Using a torch that produces arrow flames of more than 1,300 C and melting glass tubes to create artwork, 23-year-old He Yang wants to "plant" a flowery spectacle representing all the cities in China.
The 10th Wuzhen Theater Festival kicked off on Oct 19 in the canal town of Wuzhen in Zhejiang province with a series of events that include stage performances, competitions, forums, workshops and markets.
Around 70 reproductions of ancient silk fabrics and contemporary garments from the collection of the China National Silk Museum went on display in Budapest on Oct 24.
Artists from different countries joined in a journey of sightseeing and creating, at the Lushan Mountain, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province.
"In my childhood, the village was a different world altogether. The houses were old, roads were narrow, and I clearly remember walking several kilometers to the market," recalled Li Jing, 29, currently serving as the director assistant to the village secretary of Maotianping Village Committee in Cuijiaba, a town situated in the Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture of Central China's Hubei province. "But now, our village boasts modern, well-constructed homes, wide well-lit roads, and practically every household owns at least one car."
During the past few years, Lin has led the members in providing voluntary services, to help residents improve their family education and their ability to start their own businesses.
In 2014, China added Yi costumes to the list of the country's items of intangible cultural heritage. Ding is a provincial-level inheritor of Yi costumes.
Family feelings provide us the broadest possible basis for developing appropriate ethical impulses, said Sinologist Roger T. Ames, Humanities Chair Professor at Peking University and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
When director Ha Zhichao visited a welfare institution for people with mental challenges in Hebei province in 2015, he discovered that the moment was etched in his mind as one of the "simplest and happiest''.
Cy Leo, a harmonica virtuoso, composer, and singer-songwriter from Hong Kong, performed in Beijing on Oct 21 and 22.
Xiajiang village, located in East China's Zhejiang province, has earned a prestigious spot on the UNWTO's list of "Best Tourism Villages." This idyllic village is renowned for its unspoiled natural beauty and a profound cultural heritage that spans from traditional folk culture to historical "red culture".
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) by the National Centre for the Performing Arts was staged in Beijing on Oct 19, 20, and 21.
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