Intangible cultural heritage tours in 34 villages across Beijing were unveiled in the capital city's Yanqing district on Dec 6.
The China Conservatory of Music successfully hosted the 2024 Traditional Music Festival from Dec 4 to Dec 8 in Beijing with the theme "Civilization Exchange and Shared Beauty". The event aimed to showcase the diversity of traditional music and create a platform for cross-cultural dialogue through music featuring a series of performances and workshops. The festival brought together representative music ensembles from seven countries to create a cultural feast transcending borders.
On Dec 6, veteran folk music singer Gong Linna's concert series, Walking Sounds: National Style Music Concert, held its grand finale at the Jinan Grand Theatre in Shandong province, marking the end of a 29-show tour, with plans for more next year.
The Digital Culture and Tourism Committee of China Electronics Chamber of Commerce was established on Nov 28 in Beijing.
The leaders of 21 museums from abroad and 17 domestic museums gathered in Shanghai for the inaugural M20+ International Museum Conference at Shanghai Museum East on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On vibrant green moss, a Heteropoda davidbowie, of the huntsman spider species, carries a white egg sac, its orange body blazing like a fiery flame, strikingly vivid and captivating against the faintly visible ferns in the surroundings.
Internationally renowned artist Cai Guo-Qiang has recently opened an exhibition in Macao. More specially, he is showing some 20 new works created by cAI™, an AI model developed by himself and his team, grounded on his research in AI beginning in 2017.
From a cobalt blue-white qinghua bowl from the reign of Emperor Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to the calligraphy of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); from a vivid painting album of the prolific 19th-century artist Ren Xiong to the serene, rainy landscapes of southern China by modern master Wu Guanzhong, the continuation and transformations in royal aesthetics and Chinese art over centuries are reviewed at the preview shows of the Beijing Poly International Auction's autumn sales.
More visitors have paid return visits to domestic theme parks, with annual pass holders visiting Shanghai Disneyland 12 times per year on average, according to the 2024 Theme Park Development Report.
In a remarkable fusion of artistic vision and cultural exchange, the classic Russian literary masterpiece War and Peace is being re-imagined as a Chinese musical.
"There are many jokes in the world that you listen to with tears in your eyes," says writer Liu Zhenyun, when asked what Laughter and Tears: A Novel is about.