Trinley (right) performs at the Norbulingka Park in Lhasa during the Shoton Festival.[Photo provided to China Daily] Trinley, 76, narrates Buddhist folktales depicted in the Thangka paintings using a wooden stick. Usually, it takes hours, ...
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A tomb found by archaeologists which has a history of 2300 years in Shandong.[File Photo] What did ancient Chinese do for fun? Obviously they couldn't surf the Internet or watch TV; in fact, ancient Chinese had many kinds of board and ...
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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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A shot of the hanging coffin tomb in Moping township of Zigui county of Hubei. [Photo/people.cn] A total of 131 hanging coffins were recently discovered in Moping township of Zigui county, central China's Hubei province. The coffins were ...
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Niubi Village ensconces among mountains in the Mount Danxia hinterland. [File photo] Scenery along the world's longest high-speed railway from Beijing, on the vast North China Plain, southward to Guangzhou, over the Yellow River and ...
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A German artist performs at the China Quanzhou International Puppet Festival. GUO HONGSONG/CHINA DAILY It was a fiesta for puppets-those artful creatures that come to joyful life and overcome language barrier. Last week, as a highlight ...
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The Tree by Domenico Monteforte. [Photo provided to China Daily] Artists from Tuscany in Italy have used brushes, colors and even a shuttlecock to portray their impressions of China. The exhibition, New Ways of Seeing, at the Shaw Hall ...
Admonitions Scroll (detail). [Screenshot of Google Cultural Institute site] Fans of the British Museum are now able to avoid the crowds to enjoy some 5,000 high-resolution images of the museum's collection online, including the ...
A 10,000 yuan ($1,571) reward is being offered to whoever can translate the Sanskit scripture written on a prized collection of 171 Pattra-leaf sutras that will be exhibited at the 3rd Taihu International Buddhism, Tourism and Culture Expo ...
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At a local cultural event, Chen Xiyao (R) poses for a picture with Latvian Dana (L) and Yamada (M),magistrate of Kyoto county. Chen Xiyao, a student from Luoyang recently received a pleasant surprise to be named the Kyoto honorary ...
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People living near the ancient salt pan located at the connection point between the southwest regions of Tibet and Yunnan, still maintain the traditional way of evaporating brine in the sun to make salt by hands. According to the ...
During the Tang Dynasty (618 – 690 and 705 – 907 AD), the city of Chang'an (now present day Xi'an) had the largest population of any urban center, a bastion of cosmopolitan life. Emperor Gaozong relocated the imperial court to ...
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With its beautiful sceneries and cool and refreshing weather, the Emei Scenic Area (in southwest China’s Sichuan province) is a popular place to escape the heat of summer. A poem by famed Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai says "There are many ...
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Liu Zhaopu from central China's Henan province recently established a Heluo Coin Family Museum, which shows all kinds of ancient coins and money that are used in several dynasties in Chinese history. Liu Zhaopu, a 52-year old man from ...
The 2nd International Tourism Exhibition was successfully held on 26th, September, during which many ideas and concepts were introduced for the first time. Now let's take a look at them one by one. Highlight One: the main venue imitates ...