When French artist and architect Clara Bryon arrived in Beijing this past February, she wasn't just visiting — she was observing. With a keen eye for form, texture and space, she took in the layers of the city's architecture as not just structures but silent storytellers.
Relaxation of visa rules has helped spur much greater demand, Yang Feiyue reports.
Conducted by Huang Yi, the Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra performed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Thursday.
Northward, a popular TV series, has boosted tourism to Kunshan, Jiangsu province — one of the main filming locations — with the number of visitors during Qingming Festival in early April surging by 608 percent year-on-year, according to a recent seminar in Beijing.
Pitch session wraps up annual Macao comedy event, as stars share their secrets, Xu Fan reports.
“Glinting Light: An Exploration of Luo Bonian's Photography” at Beijing's Three Shadows Photography Art Centre is Luo Bonian's first solo exhibition in China. Born in 1911, Luo, a self - taught photographer, blended Pictorialism (an art - promoting photo movement) with Western modernism. The exhibition focuses on his 1930 - 1940 works, showing his unique style. Despite the war, he persisted. The show runs till June 1 with specific visiting hours.
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, featuring the iconic cartoon duo Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, will hit theaters in the Chinese mainland on Friday. The movie premiered in Beijing on Tuesday, evoking nostalgia among parents and appealing to children. A Chinese girl teaching martial arts to performers dressed as the characters was a highlight. Under American animator Pete Browngardt, the hand - drawn film tells of the two saving Earth from aliens. It has gained over 2.6 million Sina Weibo views.
Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has unique festivals. The Corban Festival (Eid al-Adha) involves sharing slaughtered lamb, with grand celebrations. The Rouzi Festival (Eid al-Fitr) marks the end of Ramadan fasting, offering cultural shows and food. Nowruz, or Persian New Year, has diverse rituals. The Turpan Grape Festival in mid - late August offers grape - related activities. Plan your trip around these festivals to explore Xinjiang's traditions.
The Blossom, which runs until June 20, echoes Tianjin's cultural heritage, its museums that house great classic art, and its schools that have trained important figures in modern art. It also offers visitors a fresh perspective on art and technology.
Celebration of early European classical music includes fresh twists, Chinese elements, Chen Nan reports.
In Chinese, qiuhe means hills and valleys where streams run through, resembling the recurring motifs of the mountain-and-water style in classical Chinese paintings. It also means a realm of expanse and depth and the openness of one's mind and heart.
Wu Daozi, the popular court painter of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), sensed great desperation in fear that he would not finish the last section of an ambitious mural series ordered by the emperor before the deadline.
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