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Chinese books win awards in Germany

2018-02-23 17:36

Two books from China have been named "The Most Beautiful Books in the World 2018" by the Stiftung Buchkunst at Leipzig, Germany.

Temple fair opens in Hohhot

2018-02-23 16:30

A large number of visitors are attending the Dazhao Temple Fair in Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Taoist temple resembles Beijing's imperial palaces

2018-02-23 15:22

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of China's largest Taoist temple have found that its structure bears a striking resemblance to that of palaces in Beijing's Forbidden City, the former imperial residence. Experts have cleared 5,000 square meters of the site at Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi province, where the main building of the Great Shangqing Palace was located before it was destroyed by a fire in 1930.

Ruins of 2,000-year-old city discovered in China

2018-02-23 14:47

Archeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient city in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, believed to have been built some 2,000 years ago.

Venezuela celebrates Chinese New Year with temple fair

2018-02-23 13:35

On Feb 18, the second Chinese New Year Temple Fair was held in the area where the Chinese Community Association is based in Caracas, Venezuela. The entire block was decorated with red lanterns and over 2,000 overseas Chinese in the country gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Intangible cultural heritages in Auckland to celebrate Chinese New Year

2018-02-23 11:58

On Feb 10, 2018, “Chinese New Year” Flower Fair co-organized by the Chinese Cultural Center and WTV kicked off at the Vodafone Event Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.

Chinese lantern exhibition held in Brussels

2018-02-23 11:37

The exhibition Light the Heart of Europe with gigantic Chinese lanterns was held in Brussels on Thursday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year and the year of tourism between the European Union and China.

Team in talks over statue vandalism

2018-02-23 10:58

A Chinese team has been set up to negotiate with a Pennsylvania museum where the thumb of an ancient Terracotta Warrior statue was broken off and stolen while on exhibit in the US, said an official with the cultural relics authority in Shaanxi province.

Soprano gets rare teaching job in top Italian music school

2018-02-23 09:10

Inside a baroque hall with golden leaf patterns, Zheng Nan is instructing Ciara Brandolini, a young Italian soprano, in singing the aria Quel guardo, il cavaliere by Gaetano Donizetti. As the coda approaches, Zheng holds the hands of Brandolini and joins in the singing. Their velvety voices interweave to the accompaniment of a piano, creating a scene of serenity and harmony.

New focus on old age

2018-02-23 09:02

Zhou Daxin's latest novel takes on a growing problem for Chinese society - and he deals with it in his inimitable style.

Chinese collector decodes the Renaissance with new book

2018-02-23 08:16

More Chinese now travel around Europe and see Renaissance masterpieces. Yet, they do not necessarily understand them-composition, colors, light and shadow, strokes-indeed, why they stand out.

African sculpture art on show in Shanghai

2018-02-23 08:10

Art lovers can see sculptures from 20 African countries - most of which have never been displayed in China - at an ongoing exhibition at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center.

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