The exhibition Light the Heart of Europe with gigantic Chinese lanterns was held in Brussels on Thursday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year and the year of tourism between the European Union and China.
A Chinese team has been set up to negotiate with a Pennsylvania museum where the thumb of an ancient Terracotta Warrior statue was broken off and stolen while on exhibit in the US, said an official with the cultural relics authority in Shaanxi province.
Inside a baroque hall with golden leaf patterns, Zheng Nan is instructing Ciara Brandolini, a young Italian soprano, in singing the aria Quel guardo, il cavaliere by Gaetano Donizetti. As the coda approaches, Zheng holds the hands of Brandolini and joins in the singing. Their velvety voices interweave to the accompaniment of a piano, creating a scene of serenity and harmony.
Zhou Daxin's latest novel takes on a growing problem for Chinese society - and he deals with it in his inimitable style.
More Chinese now travel around Europe and see Renaissance masterpieces. Yet, they do not necessarily understand them－composition, colors, light and shadow, strokes－indeed, why they stand out.
Art lovers can see sculptures from 20 African countries - most of which have never been displayed in China - at an ongoing exhibition at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center.
A TV documentary showcasing rare Chinese artifacts is gaining wide popularity.
A Hero Born, the first volume of famous Chinese martial arts novelist Jin Yong's Legends of the Condor Heroes, was on Thursday published in English for the first time.
To welcome the Year of the dog, an exhibition showcasing the culture of dogs is currently underway at Heilongjiang Provincial Museum in Harbin.
It was the first time a ping-pong table had taken center stage at the David Geffen Hall in New York, as two US national table tennis champions played each other live as part of the New York Philharmonic's Chinese New Year annual concert at the Lincoln Center on Feb 20.
The wish tree, candied haws, clay figurines and lantern art all bring back childhood memories of Spring Festival.
A music teacher is working to make the ancient Chinese zither popular with young people.
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