With a history spanning more than two centuries, Peking Opera is regarded as the jewel in the crown of Chinese culture. Born in Beijing in the mid-19th century, it absorbed facets of a variety of performing arts from different provinces ...
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Shanghai's efforts to bring art to the people are paying off, as more than 4 million people are expected to participate in the ongoing China Shanghai International Arts Festival. The 17th annual festival runs through Nov 16, with 46 ...
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The Land Is So Pretty is a carefully curated exhibition to show representative works of the New Jinling Painting School of Jiangsu province. A selection of 65 high-quality ink paintings from the collection of Jiangsu Art Museum are ...
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Painting New China An exhibition at Beijing's Dadu Museum of Art, is dedicated to the "Red classic art" that was born between 1949 and 1976 to reflect social progress in agricultural reform and industrialization. The works on show mark ...
Peking opera performers take part in a decorated vehicle parade as a celebration for the Chinese New Year in London, Feb 22, 2015. The China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange has been going on throughout 2015, during which the countries have ...
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The Chinese government will ensure that every village and urban community has its own cultural center within five years. Culture centers that meet state standards for resources, facilities, services and functions should be in place by ...
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Famed pianist Zhu Xiaomei gives a recital during the Beijing Music Festival and she plays one of Bach's major works, Goldberg Variations. An annual musical event not to be missed took place at Wangfujing Church on Oct 13. Since 2006, the ...
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The Wilkins Group is investing over $3m into a brand new state of the art factory on the island of Sri Lanka. The Wilkins Group bought the land overseas back in 2013, and work began on the two-acre site at the back end of last year, with ...
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Chinese cultural relics on display at the British Museum in London, Sept 13, 2005. As countries with long histories and profound culture, China and the UK have long been engaged in cultural exchanges. China is home to 4,000 museums, and ...
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This photo shows the course of documentary Paper Culture Along the Silk Road. Great Seed began production on its new documentary titled Paper Culture Along the Silk Road in Beijing on Tuesday. The project which explores the origins and ...
Artist Li Qing has spent a lot of time exploring mysterious sites on the Silk Road and putting the magnificent landscapes onto rice paper with ink and water. His recent show at the Art Museum of the China National Academy of Painting ...
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A tribute to Monet by T'ang Haywen. [Photo provided to China Daily] French-Chinese artist T'ang Haywen (1927-91) was famous for exploring the full potential of Chinese ink art during his decadeslong residence in Paris since 1948. An ...
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The 14th China Theatre Festival opens in Suzhou city, East China's Jiangsu province on Sunday night, attracting 39 art troupes from around the country. About 22 genres of theatre including Kunqu Opera, Peking Opera, and musicals will be put ...
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Huian, located in East China's Fujian province, boasts a long-standing history of stone carving that dates back to 1,600 years ago. Its beautiful coastline has a well-preserved fortress in rocks built centuries ago. Heavenly Crafted, an ...
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A Chinese gala performance presented by a visiting Chinese art troupe and Tirana University Confucius Institute was presented in Tirana on Saturday, bringing Chinese artistic shows to local audience. The artistic group from Changsha ...
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