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Haydn opera premiere brings moon down to earth

2023-09-26 15:23

Il mondo della luna (The World of the Moon), an opera in three acts composed by Franz Joseph Haydn, had its Chinese premiere as part of the ongoing Beijing Music Festival on Sept 23 and 24, at the Dahua City Center for the Performing Arts.

Bakkom is back in new space adventure

2023-09-26 15:19

Backkom, an adventurous polar bear character created over two decades ago, is set to make a comeback on the big screen in the upcoming animated film, Backkom Bear: Mars Mission.

Exhibition gives glimpse of palace childhood and youth

2023-09-26 15:10

A new exhibition at the Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing has provided a glimpse of royal childhood and youth in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Saudi Arabia set for Chinese tourists

2023-09-26 15:05

Saudi Arabia has set its sights on welcoming 3 million visitors from China by 2030, as it was recently granted Approved Destination Status by China.

Renowned pianist to play key works

2023-09-26 14:52

Pianist Yin Chengzong, 82, will play part of his famous repertoire, the piano concerto The Yellow River, which was adapted by Yin himself from the cantata of the same title by Xian Xinghai (1905-45), during a concert at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing on Oct 1.

Global exchanges boost civilizations, forum told

2023-09-26 14:39

The importance of building a modern Chinese civilization and promoting exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations were highlighted at the 2023 Forum on International Communication of Chinese Culture in Beijing on Friday.

Get a taste of Hangzhou

2023-09-26 10:46

As one of the eight great cuisines of China, Hangzhou dishes are noted for their seasonal ingredients

Steeped in history

2023-09-26 10:31

How tea became inextricably linked with Chinese culture and tradition

Theme parks rise to cultural challenge

2023-09-26 08:25

Sui Guoxing, 21, a student in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, recently spent an evening visiting the city's Zoological and Botanical Garden, where she met staff members dressed as characters from Chinese folklore.

Why this thermophobe is falling for autumn like the leaves

2023-09-26 08:10

Mid-Autumn Festival kicks off on Sept 29 this year in China. However, the season officially begins on Autumnal Equinox, or Sept 23 this time around in the northern hemisphere, so six days in may not technically be the midpoint.

Exhibition shows time past to present

2023-09-26 08:06

Colorful translucent curtains hanging from the ceiling flutter in the wind at a half-open industrial space in early September. Right outside the windowless corridor, the Tianning Temple, one of the oldest of its kind in Beijing, comes into sight.

A legacy that endures

2023-09-26 07:59

Amid the spectacle of the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, the colossal screen in the Bird's Nest stadium displayed the process of creating a traditional Chinese painting

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