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Documentary on Terracotta Warriors wins British award
2014-08-08 11:03
New Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors, a documentary co-filmed by Britain's Lion Television and China Hong Kong's Phoenix Television, recently won the "Best Public Presentation of Archaeology" award from the "British Archaeological Awards 2014". The award winners were announced at a ceremony in the British Museum on July 14.

Martial arts training classes for African students held in Shaolin Temple
2014-08-07 16:51
On July 25, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, the second Shaolin Temple “training classes for African martial arts students” officially opened in Henan Songshan Shaolin Temple.

Chinese drama staged at 68th Avignon Festival
2014-08-07 16:07
July brings the annual festival to Avignon and transforms the city in southern France into a lively theatre. A special performance of China Night also creates a dense Chinese culture atmosphere there. Meng Jinghui, art director of the Beijing Fringe Festival (formerly the Beijing Youth Theater Festival) said many people came to him for drama collaboration.

Chinese dancer wins first prize in 26th Varna Int’l Ballet Competition
2014-08-07 14:56
The 26th Varna International Ballet Competition concluded with Chinese competitor Shi Yue winning first prize among all the young competitors on July 30.

Eleven 24-hour bookstores allied, focusing on cultural value
2014-08-07 14:28
Since Sanlian Taofen Bookstore (STB) began 24 hour operations, the “night study” has attracted public attention. The 24 Hour Bookstore Innovation and Development Seminar was held in Beijing on July 29. Participants included leaders from the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and China Publishing Group, as well as representatives from 11 24-hour bookstores. The 11 bookstores decided to form a 24-hour bookstore alliance to promote exchanges and strategic cooperation.

The third Chinese Lantern Cultural Festival opened in Poland
2014-08-07 14:08
The opening ceremony of the third Chinese Lantern Cultural Festival in Poland and the inauguration ceremony of the Chinese Garden in Lazienki Park were held in Warsaw on Aug. 2.

The 12th China Int'l Chorus Festival ends in Beijing
2014-08-07 13:35
The 12th China International Chorus Festival (CICF) concluded the biannual competition on Aug 4.

The Palace Museum to add 800 chairs in Sept
2014-08-07 10:32
The Palace Museum is planning to add 800 ladder back chairs and 500 navigation marks to further upgrade its hospitality service and improve visitors' experience, according to Beijing Daily.

Chinese, German opposites collaborate
2014-08-07 10:00
It is rare for a Chinese artist to be able to work well with a Western artist, as it is not easy to present their artistic concepts and background simultaneously on the same piece.

The EU-China Sculptures Nomination Exhibition opened in Romania
2014-08-06 17:20
The EU-China Sculptures Nomination Exhibition was inaugurated at the National Peasant Museum of Romania on July 31. Chinese ambassador to Romania Huo Yuzhen and other ambassadors to Romania attended the opening ceremony.

Xu Yuanchong awarded highest prize in Asia by FIT
2014-08-06 16:19
Chinese fiction literature translation expert Xu Yuanchong was awarded the International Federation of Translators (FIT) “Aurora Borealis” Prize for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Literature at the FIT 20th World Congress held in Berlin. He was the Asian first translator to win the award since the “Aurora Borealis” Prize was established in 1999.

Digital display center of Mogao Grottoes opens
2014-08-06 10:44
A digital display center of Mogao Grottoes officially opened to public on August 1, with more than 2,700 bookings through www.mgk.org.cn as the first batch of tourists.
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