Nearly a century ago, Giacomo Puccini's Turandot introduced the world to Chinese folk song Jasmine Flower.
Smaller venues and productions are creating a more immersive experience for audiences, while still allowing the essence of traditional operas to shine, Chen Nan reports.
Silk Road exhibition in Japan provides a rare opportunity to reaffirm the significance of this cultural heritage, report Jiang Xueqing in Tokyo and Wang Ru in Beijing.
Pompeii exhibition highlights value of understanding the achievements of ancient civilizations, Wang Kaihao reports.
Australia returned two precious cultural relics and a fossil and donated an artifact and an art piece to China in a handover ceremony on Wednesday at the Chinese embassy in Canberra.
Art Market Budapest opened its doors between Oct 19 and 22 at the eye-catching Balna in Hungary. Among the participants, Chen Yanran, an 18-year-old emerging illustrator from China, graced this prestigious gathering.
Using a torch that produces arrow flames of more than 1,300 C and melting glass tubes to create artwork, 23-year-old He Yang wants to "plant" a flowery spectacle representing all the cities in China.
The 10th Wuzhen Theater Festival kicked off on Oct 19 in the canal town of Wuzhen in Zhejiang province with a series of events that include stage performances, competitions, forums, workshops and markets.
Around 70 reproductions of ancient silk fabrics and contemporary garments from the collection of the China National Silk Museum went on display in Budapest on Oct 24.
Artists from different countries joined in a journey of sightseeing and creating, at the Lushan Mountain, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province.
"In my childhood, the village was a different world altogether. The houses were old, roads were narrow, and I clearly remember walking several kilometers to the market," recalled Li Jing, 29, currently serving as the director assistant to the village secretary of Maotianping Village Committee in Cuijiaba, a town situated in the Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture of Central China's Hubei province. "But now, our village boasts modern, well-constructed homes, wide well-lit roads, and practically every household owns at least one car."
During the past few years, Lin has led the members in providing voluntary services, to help residents improve their family education and their ability to start their own businesses.
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