His story is that of an orphan who moves to Shanghai to earn a living. He takes on numerous jobs such as selling newspapers, polishing shoes and performing kung fu. Despite his efforts, he cannot make ends meet, he sleeps on the streets and many treat him with distain.
Ottawa's Beijing Week, part of 2017 Ottawa Welcomes the World, kicked off at Lansdowne Park here on Wednesday, with performances of acrobatics, folk music, and traditional Chinese operas.
A new world auction record for Chinese Ceramics was set when a rare Ru guanyao brush washer from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) sold for 294.3 million HK dollars ($37.7 mln) after a 20 minute bidding battle at Sotheby's in Hong Kong here Tuesday.
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Recently, actor Mark Chao came out with another work: an audio book, which was published around his birthday in September.
Chenghe wickerwork, also called Xiangyang wickerwork, is a traditional local handicraft of Chenghe town in Xiangyang city of Hubei province. The making technique of Chenghe wickerwork has become a city-level intangible cultural heritage item.
Fuelled by multiple factors, including economic transformation, strong government support, a broad internet access which allows for content creation and people's diversifying leisure demands, creative industries in China have witnessed a significant boost in recent years.
Cooperation Forum of Asian Performing Arts during the 15th Asia Arts Festival kicked off in Ningbo on Sept 24, 2017. The forum aims to utilize Asia Arts Festival to build a new channel for exchanging information, integrating resources and expanding cooperation.
Jonathan Lee, China's godfather of pop, is taking his celebrated songs to Broadway as a jukebox musical this year.
The Beijing festival, which opens on Oct 8, always features world-class musicians and concerts. Chen Jie reports.
To welcome the upcoming 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and demonstrate the essence of Chinese culture, the National Museum of China recently showcased the works of 43 masters of Chinese literature and art from the last century.
Recently, a couple of black swans and their five children swimming on the Neiqing Lake drew much attention of teachers and students in Jilin University.
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