Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun is a musician of many sounds.
Around 80 years ago, Chongqing provided a temporary shelter for people from northern and eastern China who had escaped the Japanese invasion. Among them was Zong Qixiang (1917-99), then an art student at the Central University.
Chinese artists have sought to blend a Chinese temperament into their oil paintings since the genre arrived in the country a century ago.
Award-winning actress Jiang Wenli is back in the spotlight with a role in a Chinese stage adaptation of a Western romantic comedy.
Beijing Comedy Theater will mark its second anniversary on July 16 by performing William Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice from July 11 to 30.
Chinese composer Ye Xiaogang will premiere his latest symphonic poem, The China Story - Songs From the Steppe, with a joint performance of the Baotou Symphony Orchestra and the China National Symphony Orchestra at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Wednesday.
A large-scale exhibition featuring contemporary literati arts will be unveiled at the Today Art Museum on June 25.
Zhang Xian stands as one of the world's few prominent female conductors. Chen Nan reports.
While there are many superhero movies playing in the local multiplex, Chinese dance drama director Wang Ge hopes to showcase Chinese heroes onstage.
Few Chinese know Wang Shikuo (1911-73), but most know his works - realistic oil paintings that depict China's Communist revolution.
Thomas Kaplan says he has never "lived" with any of the 250 paintings from his collection.
Five Chinese artists who traveled to three African countries earlier this year didn't see the savannas and animals they expected - but they were deeply touched by the people.
Presented by Chinadaily.com.cn Registration Number: 10023870-7 京ICP备13028878号-4
Copyright © Ministry of Culture and Tourism, P.R.China. All rights reserved
京公网安备 11010502035176号