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Beijing Symphony Orchestra stages successful debut in Mexico
2013-10-11 14:16
The Beijing Symphony Orchestra opened its Americas tour this year with a performance at the Palacio de Bellas Artes here Wednesday night.

Deep in the Hutongs Part I: The old Beijingers (video)
2013-10-11 10:47
High-rise buildings and shopping malls are littered throughout Beijing. But smaller, less visible buildings in the alleys of this modern metropolis are an indispensible part of the city: the hutongs.

Sun Li nominated for Int'l Emmy best actress
2013-10-10 09:19
Chinese actress Sun Li recently was nominated for an International Emmy in the Best Actress category for her role in the television drama The Back Palace: Legend of Zhen Huan.

China, Italy to shoot documentary on Xi'an, Rome
2013-10-10 09:07
Chinese and Italina TV companies plan to shoot a documentary "Dialogue between Xi'an and Rome", telling the history of cultural exchanges between the two ancient empires.

Paragons of pleasure
2013-10-09 11:03
Off the beaten track, take a break this fall to explore three hidden gems that the vast expanse of China has to offer.

The dying art of Dong
2013-10-09 10:11
The Dong ethnic group lives in Guizhou province and is known for its traditional culture dating back to thousands of years, with the handmade Dong blouse believed to be the epitome of traditional art.

Historical drama, Back to 1942, entered for the 86th Oscars
2013-10-09 09:35
The Chinese mainland has entered Feng Xiaogang's Back to 1942, a drama about a famine that killed 3 million people that year, in the competition for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

The Photographer's Paradise -- Dan Ba Zhonglu Tibetan Village
2013-10-08 14:42
Dan Ba Tibetan village is responsible for the preservation of 81 ancient towers. The quiet fields and beautiful Tibetan village make up a stunning landscape, which is why Dan Ba Tibetan village is known as "a paradise for photographers".

A river flows through it: the Yellow River in Shanxi
2013-10-08 14:05
The Yellow River is the sixth largest river in the world. In Shanxi province's Yong He county, the Hekuai Li Great bend is a key feature of the landscape.

Disney's new heights
2013-10-08 11:34
Shanghai resort will be Disney's most technologically advanced.

The first place to be called the 'Middle Kingdom'
2013-10-05 14:31
According to historic records, this mysterious land is the earliest place called Zhongguo (the Middle Kingdom), or China. It was later named Hedong (east of the Yellow River), and today’s name is Yuncheng (city of transportation).

Tourists visit giant yellow rubber duck at Summer Palace in Beijing
2013-10-05 14:13
Tourists visit the giant yellow rubber duck, brainchild of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, at the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 3, 2013, also the third day of the seven-day National Day holiday.
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Art
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·Chinese avant-garde artist hold solo exhibition in NYC

·Yuanmingyuan beast heads on show in Shandong

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