The day starts early for Tang Shengli, a bird protection volunteer in Lanshan county, Yongzhou, Hunan province. At about 5 am, the 60-year-old is in uniform and ready to start his day's work protecting and recording migratory birds. Located on the northern side of the Nanling Mountains, Lanshan is an important passageway for migratory flocks.
BRATISLAVA — The illustrators of Chinese children's books remain among the most internationally awarded artists thanks to their consistent use of unique and traditional styles of artistic expression, according to Zuzana Jarosova, general commissioner of the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava.
GUIYANG — Walking into the basement of the Geological Museum of Guizhou in the hinterland of Southwestern China, a soft buzz came out of a room around the corner.
When the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra planned to mark its seventh birthday with a concert, conductor Chen Xieyang, its music director, decided to perform works by Chinese composer Zhu Jian'er (1922-2017).
Of all the 240 items at the current exhibition China's Southern Paradise: Treasures From the Lower Yangzi Delta, at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Clarissa von Spee, the curator, has singled out one particular painting as the cover of its accompanying catalog.
At the tender age of 83, Yang Benfen has recently published her fourth book, Douzi Zhima Cha (Bean Sesame Tea), a work of nonfiction about the destiny of people she has met in life, including her neighbor, classmate, colleague and family members.
The first World University Forum on Ancient Chinese Classics and Archives was recently hosted in Beijing. The forum was co-organized by the National Committee for the Compilation and Research of Ancient Chinese Classics in Higher Education Institutions, the Center for Ancient Chinese Classics and Archives of Peking University, and the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of PKU.
Known for the hilarious tone and its unconventional protagonist, the enduring Japanese manga and animated franchise Crayon Shin-chan will release its latest feature-length movie in Chinese mainland theaters on Saturday.
The Philadelphia Orchestra recently concluded their China trip, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first visit to China in 1973. Learn more about the stories behind that historical journey and what the orchestra members think of China's evolution.
First launched by the Beijing Dance Academy in 2019, the forum has brought together some 300 performers, scholars and educators from around the world under the theme of "Dance Culture: Inheritance and Development".
San Xing Dui The Musical took to the stage at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Nov 16, offering an audiovisual feast of the 3,000-year-old Sanxingdui culture with high-tech design including naked-eye 3D display technology.