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Bamboo slips engraved with 'Chengdu' found

2022-12-24 11:56

A batch of bamboo and wooden slips from the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) engraved with the Chinese word "Chengdu" was released recently.

Millennium-old Buddha statues unearthed in ancient market

2022-12-24 11:55

More than 680 fragments of Buddha statues and pagoda sculptures have been unearthed in the ruins of an ancient market in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

Music becomes moveable feast

2022-12-24 11:15

Moving from the traditional concert hall venue, young ensemble plays to a wider audience.

Epic series chronicles first year after Shanghai's liberation

2022-12-23 18:39

TV series Po Xiao Dong Fang (Dawn in the East), an epic that revisits the first year after Shanghai was liberated by the Communist Party of China in May 1949, is scheduled to begin running on CCTV-1 on Friday.

Experiences on introducing traditional opera to youth shared at Shanghai forum

2022-12-23 17:28

To uphold the operatic tradition in the younger generation, the city's Jinshan district has carried on a program to add the education of traditional operas into the curriculum at schools over the past five years.

Finnish painter's show in Beijing addresses transformation of identity

2022-12-23 15:39

Finnish scholar and painter Fred Dervin's show in Beijing addresses transformation of identity. 

Tech giant's news arm releases new lineup for 2023

2022-12-23 15:22

Following a series of quality programs from Talk to Her to My Bronze Age, renowned talk show host Chen Xiaonan's new program Hello, Mr Tree is scheduled to be streamed on Tencent News' online platforms next year, according to an online event held on Dec 20.

A rare sight to behold

2022-12-23 12:09

The Shanghai Museum is now holding an exhibition featuring Ducklings on a Lotus Pond, an incredibly rare silk tapestry that dates back as far as the 12th century.

Porcelain carver taps out image of soccer star

2022-12-22 16:23

With a hammer, Liu Jinduo, a porcelain carver in Hunan province, recently completed a lifelike portrait of Lionel Messi on a granite slab in Changsha.

Zhejiang: folk art and activities derive from tea

2022-12-22 15:05

Folk art and activities are derived from tea in Zhejiang province, showing profound tea culture.

25th Shanghai Int'l Film Festival open for new worldwide submissions

2022-12-22 14:08

The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), which will be held in June 2023, is now accepting new submissions from across the world, the organizers said Tuesday.

A winter's tale

2022-12-22 08:07

On Dec 21, 2016, the gate of Yang's Family Temple in Yangjia village, Sanmen county, Taizhou city, Zhejiang province, was decorated with flags and lanterns, and couplets were pasted up. Red candles lit up the smiling faces of the villagers. For the locals, the celebration of dongzhi, or Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term on Chinese traditional calendar, is no less important than Spring Festival.

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