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The Bard meets a Ming playwright

2016-09-26 08:06

When Li Ruru first read William Shakespeare's Hamlet, she didn't really like it - she was then 11 years old, and the complicated relationships and dramatic tragedy were too much for her to comprehend.

Festival gives Chicago students a taste of Chinese culture

2016-09-25 14:58

Hundreds of students from elementary and high schools in Chicago gathered at Whitney Young Magnet High School Saturday to have a sip of traditional Chinese culture at the Chinese Cultural Festival.

Cuba's Confucius Institute thrives in teaching locals Chinese

2016-09-25 14:58

Havana's Confucius Institute, the only certified institution in the island country that teaches the Chinese language and culture, saw an "enrollment explosion" this academic year.

Qingdao showcases beauty of sculptures at international festival

2016-09-23 10:46

The 5th Qingdao International Sculpture Festival officially kicked off in Jimo, a county-level city in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on Thursday.

When East meets West on the stage: Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu

2016-09-22 09:20

A cross-cultural drama project "Shakespeare-Tang project: Celebrating a 400 year legacy" made a splash in Beijing Tuesday evening.

Vietnam to teach Chinese language in primary school from 2017

2016-09-21 15:13

Vietnam will begin to teach Chinese language in primary school from 2017, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) on Monday.

Music fest 'Shake the Lake' hit Beijing

2016-09-21 11:02

Classical pianist Richie Loidl lives and grew up in the Salzkammergut region in Austria, close to the city of Salzburg. This region is visited by many tourists every year because of its picturesque landscape of lakes and mountains.

Pianist Lang Lang crowned NYC's Cultural Tourism Ambassador

2016-09-21 09:54

Famed Chinese Pianist Lang Lang was named New York City's first-ever Cultural Tourism Ambassador by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday, as part of the US-China Tourism Year events that promote travel and tourism between the United States and China.

Lebanese performance group explores story of the Silk Road

2016-09-21 08:13

Lebanon's Caracalla Dance Theater is now exploring the story of the Silk Road-traveling through history and geography to revive an ancient path that has united people of different cultures.

French and Chinese to stage art in containers

2016-09-20 14:13

An exhibition of art in containers featuring Chinese and French artists opened to the public in Beijing on September 17, and will be followed by a tour in other cities in China and France.

Japanese expert set to brighten up Shanghai's CBD

2016-09-20 08:06

Fram Kitagawa believes that fine art is not independent of ordinary people's lives. In 1994, the 70-year-old Japanese exhibition curator changed Tachikawa, an abandoned military area on the outskirts of Tokyo, into an experimental art zone.

Popular Israeli play on war returns to China

2016-09-19 08:22

In 1991, during the first Gulf War, a group of Jewish-Russian actors under the leadership of Yevgeny Arye, a prominent stage director in Moscow, emigrated to Israel. In a bold move, they founded a theater that they named Gesher, which means "bridge" in Hebrew.

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