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Going beyond puppets on a string

[2016-02-17 08:20]

Experts weigh in on what needs to be done to boost children's theater in China. Zhang Kun reports in Shanghai.

Band from Inner Mongolia charms UK with nomadic melodies

[2016-02-17 08:20]

At Settle Victoria Hall in England, Chinese performers in long colorful robes and leather boots recently enthralled an audience, members of which had seldom heard the sounds of the morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) and such other indigenous instruments before. Showcasing the traditional khoomei, or throat-singing, musicians brought alive the magic of the grasslands and the mountains.

Vital signs

[2016-02-16 08:45]

A master carver brings his family craft to the sixth generation, investing his wooden creations with eyes and other facial features that move. Lin Qi reports.

Monkey works and ore to highlight Capital Museum shows

[2016-02-16 08:45]

This year, when the Capital Museum in Beijing celebrates its 35th birthday, it promises not to hold "any major ceremonies".

New year on a plate

[2016-02-16 08:45]

As we enter the Year of the Monkey, Mike Peters takes stock of where China's food scene has been, and where it's going.

Fusion moves

[2016-02-16 08:45]

Wang Yizhou seeks to marry different art philosophies in his latest works, Lin Qi reports.

Italian show celebrates strength of Chinese characters

[2016-02-16 08:45]

For the first time in Italy, the strength of Chinese characters in the works of a leading artist was central to an exhibition that kicked off on Saturday at the Palazzo dell'Arte (Palace of Art), the headquarters of the Triennale art institution.

Southwest village keeps tie-dye legacy alive

[2016-02-16 08:45]

The Puzhen tie-dye workshop in Zhoucheng village doesn't have any modern machinery despite being one of the largest such operations in Yunnan province's Dali area.

HKK puts a London shine on Chinese New Year

[2016-02-16 08:45]

"In some parts of China, it is tradition to eat and gift apples during Chinese New Year," says chef Tong Chee-hwee, "as the word apple in Chinese 'pinguo' sounds like the word 'peace'."

Heart of the holidays

[2016-02-15 08:53]

With more recognition than Halloween and less than Christmas, Valentine's Day as a somewhat recently imported festival faces a precarious situation in China, where it's caught between shifting forces of tradition and fashion.

DJ hits US after conquering Europe with country music

[2016-02-15 08:53]

Of all America's musical heritage, country is among the genres with the least global reach, but a touch of twang has helped make a young Belgian DJ a surprise chart-topper in Europe.