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Museums adopt technology to popularize culture
2014-03-04 10:11
Such programs have changed the way people view traditional culture, making it easier for them to accept it.

Oooo, ahhh, it's time for food porn
2014-02-28 14:07
Social media has changed the way we eat. The first thing many of us do when the platters are laid on the table is whip out our smartphones and start taking photographs.

TV dramas need creative touch
2014-02-21 08:58
A Korean wave is sweeping across China, with many Chinese women worshipping South Korean actors Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Min-ho as demigods. Chinese netizens have always been divided over South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that programs from the neighboring country are now enjoying a new round of popularity in China.

Why people are flocking to Beijing?
2014-02-17 17:31

Tugs of love as culture clash marks end of Spring Festival
2014-02-14 14:13
Small round dumplings flavored with rose petals have appeared in China’s bakeries as people struggle to please both families and lovers on Valentine’s Day today.

Popular Spring Festival abroad highlights China's soft power progress
2014-02-04 15:22
The increasing popularity of Chinese New Year celebrations outside China underscores an expanding international recognition of the Chinese culture and showcases the progress of China's soft power.

Honey pot for arts
2014-01-30 13:47
A new national foundation launched with money from the central government hopes to make more money available to more artists around the country — and perhaps inspire local foundations as well.

It’s big and yellow — But is it art?
2014-01-17 10:42
The sensational giant Rubber Duck art installation draws artists, critics, curators and developers to discuss what makes that inflatable fowl so popular and what makes good public art.

New book finds archetype of classic novel protagonists
2014-01-14 16:49
Most readers and literary critics regard the Dream of the Red Chamber, one of China's Four Great Classic Novels, as an autobiographical novel by its author Cao Xueqin. But a writer from east China's Shandong province has a different view.

Mother tongue gives taste of home
2014-01-11 12:34

Promote cultural concepts
2014-01-07 09:54
The main challenge to the Chinese nation, as I see it, is not just to compete with the Western countries. The true challenge is to write China in "world history", and the only way to do it is by promoting Chinese terminology.

Disappearing history: Residents reportedly to be cleared from Beijing hutong
2014-01-06 11:21
Beijing’s small alleyways and courtyards, known as hutongs, are one of the city's most unique and oldest attributes. But residents of one hutong may soon be relocated after signing agreements with the government.
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