Doucai (contrast colors) ware is one of the most beautiful type of Chinese porcelain to celebrate technical and aesthetic brilliance. Production entered its most mature phase in the 15th century.
To celebrate International Museum Day this Sunday, the capital's museums are running a special season. Each month until Oct 8 will be dedicated to exploring a different museum related theme, as a way of promoting the integration of museums with tourism, commerce, and performance, Beijing officials said at a news conference on Thursday.
British playwright Chris Cooper's production Who Am I? will be performed by the DR. Youth Theatre at Beijing's Drum Tower West Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, with two shows a day.
Chinese classical and jazz musicians are thrilled on closer and deeper connection and dialogues with the world, as Universal Music Greater China, a division of Universal Music Group, announced the launch of Deutsche Grammophon China (DG China) and Blue Note Records China on Thursday in Shanghai.
When the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo visited Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in the late 13th century, well-traveled as he was, it is said that he was still filled with amazement and overwhelmed by what he saw.
More than 20 years ago, three musicians in their 20s — graduates of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing — enjoyed spending time together as close friends. Then, during one seemingly ordinary dinner, everything changed.
Universal Music Greater China, a division of Universal Music Group, is expanding its footprint in China's music scene with the launch of Deutsche Grammophon China and Blue Note Records China — two new label imprints aimed at nurturing local talent and connecting Chinese artists with global audiences.
On the first day of the May Day holiday, more than 1,000 opera enthusiasts gathered in downtown Xi'an, Shaanxi province, to sing alongside 13 performers from the Yisu Society — China's first Qinqiang Opera performance and education organization, which was founded in 1912.
Two decades after forming the group, musicians set to celebrate with works by Beethoven, Chen Nan reports.
At the age of 17, Li Xincao stood on the threshold of a life-changing moment. As an apprentice flutist in the Kunming Symphony Orchestra in Yunnan province, he was still finding his place in the world of classical music.
In French composer Francis Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in D Minor, no voice ever stands alone.
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