The creation of high-quality literary and artistic works requires writers and artists to concern themselves with the new era and have the passion to analyze and study developments in their times, said writer and former culture minister Wang Meng at the Beijing Culture Forum on Tuesday.
A subforum of the Beijing Culture Forum invited officials and experts from home and abroad to share their lessons in conducting cultural exchanges and cooperation and probe how to better tell the stories of Beijing and China at large to the world on Tuesday.
White paper released at event unveils Beijing's growing industrial strengths
Growing up, "body shaming" wasn't a term often used. With the growth of online photo and video platforms, and the ability for everyone to comment on posts, it's now one of the most commonly used phrases in the current social media environment.
An epic new musical interpretation of the Song Dynasty painting, A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains, is set to make its global debut, Chen Nan reports.
Farmer's love for the countryside, along with his background in architecture, transform part of Chongming Island into an oasis of tranquility, Xu Xiaomin reports.
Archaeological excavations unearth the political, cultural and economic nerve center of the Liao Dynasty, offering an unprecedented insight into the lives of the nomadic Khitan people, Wang Kaihao reports in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia.
Outdoor events in demand as COVID-19 outbreaks are contained
The Hong Kong Chronicles Institute on Wednesday launched the English version of the first volume of the Hong Kong Chronicles, a book series on the history of Hong Kong.
Hand-polished lacquerware from an ancient Chinese town, promoted by a master artist and his dedicated disciples, is taking the world by storm, report Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan.
Home to more than 2,000 incredibly rare and sublimely carved Buddhist painted statues, the fascinating Shuanglin Temple in the ancient town of Pingyao, Shanxi province, made it to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1997. Behind the coveted glory, however, lies the arduous efforts of curators and preservationists who went beyond their call of duty to protect the over 1,400-year-old edifice from crumbling.
The first draft bank of China offered the world a template for the modern bill of exchange. Its merchant culture memorabilia now draw a million visitors to Rishengchang museum every year, report Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan.
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