Yanqiao village in Foshan, Guangdong province, is a serene village with a distinctive local style. Children fish by the lotus pond and adults enjoy chatting in front of centuries-old houses first built in the Ming Dynasty (1644-1911).
Dozens of immersive works by artists around the world have created a world of senses at Symptomatica Horizon, a cross-disciplinary biennale of art, science and technology.
The end-of-year ranking of privately-owned Beijing theater troupes was revealed on Jan 20 by the three organizations behind the annual listing — the Beijing Federation of Literary & Art Circles, the Beijing Theatre Association, and the privately-owned theater committee under the China Theatre Association.
To celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, China Conservatory of Music will tour major European countries, including Germany, Belgium and Austria, from Jan 27 to Feb 4, bringing a musical feast full of Chinese music to the European audience.
As one of the fastest-growing sectors in China's entertainment industry, the micro-drama market, exceeded 50 billion yuan ($6.8 billion) in revenue last year, outpacing the sluggish film and television industries.
The first group exhibition of Wind H Art Center's "wind Young Project", titled windYoung: Rolling Stone, draws inspiration from the Greek legend of Sisyphus. He was the king of Corinth who was condemned to roll a boulder, after he died, up a hill for eternity. The boulder would always roll back down before he could reach the top.
Recently, an ethnic music concert titled From Yellow River to Yangtze River, featuring performers from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater, and students from the Guoluo Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai province, was successfully staged at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.
Imagine a snake — coiled, elusive, and steeped in meaning — emerging from the depth of the world's cultural history to leave its mark on human imagination. Perhaps it's the rearing cobra, poised on the golden mask of the Egyptian king Tutankhamun, a symbol of protection and divine authority. Or it might be the head of Medusa, the Gorgon whose hair of writhing snakes and petrifying gaze have haunted myth and art alike.
As the lights dim and the familiar hum of anticipation fills the air, moviegoers in Beijing are in for a surprise — an art exhibition brought to the CBD branch of the Wanda cinema chain.
The film crew of the documentary series Life in the Fields traveled through China, driving a car with the title painted on it, visiting around 100 villages.
Pure and Infinite, an exhibition at Hebei Museum, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, running until April 13, is a collaboration between the National Museum of China and Hebei Museum, gathering selected examples of white porcelains in the collections of the two museums and other cultural institutions.
Dozens of lawyers, law professors, and college students from diverse backgrounds gathered at a seminar on the legal protection of cultural heritage on Saturday at the Beijing Jingshi Law Firm in Beijing.