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.
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.
As a highlight of the ongoing Shanghai International Arts Festival, a new production of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte will premiere at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai's Xuhui district, on Sunday.
It was originally intended to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth, but the pandemic delayed the 2020 premiere, giving Chinese American composer Tan Dun time to expand his Choral Concerto: Nine into a three-part composition.
In a brightly lit workshop in Xining, capital of Northwest China's Qinghai province, the rhythmic snip of scissors and the hum of looms blend into a steady melody.
Every city has its rhythm — Wuxi's happens to be a song.
LONDON — Stepping into the China Gallery, once renowned for its ancient artifacts and traditional handicrafts, visitors may be surprised to find contemporary Chinese studio works currently displayed alongside historic treasures. The juxtaposition creates a dialogue between past and present, redefining the Chinese collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, one of Britain's largest art and design museums.
As you drive through the mountain roads toward the small town of Liye in Longshan county, Hunan province, in late autumn, you are greeted by countless orange trees laden with fruit. The oranges are nearly or fully ripe, and paint the valley in shades of gold.
Gold, with its scarcity and stability over millennia, has unified the aesthetics of almost all cultures throughout human history.
From Oct 13 to 19, the 7th Yunnan Overseas Students Cultural Exchange Week was held in Zhaotong and Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province. Over seven days, more than 40 students and teachers from China and Vietnam explored the region's rich history and diverse culture.
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