A fragrant osmanthus exhibition kicked off on Thursday in the Summer Palace in the northwestern suburbs of Beijing to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. A total of 72 century-old osmanthus plants and more than ...
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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 ...
People can understand a country or a nation from its movies because films can be seen as carriers of culture. China's President Xi Jinping expressed his love towards American films like Sleepless in Seattle, at the welcoming dinner hosted ...
Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region began celebrating on Thursday as one of the biggest religious festivals in China gets underway. The three-day Corban Festival, also known as Eid al-Adha or feast of the sacrifice, centers ...
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China's high-speed rail received the "Classic Design Award" at the opening ceremony of Beijing International Design Week Saturday night. The high-speed rail stood out from 10 nominees including Great Hall of the People, the restoration ...
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The 25th National Book Expo came to a close Sunday in Taiyuan, capital of West China's Shanxi province. During the three-day Expo, 250,000 books were on display to the public, and almost 200 reading activities were held. Details of the ...
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Have 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 ...
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People 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 ...
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Art 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 ...
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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 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 ...
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The 7th World Confucianism Meeting concluded on Tuesday in Qufu city, in east China’s Shandong province, the hometown of the most honored ancient philosopher. The event, which began on Saturday, aims to promote international ...
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 ...
The blockbuster art show 15 Rooms, which opened at the Long Museum in Shanghai on Thursday, has created quite a stir. At the live-art exhibition, artists and artist groups from different cultural backgrounds present artwork through ...
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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. ...