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Mei Lanfang's son discusses father's impact on Peking Opera
2014-07-17 15:24
Mei Lanfang's son Mei Baojiu will lead the Beijing Peking Opera Theater troupe to the US in August for a series of performances to celebrate his father's 120th anniversary.

Western songbird
2014-07-17 09:17
Gulmire Muhammed's final performance on So You Think You Can Dance.

The art of WeChat
2014-07-16 09:39
The social network platform WeChat has become the latest tool in the bidding wars of the art world. The marketing of artworks via the network has opened up art collection circles to new customers.

Casting a spell
2014-07-16 09:17
Popularity of TV talent shows a boon for Chinese character learning

Modern take on adultery and morality
2014-07-14 09:46
A spate of recent announcements from the ongoing relentless campaign against corruption has caught my attention for a subtle change in language.

Traditional Chinese operas face battle for audience
2014-07-14 09:45
Industry insiders says most traditional Chinese operas still find it hard to win audience.

Chinese film market shows potential, challenges
2014-07-11 15:05
As "Transformers 4" surpassed the 1.5 billion-yuan (US$240 million) mark at the box office, the Chinese film market once again shows its potential and challenges.

Confessions of a former gaokao champion
2014-07-11 15:01
A top student has eschewed his dream of studying journalism in favor of business school. But Bai Ping says he has never regretted pursuing his passion career.

Competition necessary to make culture go global
2014-07-11 10:00
More competition, more cultural exchanges and the adoption of modern business model are necessary to make Chinese culture go global, European cultural experts say. They made the remarks during recent interviews with Xinhua on how China can better promote inter-civilization activities in culture and boost Chinese culture's acceptance overseas.

Bygone days--Graduate artwork exhibitions no longer places to seek stars of tomorrow
2014-07-10 09:52
Mostly starting at the end of June, graduate exhibitions of art students don't just offer a way for the public to examine the quality of an art college as well as its students, but are also meant as platforms for art galleries and critics to find the art stars of tomorrow. While the number of colleges joining these annual graduate exhibitions has increased both their scale and importance, some within the art industry are concerned that the quality of work coming from the hands of these potential maestros has been declining over the past few decades.

Good neighbor, good relations-Cultural exchanges create ties between China and South Korea
2014-07-10 09:41
One of the most exciting and attention catching pieces of news on the Chinese Internet last week was no doubt the announced engagement between Chinese actress Tang Wei and South Korean film director Kim Tae-yong. Just like the couple, the relationship between the couple's respective countries also seems to be experiencing a "honeymoon" period with Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to South Korea on July 3 and 4.

Pacific traditional culture under threat: UNESCO
2014-07-08 09:26
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday urged Pacific nations to preserve their "at-risk" cultural heritage and help stop the trafficking of cultural artefacts
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