Blast from the past

2011-06-24 07:52:23

Taiwan's Lo Ta-yu has influenced generations of Chinese music fans since the 80s.

Original Chinese opera on erhu

2011-06-24 07:52:23

The Performing Arts Company of China's Air Force, best known for its 1964 production of Jiang Jie, will stage Er Quan Yin, an original Western-style Chinese opera.

What's new

2011-06-24 07:52:23

The most comprehensive show of contemporary Hungarian art is ongoing in Beijing.

Heed perils of growth led by consumption, writer warns

2011-06-24 07:52:23

It took Malaysian Chandran Nair a long time to gain the confidence to start his first book, though the idea was incubated for 20 years.

Defining a new dream

2011-06-24 07:52:23

Helen H. Wang left her hometown of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in 1989, with the proverbial Great American Dream twinkling in her eyes.

A high-life cuppa

2011-06-22 07:55:37

Teo, tee, thea, herbata, chai, cha ... they are all words that refer to tea, in different languages.

Design for the future

2011-06-21 07:59:24

After three year's of preparation, the first solo exhibition of a Japanese master of design, Kenya Hara, has finally been unveiled at the Beijing Center for the Arts.

Database puts cultural relics in rightful place

2011-06-21 07:59:24

After 10 years of hard work the country has built a sophisticated survey and database management system of cultural relics.

Women rule the roost in Tang society

2011-06-21 07:59:24

Every week we look at a work of art or a cultural relic that puts the spotlight on China's heritage.

City Guide

2011-06-19 07:48:38

James Gaffigan, who takes up the role of chief conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra in the 2011/12 season, will lead the orchestra to stage a concert in Beijing.

Art and glass from the past

2011-06-19 07:48:38

The deserted glass factory in the Northern Shanghai Baoshan district has stayed empty since the mid-1990s, awaiting its transformation.

Famcy Hats

2011-06-19 07:48:07

Race week at Britain's Royal Enclosure celebrates three centuries of hoofs and headwear.