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'Peacock princess'

2022-05-09 07:50

Yang Liping became known as the "peacock princess" after her 1986 award-winning dance piece, Spirit of the Peacock, a work inspired by the lithe and graceful hand movements of the bird-related dance of the ethnic Bai people in Yunnan province.

Former police star opts for a quieter beat

2022-05-09 07:45

After announcing his resignation from the police force on April 8 on social media, Chen Guoping has been back in his hometown, Qinglong, in Hebei province, trying to maintain a distance from the internet, where he has hit the heights of fame, and, just months later, the depths of defamation.

Guitar virtuoso prepares to feed China's soul

2022-05-07 10:35

The country's reputation for guitarists, however, does not have the same international status, but in London-based Yang Xuefei, China has a virtuoso to rate alongside the best from any country.

Painting an image of the past

2022-05-07 09:56

A girl making a shirt on a sewing machine, a child using a bamboo basket to catch a sparrow are just some of the images of a group in their 30s vividly painting their childhood scenes on the walls of the old communities in Yuxi city, Southwest China's Yunnan province.

Hospital setting for slick comedy

2022-05-07 09:12

Director Xu Xiaopeng has been writing and directing original Chinese plays since he graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2000.

The sound of traditional music goes online

2022-05-07 09:07

The library of the Music Research Institute of the Chinese National Academy of Arts is considered the main reference center for traditional music thanks to the richness and value of its ancient musical scores, manuscripts, instruments, photographs and sound materials. These include 8,000 recording tapes, 1,800 ancient and folk musical instruments, 140,000 books and 22,000 photos.

Theater festival in Tianjin offers immersive experience

2022-05-06 15:16

The first Riverview Place Drama Life Festival was held in Tianjin from April 30 to May 4, bringing an immersive drama experience to theater lovers.

China calls for more efforts to protect revolutionary cultural relics

2022-05-06 09:13

China has issued a circular calling for various departments and localities across the country to enhance efforts to protect revolutionary cultural relics, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

Countryside road trips hot amid Beijing's epidemic control

2022-05-06 09:03

Countryside road trips have become a favored choice during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended Wednesday, as the Chinese capital city intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 to curb cross-infection.

Cultivating culture and truly poetic landscapes

2022-05-06 08:10

Until recently, the depth of my personal "philosophy" of gardening has been as sophisticated as "that plant might look nice over there".

Wildlife snapper trains lens on plateau

2022-05-06 08:05

Dubbed the "roof of the world", the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is often associated with snow-capped mountains, vast grasslands and a cold climate, but photographer Bao Yongqing has captured an entire wildlife paradise for the world to behold.

Students help with key medical surveys

2022-05-06 08:00

Around 100 students from Fudan University have been assisting the Pudong district branch of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Shanghai since April 18, working on more than 1,000 epidemiological surveys by telephone and making some 33,000 entries of information.

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