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.
Imagine beginning and ending your ski day right at your doorstep without any additional traffic. For winter sports lovers, there's nothing more exciting than skiing straight from your doorstep onto the slopes.
On the evening of Nov 29, Central Conservatory of Music professor and renowned erhu artist Yang Xue staged a concert at the historical Zhengyici Theater in Beijing, bringing the history of the erhu to life through a captivating performance.
The soundtrack of Chinese musical, Yak Revolution, was released by Beijing Global Audio-Visual Publishing Company.
Until Dec 21, an exhibition at the museum, titled Mei Run Xin Tian (Fine Arts Nourishing the Heart), is displaying dozens of paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures from its collection. Several of the pieces are used in schoolbooks to enrich the learning experiences of children across the country.
As a legendary figure in Chinese literature, poet Li Qingzhao's early life was dazzling. At the young age of 16, she rose to prominence as a literary star in the male-dominated Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). She was only 18 when she married scholar Zhao Mingcheng. Together, they shared a mutual passion for epigraphy and art in a harmonious marriage that lasted nearly three decades.
Yuan Tingdong had a pleasant surprise when he came across the Chinese edition of US writer Hope Justman's Guide to Hiking China's Old Road to Shu, which was published recently by the Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House.
At the ninth China Collegiate Computing Contest Mobile Application Innovation Contest held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, in November, a sign language learning app named ArtfulSign (Miaoshou in Chinese) emerged as the top winner.
From page to screen, and now to the stage, an epic story of martial arts and mystery comes to life in a whole new dimension.
French artist Bernar Venet has brought his world of minimalism and sense to Beijing Phoenix Center, an impressive architecture beside Chaoyang Park, where he is holding the largest exhibition so far in a career spanning some 65 years.
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