Editor's note: From a place of exile to a cultural and economic powerhouse, the influence of Jiangnan still echoes in China today. The next three pages will take you on a journey through this verdant land's eternal poetry, art and spirit.
One exhibit stands out from the ongoing exhibition China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta, on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art. It is a map — a rubbing to be exact — of China's earliest surviving city plan to have been engraved on a stone slab. Within an area of 5 square meters, the rubbing, created in the first half of the 20th century, depicts modernday Suzhou, featuring six water gates and more than 300 bridges, validating the city's entitlement to the name "Venice of the East".
'It is the time for cherries and bamboo shoots in Jiangnan/the moist greens are refreshing/As the rain falls, peach blossoms arrive with the rising water/the crops sprout as spring hurries into the season."
The life story of Nalan Xingde, a famous poet of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), has been turned into a stage production by the Beijing Quju Opera Troupe. The play, Under the Lunar Glow, premiered in Beijing on Wednesday.
As the Chinese New Year of the Loong (or Chinese dragon) approaches, pre-orders for China's 2024 New Year commemorative coins and commemorative banknotes opened on Jan 3 at 10 PM Beijing Time.
The Russian musical production Onegin's Demon had its premiere at Shanghai Culture Square on Jan 4.
Uygur musician promotes the beauty of the region's traditional instruments and music.
The new musical, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, will premiere on Jan 13 and run until March 2 at the Bocom New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center in Shanghai, after three successful trial performances at the Nine Trees Future Arts Center between Dec 29 and Monday.
An exhibition at the city's history museum reveals the story of the emergency relocation of celebrated relics during Japan's invasion of China.
Traditional Chinese music will be highlighted at Beijing Concert Hall in 2024.
The renewal of multiyear strategic licensing agreement between Universal Music Group and Tencent Music Entertainment Group was announced. The deal allows Tencent Music Entertainment Group — the leading online music platform in China — to continue to have access to Universal Music Group's catalog for its online platforms, including QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, and WeSing.
To celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon, a paper-cutting exhibition themed on China's dragon culture, showcasing exquisite works from 100 folk artists nationwide, kicked off at the Beijing Fengshang Art Museum on Monday.
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