During Su Dongpo's exile in Hainan, the renowned Song Dynasty (960-1279) literatus left behind not only a profound cultural legacy but also vivid personal anecdotes that reveal his resilience, brotherly love, and deep engagement with local life.
More than nine centuries ago, a weary, aging statesman-poet, battered by political winds, stepped onto a wooden boat on the northern shore of Hainan province, finally bound for home after three years in exile. He left behind a land then considered a remote, desolate outpost, but which he had, with characteristic defiant optimism, called home.
As the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, marked its centenary last year, transitioning from an imperial palace (1420-1911) to a public museum, a new documentary program turns the spotlight on a lesser-told story: how its priceless artifacts were safeguarded through decades of upheavals.
Under the lights of Shanghai Symphony Hall, a New Year concert this Saturday marks the opening of the Shanghai Opera House's 70th-anniversary celebrations, uniting artists across generations.
In the summer of 2025, during a music festival in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, cellist Chen Weiping and pianist Yue Zheng first crossed paths.
The man, wearing plain clothes, sits quietly in his office, his long white beard falling onto his chest. The room is nothing grand: it is small and a bit messy, nothing like what one might imagine as the office of the chief engineer of the China National Acrobatic Troupe. No gleaming machines, no cutting-edge devices, only a wooden desk and shelves crammed with objects that seem more appropriate for a curiosity cabinet than a laboratory.
While porcelains awe audiences with their creamy, understated luster, a unique kind of pottery has captured attention for its opposite qualities — uneven surfaces and dark, dull shades.
Zhengzhou Haichang Ocean Park rang in the new year with a spectacular blend of marine attractions, artistic light displays, and trendy performances, drawing nearly 120 percent more visitors during New Year's Eve and New Year's Day compared to the same time last year.
A bone-numbing temperature of nearly minus 20 C was no deterrent for tens of thousands of visitors who gathered on Thursday around the frozen Chagan Lake in Northeast China's Jilin province to watch fishermen haul in their nets from beneath the ice — a centuries-old winter ritual that continues to shape local life and economy today.
Artists of Dehua county receive support in their works going overseas, as they innovate the centuries-old craft known as 'ivory white', Yang Feiyue reports.
After centuries spent quietly on library shelves, thousands of ancient texts are now just a click away for readers. On Dec 30, a consortium of 10 museums and libraries across China unveiled 3,748 meticulously digitized ancient books — making a large trove of cultural heritage freely accessible to the public.
Titled Qinqiang Opera, the volume serves as both a systematic art companion and a collectible visual album, featuring over 300 high-definition stage photographs and detailed hand-drawn illustrations that offer readers an intimate look into the intricate artistry and its thousand-year evolution.
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