The Miao ethnic group is famous for its singing, dancing and centuries-old customs. A familiar image is of its people wearing traditional costumes with huge, horned, silver headdresses and crowns with delicate birds, flowers and coins.
A half-day visit to Xijiang for the Miao tribe's "New Year" celebrations is well worth the effort, especially if you enjoy feasts.
Take a flight to Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou Province, then a three-hour train/bus ride from Guiyang to Kaili. From here take a local bus for Leishan or Rongjiang and get off at Leishan. Xijiang is accessible by buses from Leishan every 30 minutes. The 50-minute ride from Leishan to Xijiang is usually smooth and pleasant, on a newly paved asphalt road winding through the Leigong Hills National Nature Reserve.
Since the China Modern Dance Summit began in July, Beijing has welcomed a number of world-class dance companies, ranging from Taiwanese choreographer Lin Hwai-min's Cloud Gate Dance Theater, to Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal and the Alvin Ailey Dance Company.
It was my second trip back to Qiandao Lake, or Thousand Island Lake, in Chun'an County, about 140 km southwest of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province. Everything was still the same - the lake water remained emerald green and the islands were as splendid as before.
Li Keran (1907-89) is widely viewed as one of the most innovative and influential artists and art educators of the 20th century China.
Chinese contemporary art is fashionable. Art galleries are opening, video works and installations are popping up all over the country, while events such as Art Beijing and ShContemporary in Shanghai are drawing the eyes of the world.
More than 200 Beijing Olympics cheer-squad volunteers listened carefully to a sports expert explaining the finer points of basketball. The associate professor from Capital Institute of Physical Education talked about its history, the rules and the etiquette of watching the game, made hugely popular in China by Yao Ming.
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