A public art initiative to motivate artists and designers to engage in the revitalization of rural areas was announced on Sept 20 in Beijing. It teams up figures from governmental organizations as well as the intangible heritage protection, art, design and creative industries to map out sustainable plans to utilize artistic resources in an effort to revive the social, economic and cultural landscapes in the countryside.
Fast-emerging British singer, songwriter and pianist Reuben James hopes to build more musical bridges with his audience in China in his new role as an ambassador for the foundation of star pianist Lang Lang.
After a long day of interviews and meetings, director Jia Zhangke, whose film Still Life won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival in 2006, looks exhausted sitting by a bookshelf in his Beijing studio in a downtown hutong (alley).
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra kicked off its 2021-22 season on Sept 4, with a concert entitled The Song of the Earth.
More than 370 ancient items related to the Analects of Confucius — a collection of ideas and sayings from the ancient Chinese philosopher —are on show at the Confucius Museum in Qufu, Shandong province.
Inspired by a poem written by the late Chairman Mao Zedong, modern artists Fu Baoshi and Guan Shanyuan collaborated on a landscape ink-water painting in 1959, titled Jiangshan Ruci Duojiao, which translates to "the land so rich in beauty".
Tongzhou will develop exquisite tours, introducing more quality projects to boost its culture and tourism development.
Despite living in an era marked by various vanguard artistic movements, Polish-French artist Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, better known as Balthus (1908-2001), persisted with classical painting techniques. He once said, "I was born in this century, but I belong much more to the 19th century."
With the help of the Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city, Pushan village has taken on a new look over the past nine years. Projects have been brought to the village, injecting fresh impetus into the local economy.
Ongoing exhibition at the National Art Museum celebrates the career of preeminent flower-and-bird painter/artist, Fang Chuxiong.
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