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Using ice to make music

2017-12-26 09:38

LONDON-While most musicians seek to avoid a frosty reception at concerts, for Norwegian composer and performer Terje Isungset, a chilly feeling is nothing to fear: He performs with instruments he makes himself out of ice.

Cirque du Soleil thrills Beijing with new show

2017-12-26 09:33

Cirque du Soleil is now in Beijing with Kooza, after a successful tour in Shanghai.

Forum marks 40th anniversary of gaokao resumption

2017-12-26 09:30

The China Association of Higher Education recently played host to a forum on plans for reform of the college entrance exam (or gaokao). The forum, held in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province on Dec 21, marked the 40th anniversary of the resumption of the gaokao this year.

New show honors calligraphy master

2017-12-26 09:25

After contributing about 6,700 handwritten characters of clerical script, or lishu, to Microsoft Office and other software packages, Buddhist and a respected scholar Liu Bingsen (1937-2005) succeeded in etching out his place in the history of modern Chinese calligraphy.

Opening the doors to art

2017-12-26 09:24

The National Center for the Performing Arts' recent open house serves as a microcosm of how the venue has popularized high-end performances over the past decade. Chen Nan reports.

Art treat from Russia

2017-12-26 08:23

Works from the mid-1800s that had great impact on Chinese art are being shown in China for the first time. Zhang Kun reports from Shanghai.

Creative space

2017-12-26 08:05

A Shenzhen State-owned enterprise has teamed up with Britain's V&A to create a new cultural hub dedicated to design on the city's seafront. Lin Qi reports.

2017 marks major milestones in Sino-Cambodian tourism ties

2017-12-25 11:58

The year of 2017 has marked a significant milestone in Cambodia-China tourism relations as China became the biggest source of foreign tourists to Cambodia after it overtook Vietnam in the first quarter of the year, said Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon.

Vivid dough sculptures to embrace the new year

2017-12-25 10:40

Kan Zongqin, 61-year-old folk artist from Zaozhuang city of Shandong province, created a series of dough sculptures themed on the 12 Chinese zodiac signs recently, to embrace the upcoming 2018.

Yingkou enhances its wintertime appeal

2017-12-25 08:12

The abundant hot spring facilities at Yingkou, which have a capacity of 10 million visitors a year, have made the city in Northeast China's Liaoning province a popular winter destination. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Big data promotes China's tourism

2017-12-25 08:01

Big data plays a growing role in China's tourism. Xu Lin reports.

Tianjin theater unveils packed program for 2018

2017-12-25 07:49

Conductor Tang Muhai (right) and erhu (two-stringed fiddle) player Song Fei will be featured in Tianjin Grand Theater's upcoming performance season. [Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily]

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