Travelers in China don't tend to hit the movie theaters, but last Saturday it was worth ducking into the Ullens Center of Contemporary Arts to dig into an exploration of music and culture. People gathered to witness Beijing's first ...
Beijing has an ever-growing reputation as an international city, and its population of French-speakers is significant. It was clear from all the rolling R's heard in the packed crowd at Yugong Yishan last Friday that many of them came out ...
Tags: Emilie Simon, music
The 33rd Peony Culture Festival of Luoyang China opened on the evening of April 10th. At the opening ceremony was a one hour original stage performance entitled The Silk Road Blooms. It integrated the story of the Silk Road with Luoyang's ...
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Just east of the Temple of Heaven, the Beijing Articraft Workshop is a meeting point for traditional Beijing craft artisans. Imperial arts like Beijing embroidery and folk arts like Chinese paper-cuttings are taught at the workshop. Ji ...
Tags: Drawing, Gourds, craft artisans
Two new exhibits offer a perfect way for visitors in Beijing to see the point where the vibrant local art scene and the international art world intersect. Artists Tao Hui and Korakrit Arunanondchai shared a joint opening at the Ullens ...
Tags: UCCA, Art Openings, artists
The three-day-International Tourism Exhibition Sichuan was held successfully on September 26 at Mount Emei, with its surrounding city and tourist attractions, is ready to welcome tourists from nationwide and worldwide. As Mid-autumn ...
Tags: Tourism Exhibition, Mount Emei, tourists
In Matt McFetridge's words, his two-and-half year stint in China was the "time of his life". The American student, a native of the Finger Lakes region, New York, became fascinated by the ancient country after meeting his first Chinese ...
A folk art museum, designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, has opened in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province on Sept. 20. The China Academy of Art project is committed to conserving, revitalizing and regenerating ...
Tags: folk art museum, Chinese arts, crafts
In the last 15 years, since the launch of the "Meet in Beijing" Arts Festival, there have been more than ten thousand artists, coming from hundreds of different countries in the world, who have participated by presenting their talents at ...
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A former textile factory in Beijing's Chaoyang district is taking on a new look and is set to become a hub for the capital's creative industries. Covering an area of 120,000 square meters, Laijin Creative Industry Park is built on the ...
Tags: textile factory, Creative Industry Hub, industrial legacy
The 2nd Silk Road International Arts Festival concluded on Tuesday in Xi'an, capital of West China's Shaanxi province. Artists and companies from 62 countries participated in the festival, almost double in number compared with last year. ...
The first China (Guizhou) International Folk Crafts and Cultural Products Expo opened Thursday in Guiyang, Guizhou province and will run through Wednesday. More than 150 craftsmen from 31 countries will show their crafts and skills. The ...
Tags: World Folk Artists, Guizhou Expo, Traditional handicraft
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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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 ...
Tags: High-Speed Rail, Beijing Design Week, Classic Design Award
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 ...
Tags: Cultural Heritage, Xinjiang, Muqam music