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A Verdi good year
2013-09-06 17:57
The year 2013 is like one long festival for opera lovers. It marks the 200th anniversaries of two great composers of the 19th century: Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.

Ancient baking molds of mooncake
2013-09-06 14:16
An ancient baking mold of mooncake is seen at a folk culture museum in Hefei. Mooncake is a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.

Wuju opera: performance for everyone
2013-09-06 14:16
With a history spanning more than 400 years, Wuju opera, the second largest opera in Zhejiang province, is full of rich repertoire and distinct characteristics, and bears the traditional cultural features representative of the eastern province.

CCTV plans to cut 60% gala shows next year
2013-09-06 11:00
In order to curb the costs of holding gala shows, China Central Television (CCTV) announced today that it plans to cut the number of shows aired between September and December in 2013 and 2014, according to a Xinhua report.

China through Eyes of Foreigners
2013-09-04 09:17

Monks and nuns make Buddhist music more appealing
2013-09-04 09:40

Art works of National Art Museum of China(1)
2013-09-03 10:20
The museum boasts an immense collection of 110,000 items, which include ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy, modern, folk and Western art. We will present a selection of NAMOC's stored works under different categories.

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York
2013-09-03 09:24
The 23rd annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival kicked off on August 10 at Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Park in New York.

Chinese jade more precious than gold
2013-09-02 14:39
Many wealthy Chinese today drape themselves in European luxury-brand jewelry made of gold, platinum, diamonds and other glittering gemstones.

Children Drum revival in Beijing
2013-09-02 09:19
The “Children Drum Association”, located in Longquanwu village, Mentougou District, was reunited in 1932. The association has been passed down generation by generation. Now it’s the eleventh.

Once upon a time
2013-09-02 09:11
Fuzhou storytelling has been called a living fossil of ancient Chinese art and Chinese rap. It is popular in Fujian and Taiwan provinces and other Southeast Asian countries where people can speak the Fuzhou dialect.

Kunqu Opera gets up close and personal
2013-08-30 17:38
Kunqu Opera, known as the “ancestor” of Chinese operas, used to be performed mainly for wealthy, noble and royal families in their private gardens and mansions.
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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

·Ningbo teacher uses Chinese art to reach foreign students

  
 

Custom
  · People learn Flower Drum Dance in E China's Anhui  
     
 

·A small tea leaf contains a great culture

·Girl practices shadowboxing , sword dance

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  · Contemporary and modern Chinese painting masters' highest-price works in 2014  
     
 

·Auction with a Chinese heart

·Chinese collector buys violin with sky high price

·Yearender: highlights of horse-related arts in 2014