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Inner Mongolia Races to Preserve Threatened Cultural Heritage
Nov 25, 2015Performers from Inner Mongalian Military Area Command's art troupe perform a Mongolian dance on Sept 15, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region is racing to interview and record performances by aging craftsmen ...
Tags: ICH, ICH inheritors
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Beijing Promotes Winter Olympics in Helsinki and Tallinn
Nov 3, 2015A series of events for celebrating Chinese New Year and introducing Beijing's bid regarding 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Helsinki on February 18th. Yu Qingtai, China's ambassador to Finland; Jussi Pajunen, mayor of Helsinki; and Chen ...
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Xinjiang Muslims Embrace Corban Festival
Oct 29, 2015Muslims 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 ...
Tags: Xinjiang Muslims, Corban Festival
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Migration of The Hani People to Yunnan Is Inspiration
Oct 28, 2015After a successful debut at Honghe Grand Theater in Yunnan province, the music drama Muomaamei, which depicts the story of the Hani ethnic group's migration, will be staged in Beijing this weekend. The ethnic group is believed to have ...
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Concert in Shanghai Features Mongolian Instruments
Oct 28, 2015A Shanghai shopping mall hosted an unusual outdoor concert over the weekend, with western cellos, as well as traditional Mongolian horse-head fiddles, the group "Mongolia Symptoms" provided shoppers with an avant-garde adventure. The ...
Tags: concert, Mongolian Instruments, music
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Contemporary Music Feast in Store for Fans
Oct 28, 2015Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra will perform works by some of the most creative minds in contemporary Chinese music at the Forbidden City Concert Hall on Wednesday as part of the ongoing Beijing Music Festival. Commissioned by Hangzhou ...
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Cutting Cliches
Oct 28, 2015Tibetan moviemakers are increasingly moving away from themes of scenery and mysticism to tell people stories. The Tibetan-language movie Tharlo has been nominated in four categories for this year's Golden Horse Award, a prestigious annual ...
Tags: movie, Cutting Cliches, culture
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Spanish Tenor Raises Pitch for China Concerts
Oct 27, 2015Sergi Carreras has recently fulfilled his longtime dream to perform in China. Sergi Carreras recalls his uncle, Jose Carreras, returning to Barcelona from his first visit to China in 1998 after attending the debut edition of the Beijing ...
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Shaman Dance Appeared on The Stage for The First Time
Jun 16, 2015Aoluguya, a stage play about the life and culture of the Ewenki nationality, kicked off at the Hulun Buir Grand Theater recently. In the show, Shaman dance appeared on the stage for the first time, offering people a glimpse of the ancient ...
Tags: Shaman Dance, Aoluguya
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History of Poetic Culture
Jan 8, 2015Poetry is the earliest form of Chinese literature that originated from folk songs before the written Chinese language even existed. The earliest anthology of ancient poems, Shi Jing (Book of Poetry), which is prized by scholars for its ...
Tags: Literature, Chinese Poetry
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Qu Yuan Was a Minister of Kingdom Chu in The Warring States Period
May 30, 2014Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets in China, was a minister of Kingdom Chu in the Warring States period (about 300 B.C.). Slandered by treacherous court officials, he was dismissed and exiled thrice. It is said that he always walked around ...
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The Introduction of Hani Ethnic Polyphonic Folk Song
Dec 17, 2012Hani ethnic polyphonic folk song is widespread in several Hani villages centering on Puchun Village in the east part of Azhahe Town in Honghe County, and its popular area is in a naturally enclosed environment with inconvenient ...
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Ziyang Folk Songs Are The General Name of Folk Songs in Ziyang County
Dec 17, 2012Ziyang folk songs are the general name of folk songs in Ziyang County, Shaanxi Province, and the most typical ones among folk songs in south Shaanxi Province. They have vivid expressions and images, beautiful and appealing melodies, ...
Tags: Ziyang folk songs, artistic treasure, earliest collection of poems
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The Introduction of Yulin Ditty
Dec 17, 2012Yulin ditty is a folk art form in which the actors sit to perform with instrumental accompaniments. It is popular in the downtown area of Yulin City in northwestern Shaanxi Province of China. Story has it that it was brought in by geishas ...
Tags: Yulin ditty, folk art form, instrumental accompaniments
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Folk Song Is Very Popular in The Lisu Ethnic Group
Dec 17, 2012The folk song is very popular in the Lisu ethnic group, which is reflected in the saying that "Salt is indispensable in meals, and singing is indispensable in life". The folk songs are simple and impressive and they have plenty of tunes; ...
Tags: folk song, Lisu Ethnic Group, singing
