A family act

2011-05-19 07:58:01

The Liangs have been gifted visionaries persecuted for their dreams for generations. The country is now celebrating the 110th birth anniversary of renegade architect Liang Sicheng.

What's New

2011-05-18 08:24:05

As part of the Year of Australian Culture in China, Chinese soprano Zhao Yunhong will perform at the Poly Theater in Beijing.

Bocelli shares the love with Beijing concerts

2011-05-17 07:52:54

Following his successful Beijing debut seven years ago, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return with two concerts named The Magic of Love.

The five bulls that were saved in the nick of time

2011-05-17 07:52:54

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

Once is simply not enough

2011-05-16 08:03:27

Sherwood (Woody) D. Goldberg and his wife Susan will attend all the concerts of the joint performance by the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own".

The bugle's call

2011-05-16 08:03:27

The US Army Band and the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army are set to create history with a joint performance.

A festival for the ages

2011-05-14 07:28:48

The Singapore Arts Festival has a particularly ambitious program this year, based on the evolution of the city state from its South Fujian origins.

New Tosca offers frisson of excitement

2011-05-14 07:28:48

Sometimes, the second time's a charm.

What's On

2011-05-13 07:52:05

Veteran ink artist Mo Xiaosong with the Beijing Fine Art Academy is holding a solo exhibition.

Jump speaks louder than words

2011-05-13 07:52:05

Jump, the action comedy launched in South Korea in 2003 that toured the world with nearly 20,000 performances, will return to Beijing at Poly Theater.

A fresh look at Sun Yat-sen

2011-05-13 07:52:05

The opera Dr Sun Yat-sen will focus on the personal side of the political leader, says its composer Huang Ruo.

Devoted to words

2011-05-13 07:52:05

Hualing Nieh Engle, the wife of American poet/writer Paul Engle, has been at the heart of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa for years.