (226-249) influential commentary. We are honored to welcome Professor Lynn to the Elling Eide Center on Thursday, May 5.
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4 weeks ago
Happy Earth Day! The Elling Eide Center is located on 72 acres of preserved land along Little Sarasota Bay. We offer regular tours of our preserve and support conservation efforts in Southwest Florida. We believe environmental and wildlife protection is the cornerstone of a healthy community.
If you'd like to visit us, check out our website @ www.ellingoeide.org
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4 weeks ago
The Daode jing 道德經 or Laozi 老子 is one of the most well-known early Chinese texts outside of East Asia. Despite its complex textual history, including dubious authorship, uncertain dates of composition, and a plethora of commentaries that vary wildly in their interpretations, this little book of 81 brief chapters is among the most widely translated books in the world. In 2004, Richard John Lynn published his own translation of this seminal text along with Wang Bi's 王弼 (226-249) influential commentary. We are honored to welcome Professor Lynn to the Eide Center on May 5th.
Register today @ www.ellingoeide.org/upcoming-events/
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1 month ago
Join acclaimed translator and author, Professor Richard John Lynn (@uoft), as he traces the history of the monumental cultural encounter between China and the Western World through the reception and translation of the Zhuangzi (or Chuang-Tzu), a foundational text of the Chinese philosophical tradition and the cornerstone of Daoist thought.
Join us on Thursday, May 5 at 11:00am ET. Attend for free in person here at the Elling Eide Center or online via ZOOM. We are filling up fast!
Register TODAY @ www.ellingoeide.org
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1 month ago
Christianity has a long history in China and East Asia. The Xi'an Jingjiao Stele 景教碑 pictured here was erected in 781, nearly 150 years after the Syriac Christian missionary Alopen 阿羅本 arrived at the court of Tang Emperor Taizong in 635. Today, Christianity is among the fastest growing religions in China. One 2018 government estimate suggests there are nearly 50 million Christians in the mainland, while unofficial sources claim the number is much higher. www.ellingoeide.org
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1 month ago
Elling Eide attended Southside Elementary School, Sarasota Junior High, and Sarasota High School. He graduated from high school in 1953 and matriculated at Harvard University on a scholarship. Eide graduated summa cum laude from Harvard with a degree in Far Eastern Languages in 1957. He then joined the United States Marine Corps and was stationed throughout Asia before he returned to Harvard in 1965 as a Junior Fellow. He was an assistant professor of Chinese at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1970 to 1971 when he took a leave of absence to return to his estate to care for the family and the property.
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1 month ago
Elling Eide often fished and collected oysters, scallops, and clams from Little Sarasota Bay. He was a passionate nature lover! Here are a few pictures we captured this morning from one of the docks here at the Elling Eide Center. www.ellingoeide.org
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1 month ago
Red Pineapple (Ananas bracteatus) is a short lived perennial terrestrial plant related to the pineapple that grows up to about 90 cm tall and 90-120 cm wide. The red pineapple can take 18 to 24 months from planting to producing a single fruit. We've got a few growing today at the Eide Center. www.ellingoeide.org
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1 month ago
