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Durable threads

2018-03-16 08:20

Horse tail embroidery of the Shui ethnic group is an intangible heritage in China, and 53-year-old Song Shuixian has made it her life's mission to take it to a wider audience.

Online platforms share novel approach

2018-03-16 07:50

Web novels in China have gained so much popularity in recent years that they are making their authors millionaires and helping their publishers to list on the stock exchange.

4 more books on King Gesar's epic published

2018-03-16 07:43

Four more books on the epic of King Gesar have been published, as part of efforts to preserve the 1,000-year-old story.

Remakes of classics – salute to original story or lack of creativity?

2018-03-15 15:24

The classic Chinese folktale Legend of the White Snake will have another TV remake, drawing much ire from the country’s netizens for a lack of original output from the entertainment industry.

In her own write

2018-03-15 15:07

With Iran set to be represented at Art Basel Hong Kong for the first time in March, get to know Tehran-based artist Golnaz Fathi, who has turned traditional Persian calligraphy into an abstract art form.

Hundreds of artifacts excavated from ancient Chinese tombs

2018-03-15 09:25

Archaeologists have found more than 500 artifacts in a tomb complex in Zhoukou, a city in Central China's Henan Province, local authorities said Tuesday.

New take on traditional sounds

2018-03-15 08:16

From an instrument called the suona, to a music form called shui qiang, the Shanghai Concert Hall is ready to stage a series of performances. Zhang Kun reports.

Get real with Yu Hong's poignant canvases

2018-03-14 14:17

Chinese artist Yu Hong brings her poignant canvases to Art Basel in Hong Kong

H&M head of design on making fashion sustainable

2018-03-14 10:07

H&M's head of design, Ann-Sofie Johansson, on the challenges of making fashion sustainable and sustainability fashionable.

Cute as a button

2018-03-14 09:35

If you think those humble fasteners on your clothes are mundane fashion items, give them a second look. Parisian collector Brigitte Renaud opens the doors of her haberdashery for an exclusive visit.

An overdose of cello

2018-03-14 09:35

Since its debut in 2016, SuperCello has helped many Chinese youngsters to meet and interact with professors and young musicians from schools overseas.

Tourism, culture merger seen as mutually beneficial

2018-03-14 09:23

China's top watchdogs of cultural and tourism affairs will merge if a draft reform plan by the State Council is approved.

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