Folk arts and handicrafts are artistic expressions of farmland laborers, embodying their emotional attachment to the soil. The lifestyles associated with these laborers may be waning, but museums are celebrating their aesthetics.
In a series of short, unedited practice videos filmed on his phone, violinist Yu Xiang argues, tests, corrects, interrupts, and rethinks — sometimes all within a single burst of music.
At a Beijing forum attended by young international Sinologists, Yang Huilin, a retired professor of the School of Liberal Arts, Renmin University of China, spoke about romanticism and philosophy in perceptions of age, citing verses from Huanxisha — Visiting Qingquan Temple at Qishui, a poem by Su Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127):
Mountains, rivers and bridges have long shaped Guizhou's landscape. Now they are shaping its ambitions. The mountainous province in Southwest China is accelerating efforts to build itself into a world-class tourism destination, drawing on its ecological strengths, cultural diversity and improving infrastructure to attract visitors from both China and abroad.
HAIKOU — As evening sets in, the lights at the Sanya Football Park flicker on one by one. On the pitch, a coach completes a short warm-up session, then stands and signals for training to continue. Nearby, several children gather around, listening intently.
Many people might not realize that one basic life necessity has lost control: meals. With so many online shopping platforms, people have discovered the freedom to get anything they want quickly and at a reasonable price.
Its white feathers carried a soft pink sheen, its slender neck formed a gentle curve, and when it spread its wings, it looked like a dancer in the sky. Artist Yanzi recalled her first encounter with the crested ibis.
In a digital lab at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Zhao Haiying, professor at the university's artificial intelligence college, studies an intricate emblem glowing on her computer screen.
CHONGQING — Last Saturday evening, the main auditorium of the Chongqing Grand Theatre in Southwest China was at maximum capacity. As a familiar melody rose, a tenor delivered one of Giacomo Puccini's most celebrated arias, Nessun dorma, drawing sustained applause from the audience after the final note.
Stepping aboard the Minghua cruise ship on Shekou's waterfront in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, you are instantly transported to 1930s Paris.
HARARE — In Zimbabwe, a Chinese-sponsored talent show is helping young artists reach not only their full potential but also their dreams.
In 2015, Lu Jie received a gift that would shape the next decade of her life: a CD of Peking Opera master Mei Baojiu (1934-2016), son of the legendary Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), performing Taizhen Waizhuan (The Anecdotes of Taizhen).
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