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Guizhou craftsman brings clay whistle alive

2022-10-14 15:34

Yao Debo, a 34-year-old craftsman, is the first generation of inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage item, clay whistle.

Calligraphy and Painting Challenge themed on the Spring Festival calls for entries worldwide

2022-10-14 15:04

The 2022 "Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition - Calligraphy and Painting Challenge" is calling for entries from Chinese language lovers worldwide.

Artworks shown at national academy picture routes to rejuvenation

2022-10-14 14:54

Toward Rejuvenation, an exhibition on at the China National Academy of Painting in Beijing until Nov 8, brings together over 300 recent works by its resident artists to mark the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

OCT launches rural education program

2022-10-14 14:47

Domestic theme park player Overseas Chinese Town has rolled out a rural education program that will cover music, culture, performance, learning trips and painting to children in villages across the country.

New designs of French brand pay tribute to its history of fine handicraft

2022-10-14 10:02

In celebration of the Year of the Rabbit in 2023, Lalique has launched a sculpture of a resting rabbit, rendered in clear, gold and pink, as a wish for happiness and luck. It continues the brand's motivation to reach out to a wider fan base in the country, as it already had offered tiger sculptures this year.

Our story is written in stone

2022-10-14 08:20

Walking in the park of Helanshan Rock Art Relics in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, is like taking a stroll through history. One can't help but marvel and be fascinated at the number of artworks and carvings engraved on the rocks at the entrance to the Helan Mountains. These motifs and patterns, painted or carved, were an encyclopedia of knowledge before human beings knew how to read or write. And today they help us understand how our ancestors lived.

Foundation of civilization

2022-10-13 08:08

A national comprehensive research program, launched in 2002, to trace the origins of Chinese civilization, has led to the excavations and studies of key sites that are about 3,500 to 5,500 years old. It has revealed a host of secrets about ancient China, including how early civilizations were formed and how they merged to create unity in diversity.

Modern masters

2022-10-13 08:07

An unprecedented joint exhibition on the works of two prominent Chinese artists of the 20th century — Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) and Qi Baishi (1864-1957) — is now on at the Long Museum in Shanghai.

Diplomatic heroes are box-office kings

2022-10-13 08:06

On a sultry summer night in late July 2018, scriptwriter Qin Haiyan walked into her studio in eastern Beijing, which shares a floor with the company of renowned director Lu Yang. In the hours that followed, she was utterly captivated by a former Chinese diplomat's recollection of his years working in Arabic-speaking countries.

Indefatigable pensioner is happily living life at her own pace

2022-10-13 08:05

Yang Xiuyun, 72, is enthusiastic about running. A 10-kilometer run in the morning is as important to her as the first meal of the day.

Veteran teacher hailed in new documentary

2022-10-12 17:23

Shanghai will broadcast a new documentary series titled Great Educator from October 15.

New biography series on great minds in modern China published

2022-10-12 16:44

The first six books of a new biography series The Little Beacon have came out recently, telling the stories about the life of great scientists, writers, and artists in modern China.

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