Squeaking sneakers, the thudding sound of a bouncing basketball and the shouting of coaches echo through the hall as players strain every sinew to get the ball through the hoop.
The fifth China International Ballet season came to a close on Dec 26 at Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, with the grand symphonic ballet Inspiration and Glory performed by the National Ballet of China.
Thirty diplomats from various countries, including Azerbaijan, Brazil, Pakistan, Spain and Indonesia, along with their spouses, were invited to experience Peking Opera at Tianleyuan Theater in Beijing on Monday.
The National Museum of China is presenting the special exhibition Ancient Chinese Food Culture to the public from Dec 28, which aims to systematically explain the development and cultural importance of ancient Chinese food.
Using a hammer as a brush and replacing ink with iron, Zheng Shushan, an inheritor of Wushan iron calligraphy, has been engaged in production and research of the traditional craft for more than 30 years.
An ancient tomb with rare murals dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) has been restored in North China's Shanxi province, according to the Taiyuan Northern Qi Dynasty Mural Museum.
A salon with scholars specializing in such fields as philosophy, history and archaeology was held to highlight the value of traditional Chinese cultures during the Winter Solstice on Dec 21.
Award recipients of a comic contest for youths in China, Japan and South Korea were announced recently at a ceremony at China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration in Beijing. Some of the judges, guests and recipients from the three countries attended the ceremony virtually.
The 22nd "Meet in Beijing" International Arts Festival will greet arts lovers in the capital from Jan 6 to Feb 18, with an Olympic theme this year as the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games approach.
A grand gala, titled See You in Beijing, will be held at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in the capital on Jan 6, opening the 22nd Meet in Beijing International Arts Festival.
I wrote this piece on winter solstice, sometimes called hibernal solstice, which falls on Dec 21 every year. It marks the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, yet also marks the shortest day of the year－at least as far as sunlight is concerned.
Jonathan D. Spence, an eminent British-born American historian, Sinologist and author, died on Sunday at the age of 85.
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