A century-old jazz-dance genre and subculture from the United States has continued to grow in popularity in China over the past decade, Xing Wen reports.
In 2010, only around 200 people took the HSK, but the number of HSK examinees in Japan has been increasing year by year.
Marking the 150th anniversary of the death of French composer Hector Berlioz, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo performed his La Damnation de Faust (The Damnation of Faust) under the baton of Charles Dutoit on Monday at the Poly Theater.
Built in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the early Qing Dynasty (1616-1911), it decayed as time passed by and was finally out of use. In an effort to explore the history and culture of Jingdezhen, the local government repaired the temple and finally recovered its ancient appearance. Right now
Chinese singer Gong Linna has launched the second round of her nationwide tour, singing songs written by her husband, German composer Robert Zollitsch, about the 24 Solar Terms.
The Tianjin Juilliard School announces the appointment of the members of the Shanghai Quartet as the school's newest resident faculty, starting in fall 2020. The members of the Shanghai Quartet are violinists Weigang Li and Yi-Wen Jiang, violist Honggang Li, and American cellist Nicholas Tzavaras.
The Beijing Music Festival announced its three-year artistic collaboration with the Opéra Comique based in Paris from 2020 to 2022. Three operas co-produced by the two parties, including two classic Western operas and a Chinese opera, will be staged at the Opéra Comique in Paris and the Beijing Musi
The 6th Silk Road International Film Festival concluded Sunday in Fuzhou, the capital of east China's Fujian province, according to the organizer.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, a sequel to the 2014 dark fantasy film Maleficent with Angelina Jolie portraying the title role, topped the Chinese mainland box office Saturday, the China Movie Data Information Network said Sunday.
Beijing's Old Summer Palace, also known as Yuanmingyuan, opens free to visitors on Friday as the former imperial garden in Beijing marks the 159th anniversary of its looting.
The Erlitou Relic Museum, which exhibits the history of ancient China's first recorded dynasty of Xia (2070-1600 BC), opened Saturday in Central China's Henan province, local authorities said.