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(China Daily)
Updated: 2011-01-13 08:09

Faye Wong sings in hubby Li's film

Faye Wong (pictured) will join Hong Kong's Eason Chan to sing the theme song of Eternal Moment, a film starring her husband Li Yapeng.

Renowned musician Xiaoke has composed the song titled Because of Love. Xiaoke also created the original score of the 1998 TV series the film is based on. The campus romance was a smash hit at that time with its pretty cast and moving plot.

An iconic singer, Wong has released few new songs since 2005, the year she married Li. But her concerts in 2010 still created a stir.

The film will be released on Feb 12.

The grandest piano of them all?

Sheng Yuan held a concert at Forbidden City Concert Hall recently, showing off the sound of the new Yamaha CFX Concert Grand piano.

The handcrafted piano, which was launched at Sheng's concert, represents 19 years of research from Yamaha designers and engineers. In 2010, Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva won first prize in the finals of the 16th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition while performing on a Yamaha CFX Concert Grand piano.

Sheng said the piano was an important "actor" in his concert. The piano is the fourth in the world, and the only one in China.

More than 20 top Chinese pianists were invited to comment on the new piano and their opinions will be considered as Yamaha further improves its products.

Collectors test market pulse

The first China Art Market Summit was held Jan 8-9 in Beijing.

Co-organized by www.99ys.com and Beijing Cultural Development Foundation, the event attracted more than 100 scholars, art dealers, collectors, gallery owners and auctioneers from across the country.

Major topics include challenges, opportunities and new trends in art auctions, collecting, and art investment.

Federation marks founding of Party

The Chinese Women's Daily, the official newspaper of All China Women's Federation, is to hold a Genus Cup Art Contest for Women to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

The organizers are calling for entries of calligraphy, ink and oil paintings, and photography from career women from across the nation. The deadline is April 30. For details, please check www.china-woman.com.

The world awaits Chinese treasures

The Palace Museum, the Forbidden City Press, and the Anhui Publishing Group have jointly launched a gigantic project to present to the world the treasures in the collection of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) royal residences.

The first four tomes of the published series, on sculptures, jade works, enamel works, and ink paintings, have just rolled off the press. All the catalogues are in English and Chinese.

Over the past seven years, the Palace Museum has made a meticulous survey and produced a digitized record of the treasures in its collection.

According to the latest survey, it has 1.8 million pieces/sets of works of art, ranging from ceramics and rare books to religious relics.

The "landmark publishing project will take years to complete it offers rare materials for public viewing, academic research and cultural exchanges with other countries", said Palace Museum director Zheng Xinmiao.

Art coverage migrates online

The news portal people.com.cn, the Web edition version of People's Daily, launched a new channel specializing in contemporary Chinese art on Jan 9, in Beijing.

The art channel, www.artbank.people.com.cn, will focus on such areas as cultural polices, cultural and creative industries, art investment and collecting, as well as providing in-depth coverage of vanguard artists, said Li Guochang, manager of the channel.

Zhao Benshan moves to BTV

 

Comedian Zhao Benshan (pictured) and his team, who appear regularly in CCTV's Spring Festival Gala shows, have joined World of Comedy, a Beijing TV production featuring short comedy skits.

Zhao will appear on the program after Feb 3, the Chinese New Year, and will be joined by his disciples, including Xiao Shenyang and Wang Xiaohu.

Xu Zhengchao, who has written many of Zhao's popular TV series, also writes the scripts for the new comedy skits, which will air on Sunday nights.