At Guo Nian, a New Year exhibition that has just opened at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum in Beijing, one finds horses in all forms and media.
Ancient classics long confined to archives can now be brought together through algorithms, while bricks and tiles from the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) and Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) can be digitally revived through codes. With the help of artificial intelligence, the secrets embedded in China's profound history are becoming traceable and accessible to people today.
A photo of a group of elderly villagers beaming with joy in front of the Tian'anmen Rostrum, their faces radiating with a warm sense of excitement, recently went viral online.
As Spring Festival approaches, Caoxian county in Heze, Shandong province, is experiencing a consumer boom fueled by the popularity of traditional hanfu attire. Known as a significant hanfu production base in China, the county is witnessing a surge in demand for these historic cultural costumes.
Olympic champion Guan Chenchen has made her screen debut in The Secret to Fat Loss, China's first costume micro-drama centered on scientific fitness, which officially premiered online on Jan 9.
The Jingpo Lake scenic area in Mudanjiang, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, recently held its annual winter ice fishing festival, alongside a competitive ice fishing contest.
In Primordial Cycle, Su Yongjian reimagines this idea as a contemporary field of energy, using motors and real-time images. The work is currently on view at Future Poetics, at the National Art Museum of China.
From Jan 17 to 18, Night on the Prairie — The Ballad of Kokdala, a theatrical production combining singing, dancing and drama, premiered at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center. The work is co-produced by China Oriental Performing Arts Group.
The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing was filled with the soft sounds of bamboo flutes and the elegant resonance of traditional Chinese instruments on Jan 18, as the "Poetic Homeland — Greater Bay Area Chinese Traditional Music Concert" by Yeung Wai-kit and Sha Jingshan unfolded.
HEFEI — Civilizations rise and fall, yet some endure. At the Anhui Museum in eastern China, a recent exhibition of ancient gold and silver artifacts offered visitors an unusually intimate glimpse into how power, belief and daily life played out — not through texts, but through precious metals.
In the Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum's sleek, futuristic atrium, a primal drama in the amber glow of twilight jumps into view.
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