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Book featuring Beijing folklore debuted

2023-03-13 15:40

ointly compiled by Beijing History, Geography and Folklore Society and Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Planning and Design Institute, the book is a collection of northern China's folk customs, which covers ten categories, namely seasonal divisions, weddings and funerals, folk entertainment, cultural taboos, as well as folk customs on traffic, residence, business, opera, clothing and diet.

Pipa virtuoso awarded for artistic excellence and commitment to cultural exchanges

2023-03-13 15:19

Pipa virtuoso Wu Man is one of three recipients of the Asia Society's Asia Arts Game Changer Awards, which she received at a ceremony held in New York on March 8.

Hit revolutionary TV series fills market gap

2023-03-13 12:00

Po Xiao Dong Fang (Dawn in the East), a popular TV series that revisits Shanghai in the first year after its liberation in May 1949, has filled a gap in the market for revolutionary-themed movies and television shows, according to some experts and insiders at a recent symposium held in Beijing.

Hit series raises the bar for Chinese animation

2023-03-13 11:53

Yao — Chinese Folktales, an overwhelmingly popular animated series, has employed various traditional instruments like the zhongruan, biliand pipa, as well as Western elements to create a distinctive effect, said Su Da, head of Shanghai Animation Film Studio at a recent symposium held in Beijing.

Gansu beckons as destination of beauty and progress

2023-03-13 08:27

A State-owned tourism company in Northwest China's Gansu province aims to step up efforts in integrating culture, tourism, rural vitalization and new urbanization.

Lyrics that are fit for a hero

2023-03-11 09:44

Call for new words to iconic song honoring famous soldier, Chen Nan reports.

NCPA orchestra to hit the road

2023-03-11 09:07

Concerts in five cities to feature Chinese and European works, Chen Nan reports.

British artist Rachel Jones solo show opens in Shanghai

2023-03-10 13:32

Titled A Shorn Root, an exhibition of more than 25 new works by British artist Rachel Jones will kick off at the Long Museum in Shanghai on March 18.

Scriptwriter reveals secret of blockbuster Full River Red

2023-03-10 11:52

Full River Red, the highest-grossing blockbuster during Spring Festival, was once planned to be filmed in one continuous shot throughout its 150-minute duration, revealed scriptwriter Chen Yu during a recent seminar held at Beijing's China Film Archive.

Exhibition highlights two masters' pursuit of beauty

2023-03-10 11:34

Among those who taught at the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, Zhu Danian (1916-95) and Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) were two prominent artists themselves who formed distinctive styles, and who contributed greatly to the development of the 20th-century Chinese art.

Tan Dun interprets the metaverse in new work Five Souls

2023-03-10 09:03

Award-winning composer Tan Dun's latest music work, Five Souls, was released on March 3. With five movements written for a small ensemble, featuring water percussion, harp, brass, strings and didgeridoo, the music work offers listeners a glimpse of the composer's interpretation of the metaverse.

More than a grain of determination

2023-03-10 08:32

China's No 1 Central Document, which is the first policy statement released by the country's central authorities each year, puts an emphasis on agricultural and rural development for 2023. This is also the 20th No 1 Central Document of this century to focus on agricultural and rural affairs.

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