Liverpool City Councilor Gary Millar (center) takes a photo with leading performers Li Shengsu (left) and Yu Kuizhi of The Warrior Women of Yang in Liverpool on Nov 13. [Photo provided to China Daily] With star performers, lavish ...
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An archaeologist measures the gold items from the tomb of "Haihunhou" (Marquis of Haihun) that dates back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD), in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi province, Nov 17, 2015. Chinese ...
Tags: Large Gold Coins, 2, 000-Year-Old Tomb, Jiangxi
A McDonald’s cafe opens in former residence of Chiang Ching-kuo. [Photo/Oriental Morning Post] Fast food chain McDonald's recently opened a cafe in the main building of the former residence of historical figure Chiang Ching-kuo, ...
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The Ritual by Sun Zhensheng is one of the gongbi paintings on display at the show Subtlety Transcend. [Photo provided to China Daily] The highly detailed gongbi technique, with a history of 2,000 years, is still held dear by Chinese ...
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Visitors enjoy Simon Rulquin's art pieces at YISHU 8 in Beijing, Nov 21, 2015. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Inspired by astronomy, French artist Simon Rulquin takes his viewers on a shuttle through the universe through his art. ...
Tags: French artist, art, cosmos
Nine Treasure members. Leading vocal Askhan (middle) is deemed as the soul character by Nine Treasure members. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] After touring 12 cities in nine European countries, Inner-Mongolian folk metal band Nine ...
Archaeologists clear a tomb at the excavation site of the Neolithic site at the ruins of the Longgang Temple paleoanthropological site in Hanzhong city of Shaanxi province. [Photo/Xinhua] Chinese archeologists found traces of human ...
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There is probably no form of advertising more ancient and venerable than the humble shop's sign. From the simple stonework of a common Roman mason, to the flashing LED digital displays today, signs have always been a business's first ...
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New technology developed by UC Berkeley bioengineers promises to make a workhorse lab tool cheaper, more portable and many times faster by accelerating the heating and cooling of genetic samples with the switch of a light. ...
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Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon took audiences by storm when it was released 15 years ago. Now, 15 years after Ang Lee's international hit won four prizes at the 73th Academy Awards, the impressive Chinese wuxia (martial ...
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Seventeenth-Century Chinese furniture is among highlights at Christie's auction house in New York right now. It's come to market thanks to the sale of a private Hong Kong collection. Asian Art Week is also offering rare Chinese ceramics. ...
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"The Great Revenge" tells a famed story of ancient China about a king who seems to right a wrong. But in this dramatization by the Beijing People's Art Theater, the main message of the play is a warning about the corruptions of power. The ...
A 10,000 yuan ($1,571) reward is being offered to whoever can translate the Sanskit scripture written on a prized collection of 171 Pattra-leaf sutras that will be exhibited at the 3rd Taihu International Buddhism, Tourism and Culture Expo ...
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A couple's scandalous behavior - carving their names on a 300-year-old vat at the Palace Museum - incited criticism among netizens, while staff at the Palace Museum said they've reported the case to the police. This kind of incident ...
Tags: Foreign Countries, Punish, Relic Vandals
1. Liulichang Street Location: South Xinhua Street, Hepingmenwai, Xuanwu District, Beijing. Liulichang Street of Chinese Culture is a 750 meter long collection of all kinds of Calligraphy, art, antiques and paintings that China has to ...
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