Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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'luxury' Art Apples Debut in Shanghai
Oct 29, 2015Have you seen the portrait of Mona Lisa or Van Gogh grown the skin of apples? Recently, 1,000 art apples from Moselle of France have debuted in Shanghai and during the National Day holiday, these apples will be displayed in Chenshan ...
Tags: art apples, portrait
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SW China Musical Ensemble Sets New Guinness Record
Oct 29, 2015More than 2,000 people played the Chinese lute, or "pipa", together in Jiuzhaigou County in southwest China's Sichuan Province Sunday night, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest lute ensemble. The group of 2015 people, who ...
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Preserving Cultural Heritage in Xinjiang
Oct 29, 2015The Xinjiang Uygur Muqam is a term referring to a variety of musical practices widespread among Uygur communities, one of the largest ethnic minorities in China. Born into a musical family, Ablimit Eysa is the 6th generation of the ...
Tags: Cultural Heritage, Xinjiang, Muqam music
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Chinese Music Star Shines His Art Exhibition in Madrid
Oct 29, 2015A solo exhibition displaying Chinese musician Guo Feng's fine art opened up in Madrid China Cultural Center on September 22. Guo Feng is widely known for his talents in pop music. Some of his songs such as "Let the World Filled with Love" ...
Tags: Chinese Music, Guo Feng, paintings, art
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The Last Women Standing Sets Release Date
Oct 29, 2015Chinese romance film The Last Women Standing has announced its release date during a press conference in Beijing. Touted as the must-see love story of the year, this romantic comedy shines with an all-star cast, including Golden Horse ...
Tags: film, The Last Women Standing, Shu Qi
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Meet The 60-Year-Old Rabbit at Beijing Art District
Oct 29, 2015This year marks the 60th birthday of the adorable female rabbit, Miffy. Created in 1955 by Dutch artist Dick Bruna, Miffy is not only a toy popular among adults, but a cartoon character that many kids have grown up with. "Dick Bruna ...
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Dancers Celebrate Holidays with Their Feet
Oct 29, 2015People danced to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday at Lotus Lake Park, Fengtai district, on Sept 26. It was also the final competition of Dancing Beijing, an annual contest for amateur dancers. The finalists ...
Tags: Mid-Autumn Festival, dance
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a Visit to Dayang Ancient Town in Shanxi Province
Oct 29, 2015Dayang Ancient Town, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, was well-known for its needle-making industry during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). With the decline of handmade needle industry, the prosperity of the ancient ...
Tags: Shanxi, Chinese old towns, history
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Top 10 Nominated Designs at BJDW
Oct 29, 2015China's high-speed rail won the "Classic Design Award" at this year's Beijing International Design Week, standing out from 10 nominees. As the top prize of BJDW, the "Classic Design Award" is given to those who've implemented and used ...
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Monuments Men: Forbidden City Restorers Share Their Secrets
Oct 29, 2015As Cining Gong in the Forbidden City is set to be unveiled to the public, some of those behind its painstaking restoration process share their experiences. Wang Kaihao reports. It is a closed part of the Palace Museum, also known as the ...
Tags: Forbidden City, restoration, traditional Chinese construction
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Show of Young Artists at Art Nova in Beijing
Oct 29, 2015Art Nova 2015, an exhibition for young artists from China and abroad, will be held in Beijing next week. About 350 local and foreign artists are expected to participate in the annual event that started in 2011, encouraged by the ...
Tags: Young Artists, exhibition, Art Nova
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Li Biao Percussion Band Celebrates Decade of Sounds
Oct 29, 2015Li Biao Percussion Band celebrates its staying power with a national tour, Chen Jie reports. While it is easy to start a new project in China, it is usually difficult to sustain it, especially for a decade. But percussionist Li Biao has ...
Tags: Li Biao, percussion instruments
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Bringing Cultural Relics to Life
Oct 29, 2015An exhibition displaying old royal craftsmanship began on Friday at China's former imperial palace. The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is displaying 43 sets of cultural relics, including antique clocks, embroidery and ...
Tags: exhibition, Palace Museum, Cultural
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Caochangdi Art Zone Features Noted Art Critic Yi Ying Solo Exhibition
Oct 29, 2015Art critic Yi Ying is displaying more than 50 landscape paintings at the CaoChangdi art zone in Beijing. Following Yi's solo exhibition in Shanghai last year, Yi is now making his Beijing debut. Most of these paintings are created by Yi ...
Tags: landscape paintings, Arts, painter
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Reading in Taiyuan
Oct 29, 2015The 25th National Book Expo was held from Sep 25 to 27 in Taiyuan, Shanxi province by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the provincial government, aiming to promote nationwide reading and build a ...
Tags: Reading, National Book Expo, books
