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Inside Look at Beijing Design Week's 3D Technologies

Oct 29, 2015

The world's largest 3D printed architectural structure, VULCAN, highlighted at the Beijing International Design Week and was unveiled at Parkview Green on Friday. Developed by Laboratory for Creative Design, the innovative 3D printing ...

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Palace Museum Exhibits Restoration Technique of Cultural Relics

Oct 29, 2015

Crowds are flocking to the Palace Museum to see its priceless treasures, and they're paying tribute to the immortals of Chinese art. But now it's time to sing the praises of those backstage heroes who make it all possible - the restorers ...

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Over 150 Scholars Attend Confucianism Meeting

Oct 29, 2015

The 7th World Confucianism Meeting concluded on Tuesday in Qufu city, in east China’s Shandong province, the hometown of the most honored ancient philosopher. The event, which began on Saturday, aims to promote international ...

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Film Shows Pool Table as Life

Oct 29, 2015

An upcoming film could be of interest to both fans of Taiwan rock band Mayday and sports enthusiasts. Second Chance stars Pan Xiaoting, the first Chinese to win the Women's Professional Billiard Association's Tour Championship of 2007, ...

Tags: Film, stars, Pan Xiaoting

Poetry Meet Marks Mid-Autumn Festival

Oct 29, 2015

More than 30 poets from China and abroad, including Germany, France, Iran and the United States, gathered at Beijing's China Millennium Monument on Sunday to celebrate the annual Mid-autumn festival and recite their works about the moon at ...

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Lost in Hong Kong Receives Mixed Reviews

Oct 29, 2015

The new Chinese box office record breaker Lost in Hong Kong impressed the market by making nearly 800 million RMB ($125.68 million) within just four days since its release on September 25. The film earned more than 200 million RMB ($31.4 ...

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Chinese Museums Jump on Coloring Book Bandwagon

Oct 29, 2015

Following the success of Secret Garden, the best-selling coloring book for adults, coloring books and products sales have been booming in China. Even The Assassin Nie Yinniang, a film screened in late August, published a coloring album as a ...

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China to Cooperate with US From Performing Arts to Theme Parks

Oct 29, 2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently paid a state visit to the US, but cultural exchanges between the two countries are an important backdrop to the diplomatic ones. For example, Universal Studios has just contracted to build a theme park ...

Tags: theme park in Beijing, cultural exchanges, Arts

Inside The Mind of Artist David Diao

Oct 29, 2015

Diao, 72, was born in Chengdu, China, but moved to New York City at a very young age. He attended Kenyon College in Ohio and studied philosophy, but soon found the academic world just wasn’t for him. Instead of class, Diao spent most ...

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Breath of Fresh Air in Art Displays

Oct 29, 2015

The blockbuster art show 15 Rooms, which opened at the Long Museum in Shanghai on Thursday, has created quite a stir. At the live-art exhibition, artists and artist groups from different cultural backgrounds present artwork through ...

Tags: Art Displays, Long Museum, collections

Beijing Design Week Continues

Oct 29, 2015

The modern city, with its arrays of skyscrapers, vistas of glass and steel, and commuting masses, can be a dehumanising experience. But some architects are determined to reimagine the city as a cradle of connection, a haven of tranquility, ...

Tags: Beijing Design Week, Architecture, modern city

Ningbo Chosen as 2016 East Asian City of Culture

Oct 29, 2015

Ningbo, a coastal city in southeast China's Zhejiang province, was crowned 2016 East Asia Cultural City on Tuesday. Established by China, Japan and South Korea, the East Asian Cultural City is an important cultural brand in the region. ...

Tags: Ningbo, intangible cultural heritages, Culture

'Red Articles' Continue to Shine in Modern Ear

Oct 29, 2015

Xue Kaizhong was not surprised when the gold and silver coins he bought on Aug 27 for 6,600 yuan ($1,033) were worth 9,000 yuan in mid-September. The 64-year-old, who lives in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, stood in line for two hours to ...

Tags: Red Articles, gold coins, silver coins, collection

Comedians on a Happy Mission

Oct 29, 2015

Most of them dropped out of high school because of poverty. They were farmers before changing, ahem, their profession. They have appeared on TV and performed at various galas. To top it all, they have also performed on CCTV's Spring ...

Tags: comedians, Errenzhuan, folk art

One-Act Play Introduces Woody Allen to Chinese Audiences

Oct 29, 2015

Actor He Shan is a big fan of Woody Allen. He has what one can call a small collection of his movies, music and theater works. In 2013, He read a book, which had Chinese translations of three of Allen's one-act plays, Riverside Driver, Old ...

Tags: Woody Allen, Play, Chinese Audiences