A thangka is a painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity or scene. It often takes the form of a scroll banner but it is not flat like an oil or acrylic painting.
Tibetan opera, also called aje lhamo in Tibetan, is an ancient art form hailed as "the living fossil of traditional Tibetan culture".
In early November, that rich culture will be on display once again in Canada, at the 2014 Canada China Tibetan Cultural Week in Vancouver and Toronto from Nov 3-14.
During his visit to Brazil in July, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff watched the launch of the Portuguese version of China's Baidu search engine.
Vale SA, the world's largest producer of iron ore, expects to increase the price for the steelmaking ingredient in the Chinese market and see it reach $100 per ton in the near future, though the Brazilian miner acknowledged that the demand for iron ore from China is "not as active".
As the globally popular reality TV show, The Big Brother finally launches its Chinese edition, China's online video portals are aiming to demonstrate that like television they also have the capability to make blockbuster shows.
While online courses have overwhelmingly impacted people's learning habits, heads of several of the most renowned business schools believe that it will not bring bricks-and-mortar business schools to an end, especially those with a worldwide reputation.
Some Chinese people believe American democracy is in a crisis, while others see it as ideal and worth studying.
Wellington Chen has a problem with those who describe Chinese as outsiders.
Victor Shih always had a knack for what makes China tick, seeing China as naturally divided into factions.
As the China Institute (CI) prepares to relocate to a new building next year and ushers in a new era, President James B. Heimowitz said the 88-year-old institution remains committed to being a window into China for the United States.
When combined with Hong Kong, the mainland's economy has one of the top five business-friendly regulatory environments among close to 200 of the world's economies, according to a World Bank Group report.
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