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Pianist Zhu Xiaomei: Communicating Lao Tze through Bach

2015-10-16 09:46

"I was told to be prepared for the audience to leave, but no one left - no one ever made a sound," Zhu Xiao-Mei, the pianist who left China in disappointment more than 30 years ago, said she almost regained confidence in the country after the show held in Xi'an last Sunday.

Uninsured clergy face retirement crisis

2015-10-15 16:34

Health insurance cited as problem for those serving cash-poor religious institutions.

Ancient city of Milan: important town on ancient 'Silk Road'

2015-10-15 15:34

Milan, laying on the south of Taklimakan Desert, was an important town on the ancient "Silk Road", and was recorded in the narrative of Xuan Zang's pilgrimage to India in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Curtain rises on art exhibition of 'China's pacesetters'

2015-10-15 15:03

An opening ceremony celebrating the beginning of the national tour of more than 200 art works showcasing China's pacesetters is held at Bo'xing Building of the Military Museum in Beijing, Oct 15, 2015.

Literature and art on exhibit in Beijing

2015-10-15 14:07

Themed "Art Beijing, Fulfill Dreams", the third Beijing Literature and Art Exhibition opened Wednesday and will be held at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing through Monday.

Dancers perform sky ballet in Shanghai

2015-10-15 13:32

Dancers from the Bandaloop dance troupe of the United States perform sky ballet near a skyscraper in East China's Shanghai municipality, Oct 14, 2015.

Scientists sink teeth into history of humans in Asia

2015-10-15 07:42

The discovery of 47 human teeth in a cave in Hunan province by Chinese scientists has unearthed new evidence that the earliest modern humans lived in East Asia.

Chinese farmer stipples 'The Dream of Red Mansions' on stone

2015-10-14 16:09

Tao Shiqing, 60, a farmer in Gaolan county, Northwest China's Gansu province spends 10 years stippling the episodes of Chinese classical novel "The Dream of Red Mansions" on flagstones.

'God's eyes' appear on wall of Shimao Historic Site

2015-10-14 14:19

Photo shows the wall of Shimao Historic Site on the mountain ridge near Dongchuangou of Gaojiabao town, Shenmu county, Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

Great Wall landscape harmed by film shooting

2015-10-14 10:34

One spot of the Great Wall, one of the world's most recognizable landmarks, recently accommodated a set built and abandoned by a film crew in May in Beijing, a local newspaper reported.

Contemporary music feast in store for fans

2015-10-14 07:40

Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra will perform works by some of the most creative minds in contemporary Chinese music at the Forbidden City Concert Hall on Wednesday as part of the ongoing Beijing Music Festival.

Chants of the old

2015-10-14 07:40

The following for ancient Chinese music may be witnessing a decline, but Liu Sola, a pioneering musician, finds it contemporary.

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