XI'AN — Drones spray pesticides over fields, livestreaming sales are made on smartphones, and sleek high-speed trains run on rail bridges stretching across landscapes. These rural yet modern scenes appear in the paintings of Zhang Qingyi, a 71-year-old farmer and painter from Shaanxi province.
After the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Imperial Workshops, located in the western part of the Forbidden City in Beijing, also known as Zaobanchu, fell into disrepair and were a mere shadow of their former glory. Until 1924, the last emperor, Puyi, was allowed to reside in the inner court of the Forbidden City, but even then the abandoned workshop complex was used to grow vegetables.
China's 15th National Games are to open in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, on Sunday. As one of the host cities, Guangzhou has been making all guarantees ready such as transportation, power and water supply, as well as food supply, medical support, and barrier-free care.
At the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa, Italy, the final notes of the 58th International Violin Competition "Premio Paganini" resonated in the air as 17-year-old Zhang Aozhe took center stage, performing on the legendary Cannone — the 1743 Guarneri violin once played by Niccolo Paganini.
Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, has ranked first among the country's 15 sub-provincial cities in multiple indicators for music industry development, according to a recent report.
With its commanding presence and timeless silhouette, the Great Wall of China — winding over mountains and through valleys — has long captivated photographers. Now its enduring spirit is the focus of The Eternal Great Wall, a photography exhibition held at the Butterfly Effect Art Museum in Beijing from Oct 12 to Nov 5.
WUHAN — In the cool, misty morning air around the Wudang Mountains in Hubei province, a tall German man dressed in black robes slowly shifts his weight from one leg to the other at the Wudang International Martial Arts Exchange Center, his arms moving in smooth circles as if tracing the air.
Wang Jiajun, a principal dancer of the Shanghai Dance Theatre and lead performer in the company's acclaimed production, The Eternal Wave, says he was delighted by the audiences' warm responses following performances in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in October.
When the first musical notes filled the concert hall, a unique fusion of melodies drawn from China's Peking Opera and Russia's strings and piano swept the audience into a seamless cultural dialogue.
On Oct 30, the concert hall at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing resonated with the rich sound of stringed instruments as audiences gathered to honor Lin Yaoji (1937-2009), one of China's most revered music educators.
At 84, Wan An'an, one of China's national-level inheritors of Fuzhou Tea-picking Opera, begins each day with her clear, lilting voice to keep alive an art form that has sung of ordinary people's joys and struggles for over 300 years.
Prince Kung's Palace Museum and Chateau de Chantilly in France signed a friendly cooperation agreement in Beijing on Thursday, marking a new chapter of cultural exchange between China and France.
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