Soprano Zheng Nan spreads harmony in Italy
2011-09-06 07:58:06
Italian opera went international on Saturday night in Imola, a town in central Italy, where an enthusiastic public warmly applauded the performance of Chinese soprano.
The MAN behind the WOMEN
2011-09-06 07:58:06
Li Yugang has been compared with Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang and his new show is an ambitious attempt to recreate the four outstanding beauties of China.
Woolly rhino's evolutionary cradle
2011-09-03 07:48:22
New research suggests the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau's frosty highlands may have been an evolutionary cradle for the woolly rhinoceros and other giant shaggy mammals.
Self-made moon cakes for Festival
2011-09-05 09:08:53
Self-made moon cakes are popular in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Sept 12.
growing craze for luxury: Italian jewelry show
2011-09-03 07:48:22
Andy Warhol was quoted as saying in the 1960s that walking into a Bulgari shop was like visiting a contemporary art show.
Polish presence
2011-09-04 08:00:25
As part of the annual 798 Art Festival, elite boutique hotel Grace Beijing will be hosting an exhibition by Polish photo-artist Ryszard Horowitz
More than just a game
2011-09-02 09:03:08
Four old ladies are playing mahjong in a courtyard when suddenly the water pipes burst and the place is flooded.
Blair bares all
2011-09-01 07:53:51
Tony Blair's most recent visit to China was to promote his autobiography, A Journey, which has been translated into Chinese, with a new forward.
A missionary zeal for art
2011-08-31 07:51:34
Giuseppe Castiglione, an Italian artist appointed to the Qing court in the 17th century, blended European painting techniques with Chinese skills, creating Deer Hunting Patrol.
Mahler's resurrection
2011-08-30 07:51:58
The Beijing Music Festival in October is dedicated to the centennial of the death of Gustav Mahler and naturally celebrates his music.
More of the 'good old and promising new' at jazz festival
2011-08-30 07:51:58
It was a memorable, if windy and rainy, closing night at the 2010 Beijing Nine Gates Jazz Festival in Beijing's Sanlitun Village.
Earthy melodies
2011-08-30 07:51:58
A Henan-based band of musicians from farmer families comes under the spotlight, after spending years in anonymity.
