Traditional Chinese lacquer art is one of the popular China-chic wave that’s blowing the minds of young people. What is lacquer art? How are such exquisite pieces of art created? Chinese youths are curious, so are foreign friends.
Chinese lacquer art has a history of eight thousand years. Where did it come from? What did it go through? China Daily invited Xenia, a designer from the Netherlands, to find out more from Professor Pu Meihe of Hubei Institute of Fine Arts in Wuhan, Hubei province.
Some 40 artists from the Cape Town Opera Chorus of South Africa, iridescently attired, turned the Poly Theatre stage into Catfish Row, a fictional impoverished African American community in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, on Saturday and Sunday in Beijing, captivating the Chinese audience with their powerful singing and performances.
Traditional Chinese lacquer art is one of the most recent popular China-chic waves that has been blowing the minds of young people. What is lacquer art? How are such exquisite pieces of art created? Chinese youths are curious, so are foreign friends.
Highlighting its many charms, the ancient city welcomes guests while meeting challenges of preservation and sustainability, Yang Yang and Zhu Xingxin report in Pingyao, Shanxi.
Art form utilizes nature's resilient sap and evolves with the accumulation of time, patience and artistry, Lin Qi reports.
Documentary about wartime atrocity seeks to remind world of an overlooked event, Chen Ye reports.
With three venues in Beijing, the China NCPA Orchestra ushers in its 15th year with a bumper crop of concerts, Chen Nan reports.
Sculptor molds the fragile beauty of white marble to transform it into masterpieces, Yang Feiyue reports.
Forum highlights remarkable progress in conserving cave temples, report Wang Ru in Dunhuang, Gansu province, and Ma Jingna in Lanzhou.
When Meng Jintao was a child, power outages in his rural hometown sparked his curiosity: Why can't we store electricity during regular times and use it when the power goes out?
Orchestra's upcoming program reflects changing face of classical music in the country, Chen Nan reports.
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