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A soul on wings

2015-01-28 07:29

China's Emily Dickinson takes the online reading public by storm with her insights and sincerity, and also with her handicap and literary genius.

These graffiti disappeared from cities

2015-01-28 07:00

As business develops and land values become higher, there is less and less urban canvas for graffiti lovers to paint their wall drawings.

Modern Kunqu: different from a heritage

2015-01-27 15:19

Kunqu, one of the earliest genres of drama in China, finds itself in a dilemma as it tries to reinvigorate interest in it in contemporary China.

Older dancers head for the big stage

2015-01-26 08:04

Zhao Shuai, a 31-year-old dancer-choreographer from China Railway Art Troupe, never thought that a short time of getting along with a group of older folks last summer would lead to a big dance show seven months later.

Blurring the line between fact and fiction

2015-01-25 14:17

Two recent movies deal with the manipulation of public opinion. The first is Gone With the Bullets, a hyperactive retelling of a 1920 murder in Shanghai. Gone Girl, a Hollywood film, portrays a subtler tale of an erstwhile happily married couple.

Reading Confucius in the Internet age

2015-01-23 17:01

Wang Meng, a famous writer and former Chinese Minister of Culture, pointed out in his forthcoming book that Chinese should never abandon traditional spirit and teaching from classics like the Analects.

A tale of two cities

2015-01-23 07:00

Beijing and Shanghai are China's biggest markets for the performing arts. But the two metropolises are very different in their tastes. Simply put, Beijingers prefer plays while Shanghai theatergoers take a shine to musicals.

Art of making brushes at risk

2015-01-22 11:10

Youngsters unwilling to learn ancient skills needed to produce the traditional pens used in calligraphy.

Animal instincts

2015-01-22 07:22

A psychologist has created her own rating system for children's programs on Chinese TV amid audience desire for change.

'Shanghai girls' were city's first socialites

2015-01-22 06:41

They were the first generation of Chinese women to embrace the modern world, becoming icons of style and feminist trail-blazers.

Ten famous paintings of sheep

2015-01-21 16:37

As the Year of the Sheep, also called the Year of the Goat, is around the corner, why not appreciate 10 amazing paintings of sheep and goats at home and abroad?

Yearender: highlights in cultural exchange between China and the world in 2014

2015-01-20 15:07

The year 2014 witnessed frequent cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries and regions. Let’s take a retrospective look at some of those exciting events.

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