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1,000-year-old ink painting sells for $59.2m

2018-11-29 08:19

An 11th-century Chinese ink painting fetched HK$463.6 million ($59.2 million) at a Christie's sale in Hong Kong on Monday night, making it one of the most expensive of all classic Chinese paintings and works of calligraphy sold at auction.

Inspired by sound of music

2018-11-29 07:40

Chelsea Guo was touched by the emotion of musical expression as a child. She now revels in evoking the same feeling in others through her performances, Chen Nan reports.

Records of Confucius' descendants published

2018-11-28 10:34

A set of official records related to Confucius' descendants who lived during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) were published on Monday in Qufu, Shandong province.

British university seeks links with Chinese carmaker

2018-11-28 09:13

As part of its focus on China, Britain's Coventry University signed a series of agreements with the Chinese private carmaker Geely at the university's 175th anniversary celebration in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in early November. As a result, both parties are to join hands on talent development,

Sharing a technological vision

2018-11-28 09:09

The MIT China Summit brings together the top minds from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and China to collaborate on major questions, Xing Wen reports.

Artistic vision of the future

2018-11-28 09:01

The recent international intermedia art festival at Beijing's Times Art Museum explored a vision of our future with works by over 80 artists from across the world, using virtual reality, artificial intelligence and holography. Many of the works were by graduates from the School of Intermedia Arts at

Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa added to UNESCO list

2018-11-28 08:57

UNESCO has inscribed China's "Lum Medical Bathing of Sowa Rigpa" on intangible cultural heritage list.

Music institute hits right note

2018-11-28 08:03

Tianjin Juilliard School on track as resident faculty appointments completed, Chen Nan reports.

Museum showcases rare lacquerware for the first time in new exhibition

2018-11-28 03:56

A new exhibition called In a Myriad of Forms that is ongoing at the Shanghai Museum till Feb 24 is providing visitors the rare chance to view lacquer art that originated thousands of years ago.

Tencent summit explores the blending of cultural tradition and technology

2018-11-27 15:10

The 3rd Tengyun Summit, held by the Tencent Center for Society on Nov 25 in Beijing, brought together more than 800 participants, including 50 experts from various cultural fields, to share opinions on topics related to “culture of our own age”.

Two districts join hands to create a city of design

2018-11-27 14:39

A symposium held recently as a part of this year’s Suzhou international design week focused on the development of cultural and creative communities.

30 troupes perform at national street dancing festival

2018-11-27 11:50

A national street dance festival was held at Heyuan Grand Theater, in Guangdong province, on Nov 21 and 22, with 30 original shows chosen from 16 cities and provinces across the country.

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