Like stepping into a quaint French vignette, visitors are greeted by sun-drenched red-brick walls, pastel-hued facades, arched windows and steep mansard roofs, a captivating ambiance reminiscent of a tranquil bourg in the French countryside.
BUDAPEST — On Nov 27, The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest opened one of the most significant Chinese cultural exhibitions ever held in Hungary, presenting more than 150 ancient artworks from the Qin (221-206 BC) and Han (206 BC-AD 220) dynasties, including 10 original Terracotta Warriors.
In 1991, when Elena Pantaleoni first walked into La Stoppa, a historic winery founded in the late 1800s and set among the rolling hills of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, she felt an immediate responsibility to the land.
Today (Friday) marks the anniversary when the great Salzburg-born musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91)finally had a long rest. Centuries later, audiences in Shanghai still get enchanted by his legendary stories.
As the thrilling martial arts duel between five masters concluded on stage, prolonged cheers and applause erupted in London's Sadler's Wells Theater, a common scene during the overseas tour of the Chinese dance drama Wing Chun.
In late November, a cultural tour brought 10 foreign journalists from countries including Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Vietnam and South Korea to Chibi, an ancient yet vibrant county-level city in Central China's Hubei province.
China's acclaimed dance drama Wing Chun is set to premiere in North America, bringing a feast of art and Chinese kung fu to the broader global stage.
British art historian and leading Sinologist Jessica Rawson's book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China has its Chinese edition published recently by Beijing-based CITIC Press Group.
Chinese and French food are among the most famous cuisines around the world.What does it say about our cultural values that we both place so much emphasis on food?
Milky white ceramics produced in Dehua county, Fujian province, from the 10th century, were given the name Blanc de Chine (white from China) by European traders and collectors who were mesmerized by the porcelain's creamy whiteness, understated sheen and timeless grace.
The legendary Monkey King, hero of the 16th-century Chinese classic Journey to the West, continues to inspire fresh artistic expression through a sold-out San Francisco Opera production that has sparked a wave of cross-cultural dialogue in the Bay Area.
Samuel James Stephen Meston, a 23-year-old UK student at Peking University, never expected that a trip to a border city in Southwest China would reshape his understanding of the country.
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