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Further opening-up of the cultural sector
2013-12-23 16:11
At the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, the Party proposed to establish a sound modern market system of cultural industry and to develop a modern public cultural service network, in efforts to promote opening-up of the cultural sector.

Auctioned calligraphy dismissed as fake
2013-12-22 13:47
Three researchers from Shanghai Museum are insisting that a calligraphy supposedly belonging to famous poet and politician Su Shi (1032-1101), and attracted interest at a Sotheby’s auction in New York in September, is fake.

To know China, read Chinese literature
2013-12-18 17:05
There are various reasons why people read modern Chinese literature.

Subterranean homesick blues
2013-12-17 14:39
There will always be poverty. Even if the poor hide themselves underground, the sparkle of the urban landscape will be dimmed a bit.

Don't sacrifice our traditions by chasing trends
2013-12-17 14:17
Since China entered the modern era, a modernist trend in architecture has swept the country.

Nation worked up over days off
2013-12-17 14:55
The debate over the length and sum of public holidays belies the deeper causes of a weak private sector and decisions that should be made below the national level.

Beauty contest called off
2013-12-16 16:43
Before the reforms began, visitors from outside China were often stunned at the sight of the drab, sexless clothes worn by the Chinese. For men, the tonic dress was the so-called "Mao jacket," a plain, high-collared shirt-like jacket mostly gray, blue or green, so named because it was customarily worn by Mao Zedong and other top leaders.

Where are we going, Dad? Hit the big screen!
2013-12-12 15:26
One of this year's hottest Chinese reality shows is moving from the small screen to the big one.

Celebrities brought to their knees by stupidity can often rise again
2013-12-05 09:26
Chinese folk wisdom holds there is gold under a man's knees, an admonishment that a male should not bend and bow easily, since a kneeling posture often implies damage to pride and dignity.

Silk Road opens path to understanding between China, Uzbekistan
2013-12-01 16:03
Despite the traditional ties between China and Uzbekistan, however, young people from both sides to seem lack knowledge about each other's current lives.

The bane of the cultural industry
2013-11-29 14:45
The potential worth of China's cultural industry is about 4.7 trillion yuan ($771.6 billion) but currently it has a gap of 3.66 trillion, according to a recent report on Chinese cultural consumption.

Traditional TV facing challenge from the Web
2013-11-29 14:10
Internet companies are changing the landscape of the television industry by combining entertainment with commerce.
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