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.
Under the baton of conductor Yan Huichang, the National Traditional Orchestra Academia China of the China Conservatory of Music will stage a concert at the National Centre for the Performing Arts on Nov 21.
Colorful tutti-fruttis, or "all fruits" in Italian, confectioneries make a delightful addition to anyone's culinary experience — even if they don't necessarily care for sweets, the candies create a vibrant aesthetic to any dish. It's no wonder this name has been given to a Cartier necklace and brooch, which feature carved emeralds, rubies, sapphires and diamonds.
Who would have thought that Polygonum tinctorium (whose root is known as baogangen, and is used in traditional Chinese remedies), could also work magic on fabric?
The idea of reviving dinosaurs, a long-standing science fiction trope, may be closer to reality in 100 to 200 years through advancements in artificial intelligence and new genetic methods, according to leading paleontologists at an international symposium in Shanghai.
The Dunhuang Museum is a newfound fount of history in Gansu province's desert — an oasis from which the past wells up into the present.
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