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Saving a Uygur music treasure

2017-05-11 06:49

It was a brilliant evening. Onstage, with the dutar and the tanbur (both traditional Uygur plucked-stringed instruments), Abduweli Sataer and Alipu Sedike, two musicians from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, showcased unusual sounds in the concert hall of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

A month of screen fun

2017-05-11 06:49

A bunch of blockbusters is making its way to the mainland's screens. This month, around 40 movies - including eight imports - have hit or will premiere in mainland theaters.

Featuring music and dance: cultural relics from Shaanxi on show

2017-05-09 15:30

About 300 cultural relics, featuring music and dance in ancient China, are now being displayed at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

Experts: Discovering local characteristics helpful for enriching traditional Chinese festivals

2017-05-09 11:15

Discovering more local characteristics of traditional Chinese festivals in different places will be helpful for the development and prosperity of traditional Chinese culture, said Chinese folk custom experts at a seminar in Lingwu city, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

China to launch national encyclopedia to compete against Wikipedia

2017-05-09 11:02

Over 20,000 authors from universities and research institutions across China have joined a project to write an authoritative online Chinese encyclopedia in an effort to promote China's historical heritage and soft power.

Gum brand celebrates love through art

2017-05-09 09:33

Gum label Doublemint recently held an art exhibition in Sanlitun in Beijing.

Plans afoot to seek World Heritage status for Silk Road outpost

2017-05-09 07:19

Juyan, which lies deep in the Gobi Desert, is familiar to some when it comes to ancient frontier outposts, even though most people probably do not know where it's located.

Sharing the beauty of Latin American art

2017-05-08 15:56

The 5th "Sharing the Beauty: Latin American Contemporary Art Exhibition" opened at the art gallery of the China Millennium Monument in Beijing. The event is co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture of China, embassies of Argentina, Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico and Uruguay.

Dinosaur stickers herald new stamp series

2017-05-08 10:39

China Post has recently released on its WeChat account a free set of 16 animated stickers, or biaoqing bao, each portraying a type of dinosaur found in China.

New Chinese TV series 'Fighting Time'

2017-05-08 09:28

Jorge Luis Borges' poetry is usually considered profound and thought-provoking. But an upcoming Chinese TV series will make an effort to bring out the Argentine poet's romantic works.

Songs of the fields

2017-05-08 07:49

The ancient music of the Hani people faces decline, Chen Nan reports in Yuanyang county, Yunnan province.

China and Bulgaria aspire to enhance tourism cooperation

2017-05-08 07:28

SOFIA-Chinese and Bulgarian officials in the Bulgarian capital on April 28 voiced hopes to boost tourism cooperation, promising to make full use of the countries' unique resources.

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