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More Funds to Protect Heritage in Private Hands

Apr 5, 2016

More funds will be mobilized to protect endangered heritage that is currently outside government domain, according to a top official of the Culture Ministry. The move comes in the wake of related national guidelines released by the State ...

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8 Things About Clear and Bright

Apr 4, 2016

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Clear and Bright, the 5th solar term, starts this year on Apr 5 and ends on Apr 20. Of all the 24 solar terms, Clear and Bright is the only one whose first day ...

Tags: Clear and Bright, Worshiping Ancestors

Shanghai, Dubai to Collaborate in Design Exchange

Mar 15, 2016

Dubai and Shanghai Monday agreed to collaborate in design knowledge exchange and increase inter-city relations. The agreement was made during UNESCO's (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Creative City ...

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Ming Dynasty Buddha Statues Break Record

Mar 15, 2016

An Asian collector snapped up three seated Buddha statues from China's Ming Dynasty at a French auction on Saturday with more than 6.29 million euros(nearly $7 million), breaking the auction record of its kind. The Buddhas are seated ...

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TCM Has Strong Potential for Innovation

Mar 11, 2016

Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM) are scientific and technological resources with advantages and huge innovation potentials, said Wang Guoqiang, director of the State Administration of TCM and vice-minister of the China's National Health ...

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China's Jilin Art Troupe Kicks off Culture Year

Jan 22, 2016

The sixth festival celebrating Chinese New Year was held on Jan 17 at the Bergara Theater in Viniar Delmar, a famous tourist destination in Chile. At the event, China's Jilin Art Troupe entertained audiences with ethnic dance, featuring ...

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Performances Launch Chinese New Year Celebrations

Jan 21, 2016

Chinese New Year celebrations in South Korea kicked off on Jun 17 in Seoul with a variety show. The event, themed Culture of China, Festival of Spring, featured Chinese ethnic charms such as dance, Peking opera, acrobatics, cross talk, ...

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Dragon Boat Racing Debuts in New York

Jan 13, 2016

Guangdong Song and Dance Ensemble put on dance drama Dragon Boat Racing at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York on Jan 7. The dance drama marks the start of "2016 Happy Chinese New Year" in New York. Zhang Qiyue, ...

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Taipei Palace Museum Opens Southern Branch

Jan 7, 2016

A long-awaited new branch of Taipei's Palace Museum was inaugurated in Chiayi city of south Taiwan on Monday. The project, with an area of about 68 hectares, is made up of a museum building, a green park and a lake. It costs more than ...

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Face with Tears of Joy Emoji Engulfs Social Media

Jan 4, 2016

The laughing crying emoji, or the 'face with tears of joy' emoji, has become one of 2015's most frequently used "word" on social media with a reach of 6.5 billion on Twitter, according to German communication agency Faktor3. This emoji is ...

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More Chinese Tourists to Visit U.S. in 2016: Travel Agency

Dec 28, 2015

Insiders are predicting an increasing in the number of Chinese tourists visiting the United States next year, partly due to the easing of restrictions on Chinese citizens acquiring tourist visas. 2016 is also the China-US tourism year, as ...

Tags: Chinese Tourists, Travel

Shanghai 'Big World' Stage Entertainment Landmark Set to Reopen Next Year After Decade-Long Closure

Dec 18, 2015

[Photo/Shanghai Daily] Shanghai's once most popular stage entertainment landmark, the Shanghai Dashijie, in Huangpu District will be reopened late next year to continue to display the city's cultural heritages after being closed for ...

Tags: Intangible Cultural Heritage, Shanghai'Big World'

China Donates First Stem Cells to Malaysia

Dec 18, 2015

A Chinese man has donated hemopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to a patient with blood disease in Malaysia. Lu, 22, from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, signed up to be a stem cell donor with the China Marrow Donor Program (CMDP) ...

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Traces of Wild Siberian Tigers Spotted in NE China Forested Area

Dec 18, 2015

A wild Siberian tiger is caught by camera in northeast China's Jilin Province on Dec. 10, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua] Traces of wild Siberian tigers have been spotted in forest farms in northeast China's Jilin Province, marking the expansion of ...

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China Vows to Tighten Crackdown on Terrorism

Dec 18, 2015

China's Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun called for a strengthened crackdown on terrorism on Thursday to ensure public security and stability in the country. Guo, who also heads the national counterterrorism leading group, asked ...

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