Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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Latest Find Confirms Ownership of Tomb
Dec 11, 2015An archaeologist cleans the hoof-shaped ingots from the tomb of "Haihunhou" (Marquis of Haihun) that dates back to the Western Han Dynasty, in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi province, Nov 17, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] Several ...
Tags: ancient tomb, Western Han Dynasty
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Chinese Cultural Zone Established in UAE
Dec 11, 2015Chinese Ambassador Chang Hua attends the opening ceremony. [Photo/Xinhua] A Chinese Cultural Zone was opened at the Hamdan Bin Zayed School in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Dec 9. The zone was donated by the Chinese Embassy in ...
Tags: Chinese Cultural Zone, UAE
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TCM Unleashes Hidden Potential
Dec 8, 2015Eighty-four-year-old Tu Youyou arrived in Sweden on Friday to collect China's first Nobel Prize in medicine for creating an anti-malarial drug that saved millions of people across the world. Half a century ago, the pharmacologist derived ...
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6 Things You May Not Know About Major Snow
Dec 7, 2015The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 22. During Major Snow, the snow becomes heavy and begins to accumulate on ...
Tags: Major Snow, wintersweet, lamb, sausages
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Young Musicians to Remember 'Forgotten of The Forgotten'
Dec 4, 2015Their ages range from six to 17, and next week they will pay a special tribute to the thousands of their fellow Chinese countrymen who gave their lives during World War I. The award-winning Pagoda Chinese Youth Orchestra, based in ...
Tags: Pagoda orchestra, carol concert
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Expo to Boost Smart Education in China
Dec 4, 2015Ma Jianhua from Chinese Society of Education said China has been investing in the merging of education and informatization greatly. [File photo] The scenes of future "smart" solutions in and out of classrooms will be displayed and open ...
Tags: Expo, Smart Education
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China Vows Better Copyright Protection for Music Industry
Dec 4, 2015China will act on unauthorized publication and online sharing of music with an system to allow the public to report wrongdoing. In China, most people have yet to develop the habit of paying for what they listen to and the government has ...
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Chinese Version Confucius Film to Be Launched
Dec 4, 2015The two-episode English version of a documentary about Confucius made its debut during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK. [Photo/China.com.cn] A documentary film on Confucius, made jointly by Chinese and British companies, ...
Tags: documentary film, Confucius
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Keeper of The Past
Dec 2, 2015The Palace Museum in Beijing is one of the country's first UNESCO World Heritage sites. [Photo by Zhuo Ensen/China Daily] China celebrates UNESCO founding with pledge to protect its own sites and do more, Wang Kaihao reports. Preservers ...
Tags: Mogao Caves, Palace Museum
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Rare British Clock Gifted to Chinese Royals up for Auction
Dec 2, 2015The 18th-century gilded-bronze chime clock by a British craftsman will go under the hammer on Monday. [Photo provided to China Daily] An 18th-century British clock, once kept at a Chinese royal court, is among a dozen antiquities that ...
Tags: British Clock, antiquities
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Chinese Painter Comes From Auckland to Exhibit at Home
Dec 2, 2015Black and White, a painting by Mu Xun. [Photo provided to China Daily] New Zealand-based Chinese painter Mu Xun recently held an exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature, showcasing dozens of his oil paintings from ...
Tags: Chinese Painter, oil paintings, Auckland
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Exquisite Jade Pieces of Mughal Period on Display at HK
Dec 2, 2015One-Handled Jug Inlaid with Gold and Precious Stones from India, 18th century. At an exhibition called "Heavenly Crafted: Selected Mughal Jades from the Palace Museum", the Chinese University of Hong Kong is showcasing 40 exquisite pieces ...
Tags: Palace Museum, Jades, Indian jade artwork
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Western Science in The Eyes of Chinese Emperors
Dec 2, 2015A collection of 100 cultural relics of Western science and technology in the reigns of Kangxi and Qianlong (1681-1796) from the Palace Museum will be exhibited in Shangdong Museum from Dec 1. This is the first time collections of the Museum ...
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Letter From Mao Zedong to UK Politician to Go for Auction
Dec 2, 2015The file photo shows a fragment of a letter from China's Mao Zedong to former Labour Prime Minister Clement Atlee in 1937. A letter written by China's Mao Zedong asking a leading British politician for help in fighting Japanese invaders ...
Tags: Letter, Mao Zedong, UK Politician
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Wang Qijun's Painting Sold for 1.1 Million Yuan
Dec 2, 2015Beauty in North, an oil painting by Wang Qijun. Huang Zhiling/China Daily Beauty in North, an oil painting by Wang Qijun, was sold for 1.1 million yuan ($171,880) at the Beijing Hanhai 2015 Autumn Auctions on Friday. Wang, professor of ...
Tags: Wang Qijun, oil painting
