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Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday

2023-12-23 10:44

The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings as from 2024.

Setting the stage for future talent

2023-12-23 10:23

Fu Yixuan, secretary-general of the China Theatre Association, recalls some of his best days in college and his experience of producing plays in a school theater.

Language tool helps decipher ancient texts

2023-12-23 10:03

Xunzi, a pioneering large language tool designed specifically for the processing and study of ancient texts, was launched earlier this month by Professor Wang Dongbo and his research team from the College of Information Management at Nanjing Agricultural University.

Barber's background gives him cutting edge over rivals

2023-12-23 09:55

YINCHUAN — In the city of Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, 60-year-old calligrapher-turned-barber, Ren Zhanping, is making waves with his distinctive approach to grooming.

Photo inspires focus on artist

2023-12-23 09:41

One day in 1955, Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang (1894-1961) was shooting a documentary directed by Wu Zuguang (1917-2003) about Mei's stage art in Beijing.

A noteworthy introduction to Sanxingdui

2023-12-23 09:33

For millennia the ancient kingdom of Shu remained a mystery, existing only in historical texts, until the Sanxingdui archaeological site in Deyang, Sichuan province, lifted its veil of secrecy.

Prominent writer marks 70th anniversary of career at exhibition

2023-12-22 11:27

Anticipating the age of 90 in the coming year, Wang Meng, one of the most revered literary figures in the country, says he hopes to write more and better works.

Chinese version of 'Les Misérables' to premiere in Beijing in January

2023-12-21 16:27

The launching ceremony for the first Mandarin stage production of Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" was held in downtown Beijing on Dec 15.

Tradition scales height of daring

2023-12-21 15:21

High above the ground at the Silk Road International Ski Resort in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, cables stretched across the snow-covered slope, carrying not only cable cars with skiers onboard, but also two performers.

New roles of education, art and design inspire discussions at Tsinghua forum

2023-12-21 12:24

More than 40 luminous figures from the academic and education circles and industries around the world engaged in the discussions with personalities from home colleges at the Tsinghua International Conference on Art and Design Education, from Dec 15-17.

Spirit of horses on grassland shown in Mongolian art exhibition

2023-12-21 12:17

An exhibition is being held at the National Art Museum of China showing artworks and photos which depict the landscapes and social lives of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and how people living in the region strive to develop the land with the same high spirit as that of horses, the loyal domesticated helper and companion on the extensive grassland.

Orchestra to ring in new year

2023-12-20 15:02

Under the baton of conductor Tan Lihua, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra will stage a concert on Dec 31 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, celebrating the upcoming new year.

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