Buyers of ancient Chinese art will reappear in Sotheby's salesroom in Hong Kong next month. The last time Sotheby's auctioned classical ink art in the city was some 15 years ago. More than 50 lots of ink paintings and works of ...
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The Xi Jinping Era presents his vision in Chinese and English, and offers glimpses into the president's personal life. As a young boy, Xi Jinping once refused to wear an old pair of shoes with floral prints for fear of being teased by ...
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A festival of short films by Chinese and South Korean filmmakers on the theme "share your dreams" kicked off in Dachang county, Hebei province, last week. It is the annual show's second edition that is co-hosted by South Korean ...
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The 6th China Beijing International Art Biennale opened its doors on Sept 24 at the National Art Museum of China. It is themed "Memory and Dreams". The thematic exhibition features 685 pieces of art from 96 countries. The exhibition ...
The Confucius Institute in Madrid brought Chinese culture closer to the general public on Saturday on the occasion of the Confucius Institute Day. The Institute organized different activities that took place between 11:00 local time ...
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The 2015 International Beijing Design Week (BJDW) kicked off on Wednesday, highlighting designs that are open and inclusive, and devoted to improving people's lives. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of ...
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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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Ningbo, a coastal city in southeast China's Zhejiang province, was crowned 2016 East Asia Cultural City on Tuesday. Established by China, Japan and South Korea, the East Asian Cultural City is an important cultural brand in the region. ...
Peng Liyuan is more than simply China's first lady. She enjoyed a glittering career as a folk singer from the 1980s. Since President Xi Jinping took office in 2013, she has also attracted a lot of attention from home and abroad. She is ...
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Chinese-language comedy Bad Guys Always Die is becoming one of the most anticipated productions at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival. The Sino-South Korean movie, co-produced by box-office favorites Feng Xiaogang and Kang ...
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Famous folks like Jack Ma attract a lot of cash when their paintings are sold at charity auctions. 'Real' painters sometimes are less than thrilled, Deng Zhangyu reports. E-commerce tycoon Jack Ma shook the nerve of China's art world ...
Viewed as a leading artist of his generation, Jia Aili's works often feature a pessimistic palette and a dark vision that he, however, interprets as the meaning of hope. Beijing-based Jia, 36, conveyed the same message, but in vibrant ...
The 14th Asia Arts Festival, which will formally kick off in November in Quanzhou, the largest city in southeastern Fujian province, unveiled its logo and mascot on Monday. Selected from 517 entries, the logo was co-designed by the Fine ...
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With its allocation of free exhibition space to select galleries, the 11th China International Gallery Exposition in Beijing is championing contemporary art in general, and Chinese art in particular. With China being the second-largest art ...
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The discovery of 47 human teeth in a cave in Hunan province by Chinese scientists has unearthed new evidence that the earliest modern humans lived in East Asia. The teeth and a number of animal fossils were excavated from Fuyan Cave in ...
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