Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, who was touring Mexico to promote his latest album entitled "Mexico," talked about his passion for China since his visit to the country in 1980s, and praised its culture in a recent interview. "I want to ...
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The 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 ...
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A 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" ...
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Li 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 ...
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The new Chinese box office record breaker Lost in Hong Kong impressed the market by making nearly 800 million RMB ($125.68 million) within just four days since its release on September 25. The film earned more than 200 million RMB ($31.4 ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping recently paid a state visit to the US, but cultural exchanges between the two countries are an important backdrop to the diplomatic ones. For example, Universal Studios has just contracted to build a theme park ...
Actor He Shan is a big fan of Woody Allen. He has what one can call a small collection of his movies, music and theater works. In 2013, He read a book, which had Chinese translations of three of Allen's one-act plays, Riverside Driver, Old ...
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No matter what soothes your soul, the classic or beyond the mainstream, come and be spoiled for choice at the Beijing Music Festival, says Chen Jie. For music lovers, Beijing has too many choices, from high-brow classical to underground ...
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New York's renowned Juilliard School will launch its first overseas campus to offer graduate courses in music in the northern Chinese municipality of Tianjin by 2018. Sources with the administrative commission of Tianjin Binhai New ...
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From African drums to the hurdy-gurdy, World Music Shanghai promises 21 bands from 13 countries, including China, Spain, Cuba, and Kazakhstan. It's part of this year's China Shanghai International Arts Festival. World music encompasses a ...
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Light trucks play a pivotal role in the Chinese medium- and short-distance logistic service market. Along with the constant expansion of the market, The Chinese light truck sales has been exceeded one million units during recent years. With ...
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Street performers say licenses provide a place to show off their talentsand some much-needed social recognition, reports Li Xueqing in Shanghai. One Friday afternoon in September, Xing Zhenhua opened his guitar case and began singing in ...
After a successful debut at Honghe Grand Theater in Yunnan province, the music drama Muomaamei, which depicts the story of the Hani ethnic group's migration, will be staged in Beijing this weekend. The ethnic group is believed to have ...
Zhang Lei (center) holds up the trophy as he is crowned the winner of the fourth season of reality music talent show Voice of China at the National Stadium in Beijing on Oct 7.
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Li Yundi, a famous Chinese pianist, became the youngest juror in the history of the International Chopin Piano Competition, often referred to as the Piano Olympics. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Li recalled how being invited to ...
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