Culture

Folk Art

When melody blooms

[2013-02-01 10:42]

Locals in Northwest China sing hua'er, a type of traditional folk song, anytime and whenever they feel happy or sad. Making beautiful music - together

Two of a kind

[2013-02-01 10:17]

Liu Xiaoqing, a legendary actress in China's showbiz, plays the lead role of Sai Jinhua in The Beauty. Actress Liu Xiaoqing performs stage drama

A taste of Sichuan opera

[2013-06-04 09:57]

Sichuan opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera, distinguished by face-changing, fire-spitting and other stunts. Regionally Chengdu remains to be the main home of Sichuan opera, while other influential locales include Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces in Southwest China.

Nations linked by dance

[2013-06-03 13:55]

Although Dai Ailian, the Trinidad-born doyenne of dance in China, passed away seven years ago, her spirit of exploring dance from different cultures continues.

Art of love

[2013-06-03 10:02]

It was love at first sight for African Neneh Ada Yang and her Chinese husband Yang Yan. They share the same passion for painting and have jointly exhibited their works.

Inspiration from out of this world

[2013-06-03 08:11]

When television showed the life in the Shenzhou VI manned spacecraft in 2005, Jiao Xuefeng was amazed to see an astronaut playing a puzzle game featuring facial makeup of Peking Opera, a work of his father.

Fresh-faced art

[2013-06-03 00:53]

It's a traditional Chinese art, but the facial makeup of Peking Opera is finding a modern renaissance with the magical touch of Jiao Yingming.

Folk artist makes pretty dough figurines

[2013-09-12 09:37]

Folk artist Song Chongxun makes dough figurines in Shantang Street, a scenic spot in Suzhou city, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 10, 2013.

Documentary shines light on Peking Opera

[2013-05-30 17:34]

A China Central Television documentary is ready to, in CCTV's head Hu Zhanfan's words, make international audiences fall in love with Peking Opera.

'Beauty of Tibet' art exhibition in Australia

[2013-05-30 11:10]

The Chinese ambassador to Australia, Chen Yuming launched an art exhibition called "Beauty of Tibet" in Canberra, Australia Wednesday.

Emma's juggling act

[2013-05-28 11:03]

She has traveled halfway across the world to learn from the best teachers and she's working hard at balancing training to be an excellent acrobat.

The eternal flow of art

[2013-05-27 14:35]

Painter Wang Baoan finds water the great metaphor of communication and beauty. Among all the things on earth, the 49-year-old artist loves water most.

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