The room was dark. As Liu Siyao waved her finger in front of her right eye, her pupil instantly lit up with a beam of blue light.
For the general masses, cultural artifacts may often seem antiquated and distant, yet a gifted few are able to exert their imagination and bring the objects vividly to life by capturing their essence through artistic expression.
A Chinese version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical The Phantom of the Opera will be staged at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing this October.
Under the baton of conductor Jin Gang, the symphony orchestra of China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater performed a concert at the Beijing Exhibition Hall on Feb 26.
The fluid combination of slow, graceful movements and lightning-quick strikes easily sets taijiquan apart from other martial arts.
Two years ago, Song Fei's scoliosis and lumbar pain was getting worse, despite years of exercise at the gym. A month after she started practicing taijiquan, however, the posture problem and the pains that had been bothering her for such a long time were fading away.
Jinan, Shandong province, unveiled a series of tangsancai — three-colored glazed ceramics from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) — on Friday. The artifacts include figures of warriors, maids, beasts, horses, camels and birds.
UNESCO recognition rewards efforts to raise profile of taijiquan as world appreciates benefits of discipline, Yang Feiyue reports.
The Chinese version of iconic Russian musical Anna Karenina, adapted from Leo Tolstoy's iconic novel, is touring in Chinese cities.
Conductor Zhang Yi and Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra performed Richard Wagner's The Ring Without Words, arranged by the late conductor Lorin Maazel, at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Feb 26 and 27.
Sleeping under the stars and awakening in the gentle sunlight of dawn has always fascinated people seeking an escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life.
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