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Hong Kong's master birdcage maker keeps tradition flying high

2023-08-08 07:53

HONG KONG — Amid the bustling Kowloon Flower Market in Hong Kong, enveloped by the sweet melodies of chirping birds, you'll find one of Hong Kong's last remaining birdcage makers — Chan Lok-choi, also known as "Uncle Choi".

Violinist hits perfect note with Carnegie ovation

2023-08-08 07:48

When violinist Lao Li had her concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, on July 6, she was so touched that a Chinese piece, Violin Concerto No 1, by the acclaimed composer Zhao Jiping, was met with a standing ovation.

Centuries-old trees, flowers, river scenery and hometown, the clues to a painter's work

2023-08-07 17:03

The emerald-green forests, rising mist and odd-shaped mountains over the Lijiang River, in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have joined in a visual symphony of colors and forms, hailing one of the most thrillingly beautiful places on the Earth.

Prestigious competition returns to Beijing Dance Academy

2023-08-07 16:58

The Achievement Exhibition of the 13th "Taoli Cup" National Dancing Education Performance of China will be held in Beijing from Aug 9 to 16.

Chinese children's plays staged in France and Scotland

2023-08-07 16:52

Two Chinese plays, Flowers in the Mirror and Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica), both entirely performed by children, were staged during the Avignon Festival, one of the biggest international contemporary live performance events, in the southern French city of Avignon and Paris, from July 7 to 25.

Shaping better knowledge of ceramics

2023-08-07 15:05

The 2023 Dehua International Ceramic Culture Week will be staged in Dehua county, Quanzhou city, Fujian province from Sept 19-25. The first promotional event of the week was hosted in Beijing from Friday to Monday.

Beijing forum discusses artistry of digital artifacts, AI

2023-08-07 14:56

In addition to scanning and animating digital historical artifacts, what else can be done to make these witnesses to history more appealing to people? At the newly opened Suzhou Bay Digital Art Museum, in the scenic and culturally-rich city in Jiangsu province, visitors will find inspiring answers, which will immerse them in the achievements of human civilization.

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

2023-08-07 14:47

Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades.

An artist with skin in the game

2023-08-07 14:39

The exhibition, Heidi Bucher: Beyond the Skins, curated by the museum's founder and collector Yan Shijie, navigates through the artist's avant-garde experiments with the interactions between human psychology and the surroundings, gender, society and other topics.

Museum in Henan features rare ancient mirror

2023-08-07 14:34

A bronze makeup mirror at the Luoyang Museum in Henan province vividly showcases the ancient Chinese people's craftsmanship.

Abstract art by Tsinghua prof now on at Bund18 Jiushi Art Gallery

2023-08-07 11:27

Gu Liming's works are now being showcased at the exhibition titled From Mawangdui to Shanshui Fu: Gu Liming's Artistic Language Transformation at Bund18 Jiushi Art Gallery in Shanghai. On show are 76 artworks, including oil paintings, water color paintings, prints, ceramic and installation art.

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