A recently aired documentary has shed light on the captivating story of Shen Congwen (1903-88), one of the most influential modern Chinese writers, and his profound literary connection with his hometown, the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan province.
Once a masseuse, a career path many suffering visual impairment take in China, Dong Lina, 39, has braved all the challenges her life put before her and carved out a new possibility for her life.
YINCHUAN — In a cowshed in a rural area of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, herds of cattle are guzzling water from a 4-meter-long trough, which automatically refills itself when the water level nears the bottom.
When a colleague was pouring boiling hot water into a mug containing some grainy yellow powder, I asked her if it was soy milk. She said it wasn't. Then, I said it must be porridge. She apparently couldn't understand what I said, and she walked to her seat.
A film event dedicated to screening a series of China-themed documentaries shot by Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi is currently underway in Tokyo.
Accomplished cellist and teacher opens up about his artistic perspective and philosophy, encouraging young students to embrace their emotions, Chen Nan reports.
In a remarkable feat of creativity and craftsmanship, origamist Pei Haozheng and his skilled team have captured the audience's attention with a unique creation — a larger-than-life origami snail.
The rhythmic sound of wood being drilled often piques the curiosity of visitors when they step into the Quanzhou Puppetry Theater. As they seek the origin of the sound, they will find Lin Congpeng toiling away at his work bench under a reading lamp.
The 100 illustrations that surrealistic Spanish painter Salvador Dali (1904-1989) created for the Divine Comedy are now on exhibition at the Bund 111 Art Space in Shanghai.
According to the philosophical classic Tao Te Ching, Laozi, the founder of Taoism, observed that da xiang wu xing, the grand view or image, has no form. In his paintings, Cheng Qiang seeks to visualize this eternal Taoist belief through a nonfigurative approach and a rich palette. The artist from Jiangsu province has managed to present Eastern spirituality and a sought-after immensity and eternity in the formless state.
A collection of 38 artworks, featuring imperial cultural heritage, was unveiled in Changle county, East China's Shandong province, in late May. They range from large decorative items to wearable accessories and are the result of combined efforts between the Beijing Eight Imperial Handicrafts Museum and Mokingran, a jewelry maker founded by Wang Zhongshan, a provincial inheritor of the traditional fine metalworking craftsmanship in Shandong.
Li Anqiang, then a high school student at Beichuan Middle School in Beichuan, one of the worst ravaged counties in the disaster, was in his physics class. The school building collapsed, leaving him buried in the ruins.
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