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Breaking musical boundaries

2018-12-10 07:42

A concert featuring works by an American pianist for traditional Chinese instruments is to be staged in Beijing.

The rarified atmosphere of an online bookshop

2018-12-08 15:14

Whenever somebody is asked about the earliest online secondhand book-selling platform in China, if they can come up with an answer, chances are that it will be Kongfuzi Jiushu Wang (Confucius Old Book website). The site was set up in 2002, eight years after the internet arrived in China.

Tomes that roam in the ether

2018-12-08 12:53

Shen Bing's first foray into secondhand book buying turned out to be a revelation. The book she bought, Tengxun Zhuan (The History of Tencent), was not only in good order, to her it seemed almost brand-new.

Garden show

2018-12-08 10:37

One can feel a bit of chill in the air at 8 pm outside the north gate of the Canglang Pavilion in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. But one soon forgets it as the hero Shen Fu and his beloved wife Chen Yun appear on a boat.

Oil painting by master bought for 112.7m yuan

2018-12-08 09:42

Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong's oil painting of a serene Jiangnan landscape fetched 112.7 million yuan ($16 million) at Poly International Auction's sale on Thursday night in Beijing.

Musician pens 150 ‘love stories’ in tribute of the city

2018-12-08 00:36

Guangzhou-born Luo Wei has over the past few years penned more than 100 “love letters” to his adopted city of Shanghai where he has set roots.

Writer defends Jackie Chan's controversial memoir

2018-12-07 13:54

The co-author of Jackie Chan's memoir Never Grow Up has defended the book and the Chinese kung fu icon, accusing some foreign media of engaging in sensational and false news reporting by focusing on the dark side of Chan's life.

Britain's first Chinese rock band debuts in London

2018-12-07 13:36

Britain's first Chinese rock band The Back of the Moon debuted on Wednesday night at London's legendary live music venue The Water Rats.

Chinese team attends forum on women's empowerment in India

2018-12-07 11:12

ʻEmpower Women Creations’ put them together on 29 November in India.

When sci-fi is child's play

2018-12-07 09:14

Two of China's top science-fiction writers Liu Cixin and Han Song sat down with poet Bei Dao and Peking University professor and cultural critic Dai Jinhua for a discussion at the recent launch in Beijing of a collection of short stories, entitled Science Fiction for Children. It is the 11th book in

What they say on 'Myanmar: Through the Dragon's Brush' (Part II)

2018-12-07 08:20

Chen Hang Dean of School of Fine Arts at Southwest China Normal University

What they say on 'Myanmar: Through the Dragon's Brush'

2018-12-07 08:07

Kuku Chai Bukuk Director of China Artists Association and representative of the artists group

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