The backstage of Beijing Performing Arts Centre was buzzed with energy. Small kids in vivid lion dancing costumes giggled as they listened to their teachers' instructions. Their excitement was infectious. Nearby, international musicians practiced their instruments, from violin to hand drums, each weaving into a lively tapestry of sounds.
Museums are evolving from simply collecting and protecting cultural relics to improving people's well-being and becoming an important force in promoting social development, said museum experts at a parallel forum of the Beijing Culture Forum on Friday.
Bringing a festive atmosphere to Beijing, nearly 230,000 people visited the ongoing "The Temple of Earth and Me" book fair at the Ditan Park during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Named after an essay by renowned novelist Shi Tiesheng, the 11-day book fair being held as part of the 2024 Beijing Culture Forum, will conclude on Monday.
Since its launch in 2013 by Ateliers d'Art de France, the Revelations biennial is committed to offering a stage for professionals in the fine crafts industry to exhibit their workmanship, creativity and imagination. Now, the show's first edition outside of France has arrived in Beijing at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center from Sept 19-23, introducing the efforts of those artists and workshops in the sector in promoting craft skills, defending creation and redefining aesthetics.
The Netherlands Film Festival, organized by the China Film Group Corporation and the Dutch embassy, recently kicked off in Beijing. It will run until Oct 31.
Known as a key part of the 2024 Beijing Cultural Forum, the Grand Performances in Beijing program lifted its curtain at the National Centre for the Performing Arts on the evening of Sept 3.
The 2024 Beijing Culture Forum, themed "Enhance Cultural Exchanges for Common Progress", opened on Thursday and will run until Saturday.
Presence of foreign trainers teaching Brazilian jujitsu and tai chi is also a big draw, Wang Xin reports.
Lesa la Grange, an archaeologist and Manager of the Policy and Skills Development Unit at the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), is dedicated to advancing the heritage management sector in South Africa through targeted skills development.
Mika Morishita, General Manager at the Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), has been a key figure in fostering cultural and creative collaborations between Japan and China.
When it comes to photography associated with Africa, what springs to mind, for most Chinese, are probably the images of acutely malnourished children, boatloads of refugees or vast wilderness full of exotic animals, prevalent images about the continent that have helped to stereotype it as impoverished and primitive.
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