As his fingers run over the strings, we hear a thunderstorm and rain. When he whistles, you hear the wind. Horses run wild when he strikes his horseshoe-shaped percussion instrument, which has pairs of bells that dance to his touch.
As China gets increasingly urban, traditional villages are vanishing. A recent summit was held to explore ways to preserve the landscape.
The village is resided by the people of the Miao ethnic group who have kept their unique customs and culture dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
In addition to audience interaction and contemporary content, smaller theaters also have lower costs, creating room for innovation.
Performers of Dong ethnic group sing Ka Lau chorus, the big song of their distinguished folk vocal art, at a contest in Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Christie's Hong Kong 2015 autumn season opened on Friday with an estimated worth of about 3.1 billion Hong Kong dollars ($ 0.39 billion) of auction items.
Tsethang serge, considered the finest of all Tibetan traditional fabrics, has reemerged decades after disappearing from the market.
Voting for The Chinese Character and Chinese Word of the Year 2015 launched on Nov 20 in Beijing,and the final result will be announced on Dec 21.
The 2nd China Children’s Drama Festival was held from Nov 21 to 23 in Berlin, Germany, treating youngsters and adults to a display of traditional Chinese puppetry.
A 4.8-meter-high and 17-meter-wide Chinese painting, drawn by Tang Yongli in three years, is the largest work of Chinese painting so far.
The British Film Institute (BFI) have just announced international film magazine Sight and Sound's best films of 2015, and Hou Hsiao Hsien's "The Assassin" has come in at the top on the list.
The French ballet classic "Giselle" will be staged by the National Ballet of China (NBC) at the National Center for the Performing Arts from Dec.4 to 6.
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