The National Center for the Performing Arts opened its celebration with a concert, conducted by Lorin Maazel, of The Ring Without Words, an 80-minute scale model that took the place of a full Ring that is yet to be staged at NCPA. It revived its much-acclaimed production of Der Fliegender Hollander (The Flying Dutchman) but not Lohengrin. However, it presented a new Walkure in both fully staged and concert versions, the fruit of the China National Opera House though, which a few years ago did Tannhauser.
Taiji kicked off its global tour on Oct 11 and, judging by the audience response, what happened at Beijing's Poly Theater may well be repeated around the world. And it does not really matter whether you are familiar with this particular Chinese martial arts practice, which is also spelt as tai chi.
Ever wonder about the overall state of the country's fine arts? The National Exhibition of Fine Arts has put together more than 600 pieces to give a comprehensive picture of the Chinese art scene.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Zhou Long first saw Yu Long conduct in Guangzhou in 2009. The Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra had commissioned Zhou and his composer wife Chen Yi to create an orchestral work Humen 1839, and its music director Yu took the baton to premiere it.
Chinese literature icon Wang Meng jokes that he considers writing his lover. He is among the few writers honored with an exhibition at the National Museum of China. The exhibition is arranged in five sections, according to the writer's milestones. With photos, videos and manuscript pages, it tells about Wang's trials with literature during his youth, his influential works, his difficult days in Xinjiang and the period he served as the country's minister of culture. One highlight is the manuscripts of Wang's first novel Long Live Youth, which have been well preserved since the book was written in the early 1950s.
It's sheer understatement to say Qin Tongqian is a collector of century-old houses.
Aaron Kwok is a man who knows when to pull out all the stops, which is no doubt why the multi-award winning star arrived at the 18th Busan International Film Festival a day before any of the other main guests turned up.
Members of the Heiyi (black-clothed) Zhuang ethnic group still maintain their traditional lifestyle. But villagers worry it is fast disappearing. Li Yang visits them in Napo county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
As I travel from Genhe city to Hailar district in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region's most northeast area of Hulunbuir, I manage to squeeze in half a day to explore the mesmerizing Ergun Wetland.
Ethnic medicine is fast disappearing in China. Li Yang visits Nadui village in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, to find out more about medical tradition.
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