The bone collectors
2012-02-27 17:08:54
Oracle bones were medicine, not archaeological relics. Thanks to the efforts of two men, these historical relics escaped the fate of being all ground up and digested. Zhao Ruixue reports from Shandong, where the museum is now home to a rich collection.
Chinese films less popular in the West
2012-02-23 17:49:29
Although the Chinese film industry has maintained a robust growth in recent years, Chinese films still fall flat in Western box offices, a new report finds.
Art exhibitions, events and lectures in Beijing
2012-02-22 13:43:44
It is a brief introduction of art exhibition, events and lectures in Beijing with detailed information.
A storyteller's true tale
2012-02-22 10:26:33
Lian Liru's neighbors were right about her, that she were meant to become a master in pingshu, a traditional form of storytelling in China.
Guitarist Yang Xuefei reinterprets Bach
2012-02-16 10:56:15
Bach never composed for guitar, but that has not stopped guitarists from drafting Bach into their repertory.
Commercializing culture
2012-02-16 10:55:39
A massive exhibition with performances in Beijing examines intangible heritage protection through profit generation.
On a more positive note for tradition
2012-02-13 11:21:12
Duxianqin player Su Chunfa still fondly recalls his first performance in a music hall in 1996 and the rousing applause at the end.
Living in the past
2012-02-13 10:54:35
An ongoing project moving Yao ethnic group members from their traditional mountain homes to more urban settings leaves just the elderly behind.
Love the subject
2012-02-10 11:00:01
The 51-year-old artist Liu Yigang believes the most romantic story is love at first sight.
She did it her way
2012-02-09 13:41:54
Jin Xing fulfilled a promise she made to herself 20 years ago as a young dance student studying in Manhattan.
Attempts to avoid CNY minefield doomed to fail
2012-02-09 10:36:47
At home in the UK, I dread Nov 5. It's not the fact that the shops are already pumping out Bing Crosby with exhausting pre-Christmas zeal.
Cheers to a drinking vessel that's brimming with culture
2012-02-09 10:10:28
The Tang Dynasty (618-907) is praised for its openness and cultural integration with neighboring countries.