This program examines how policy influence the way we play and creates culture in our lives — not just in China but globally.
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), who ruled for much of the 18th century, is often playfully criticized for the lavish imperial ceramics commissioned during his reign. Many of these pieces combined multiple decorative motifs and technical styles, resulting in objects so intricate that they overwhelm the eye. Yet, this popular image of excess tells only part of the story.
A young gentlewoman steps into the back garden of her family estate and finds a riot of blossoms unfolding in silence. The flowers flaunt their beauty not to a crowd but to crumbling walls and a neglected well. The scene comes from The Peony Pavilion by Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) playwright Tang Xianzu. In it, the heroine Du Liniang mourns the waste of beauty unseen, her lament echoing her own cloistered youth and stifled longing.
On Jingmai Mountain in Southwest China's Yunnan province, tea is far more than a beverage.
"Blades of the Guardians", a martial arts blockbuster, topped the Chinese-language films' box-office charts in North America for six consecutive days, according to a seminar held at the China Film Archive on Thursday.
Douglas, a tourist from the United States, spent a leisurely day in Shanghai's ancient water town of Zhujiajiao during his recent trip to China.
To celebrate the Year of the Horse, China Post released a set of three postage stamps.
The newly composed Shanghai opera, Return on a Snowy Night, created and arranged by the Shanghai Changning District Huju Opera Heritage Preservation Center (Changning Huju Opera Troupe), premiered at the Hongqiao Art Center on Tuesday.
With Awakening of Insects comes a tradition of enjoying the delicious orchard fruit
City in Hubei province harnesses waterway to provide clean energy across the country
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