The Song Dynasty (960-1279) witnessed a thriving urban economy and the appearance of an influential social stratum consisting of townspeople. Large-scale variety shows like those organized by courts during the Han and Tang periods were ...
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A number of ducal states similar to city-states in ancient Greece existed in China during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-221BC). These states contended with one another for supremacy efforts to conquer neighbors and ...
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The 300-year period in Chinese history from the Wei and Jin Dynasty(220-420) to the Southern and Northern Dynasty(386-581), witnessed great social turmoil and an intensive cultural amalgamation amongst various ethnic groups. The Sui Dynasty ...
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Gameloft and Fox Digital Entertainment, a division of 20th Century Fox Filmed Entertainment, have today announced an exclusive partnership to launch a new game for the upcoming animated adventure EPIC. From Blue Sky Studios, the creators of ...
Flying Toys is celebrating its 35th anniversary at this year's Spring Fair. The company will be introducing 21 new Silverlit products at the show, including two 'Motion Intelligent' helicopters, as well as the latest Parrot AR.Drone ...
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A quiet revolution has been taking place behind the scenes on Broadway. An increasing number of lighting designers are choosing ETC's Eos desk to control huge rigs of conventional, LED and moving lights for the largest shows. Currently, ...
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Think your high-definition TV is hot stuff - as sharp as it gets? At the biggest trade show in the Americas, which kicks off next week in Las Vegas, TV makers will be doing their best to convince you that HDTVs are old hat, and should make ...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin today played the role of ringmaster in a modern-day circus for the second time at Google I/O as parachutists jumped from an airship to the roof of San Francisco's Moscone Center and bikers jumped and then ...
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The 300-year period in Chinese history from the Wei and Jin Dynasty (220-420) to the Southern and Northern Dynasty(386-581), witnessed great social turmoil and an intensive cultural amalgamation amongst various ethnic groups. The Sui ...
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Otherwise known as "Jinling lantern fair", Qinhuai lantern fair is a folk cultural activity with a distinctive flavor and popular in Nanjing area. It is usually held between the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival every year. The ...
Switzerland - Behringer reports that their X32 Digital Mixer, S16 Stage Box and P16 Monitoring System have been selected by the noted Swiss Christmas show in Zurich, Switzerland for their annual production. This world-renowned event weaves ...
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Mulian Opera got its name from a play named Mulian Rescues His Mother. As the oldest theatric genre, it can be called the ancestor of dramas. Mulian Opera is a theatric performance which is preserved in folk conventional activities. Its ...
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Temple fairs have been a part of daily life in Beijing for hundreds of years becoming especially popular during the Qing dynasty. Scattered all over the city so residents could easily make their way to the nearest, some fairs were held as ...
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UK-XL Events supplied audio and video equipment for two of the Skoda display areas at the recent 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed,Chichester,West Sussex. One was in the Moving Motor Show where approximately 40%of visitors entered the ...
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UK-Sapsis Rigging played a pivotal role in the aerialist event held in London on 5 July,2012.The event,titled One Extraordinary Day,was commissioned by the Mayor of London and involved performances by Elizabeth Streb and her Action Heroes ...
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