Dehua has a long history of ceramic production. As early as the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, the area's ceramics were major exports on the ancient Maritime Silk Road.
For Meng Genhua, a dedicated Mongolian artisan, her greatest joy stems from seeing her traditional ethnic attire business grow from a humble 20-square-meter workshop to a thriving 500-square-meter store in nearly four decades.
Members reflect on their journey to performance greatness as they use their expertise to train and welcome new singers, Chen Nan reports.
A piano work recently discovered to be composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) was performed for the first time in Asia on Monday. Eduard Lanner, director of Johann Joseph Fux Conservatory in Graz, Austria, played the Milan Variations on the 119th floor of the 632-meter-high Shanghai Tower.
Heavyweights set to slug it out for box-office success with new film releases
Son follows father's footsteps in collecting and preserving precious items, Yue Yuanyuan and Lu Yifan report.
Marked as the first coproduced film since China and Pakistan established diplomatic relations in 1951, Ba Tie Girl premiered in Beijing on Thursday, ahead of its domestic release on Monday.
Three years ago, I Am What I Am, an underdog sports animated film, emerged as a surprise hit for its thrilling portrayal of a youngster striving to win a lion-dance competition. Now, the protagonist, Liu Jiajuan, a timid and slender boy, is set to return to the domestic silver screen in the upcoming sequel.
The concert Resounding Red Classics was held in Beijing on Dec 8, led by Zhang Qianyuan, the associate professor of suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) at the China Conservatory of Music and a PhD candidate in musicology, and performed by students and teachers of the suona major of the conservatory.
The upcoming film Promise of Decades, which pays tribute to the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, will be released simultaneously on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao on Saturday.
Tianjin residents are well known for their sense of humor and a relaxed way of life. This attitude has been vividly depicted in the ink paintings of Li Jin, who grew up and works in Tianjin.
Beijing Gongmei Group unveiled a grand exhibition on Thursday that showcases its inheritance and development of China's arts and crafts culture for the past 70 years.
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