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Int'l Cartoonists Illustrate Beijing

May 3, 2016

Ten cartoonists from seven countries were invited to make illustrations of Beijing for the event "World's Artists Illustrate Beijing," launched on April 28 and lasting till May 3. Their production process includes trips to the Great Wall, ...

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Performances Launch Chinese New Year Celebrations

Jan 21, 2016

Chinese New Year celebrations in South Korea kicked off on Jun 17 in Seoul with a variety show. The event, themed Culture of China, Festival of Spring, featured Chinese ethnic charms such as dance, Peking opera, acrobatics, cross talk, ...

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Chinese Leaders Watch Traditional Opera Gala for New Year

Dec 31, 2015

Top Chinese leaders watched a New Year gala featuring traditional opera performance on Wednesday evening in Beijing. Leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state, including Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, ...

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Peking Opera Gets a New Look

Dec 15, 2015

Lots of Peking Opera characters like, from left, Sun Yujiao, Bao Zheng and Yang Yuhuan appear in the new animated movies. [Photo/Shanghai Daily] The Shanghai Institute of Visual Art has made 25 animated movies in a Chinese ink style about ...

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Chinese Painter Comes From Auckland to Exhibit at Home

Dec 2, 2015

Black 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 ...

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Tianjin Theater Opens New Season

Nov 26, 2015

Acrobatic performance. [Photo provided to China Daily] The Grand Theater of Wuqing will start a new season of performing arts later this month. Located in Wuqing district of Tianjin, the Grand Theater of Wuqing, with a seating capacity ...

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Peking Opera by The Book

Nov 26, 2015

Performances of Peking Opera, which originated in the mid-19th century, are still popular among Chinese audiences. [Photo provided to China Daily] Early last year, when Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, suggested establishing a ...

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Veteran Reinvents Classic Tale

Nov 26, 2015

Li Weikang, one of the country's most famous Peking Opera performers, wants to use her experience to keep the traditional theater form fresh. [Photos provided to China Daily] Like many ancient art forms in China, Peking Opera is ...

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Peking Opera Returns to The United Kingdom After a Decade

Nov 25, 2015

Liverpool City Councilor Gary Millar (center) takes a photo with leading performers Li Shengsu (left) and Yu Kuizhi of The Warrior Women of Yang in Liverpool on Nov 13. [Photo provided to China Daily] With star performers, lavish ...

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London Applauds Peking Opera Closing Show

Nov 25, 2015

Warrior Women of Yang. [Photo/China.org.cn] After performing three days at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre, the China National Peking Opera Company made their final curtain call to the applause of the international audience on Nov. 22. ...

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US Students on Life in China: Challenging, But No Regrets

Oct 29, 2015

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 ...

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China to Cooperate with US From Performing Arts to Theme Parks

Oct 29, 2015

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 ...

Tags: theme park in Beijing, cultural exchanges, Arts

And Lyrical Flow The Classical Notes

Oct 29, 2015

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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The 18th BMF Opens with 'when East Meets West' Concert

Oct 28, 2015

Opening night of the 18th Beijing Music Festival (BMF) took place at Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing on Thursday with a concert under the baton of noted Chinese conductor Yu Long who stands as the founder and art director of BMF. ...

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Traditional Art Form Gets New Lease of Life

Oct 28, 2015

It's around 8 pm. The streets are quiet. For most of Heze, a city in East China's Shandong province, which has a population of around 8 million and is known as the main center for the cultivation of the national flower peony, it is the end ...

Tags: Traditional Art, Chinese folk operas, cultural activity center

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