Hu Xianmin is in the midst of carving the scenes of a famous oil painting onto a piece of teakwood the length of a snooker cue.
When Uncle Xiao gets together with his peers to celebrate his 86th birthday, his live-in nurse Zhong Xiaoyang feels she is at an international summit - with simultaneous interpreters and earphones.
More Chinese now travel around Europe and see Renaissance masterpieces. Yet, they do not necessarily understand them - composition, colors, light and shadow, strokes - indeed, why they stand out.
A documentary series called If National Treasures Could Talk is making waves with its bite-sized episodes helping viewers to learn more about China's rich history.
Art lovers can see sculptures from 20 African countries - most of which have never been displayed in China - at an ongoing exhibition at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center.
It is now 21 years since Georges Andre Mantion, 71, first visited Urumqi in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Inside a baroque hall with golden leaf patterns, Zheng Nan is instructing Ciara Brandolini, a young Italian soprano, in singing the aria Quel guardo, il cavaliere by Gaetano Donizetti. As the coda approaches, Zheng holds the hands of Brandolini and joins in the singing. Their velvety voices interweave to the accompaniment of a piano, creating a scene of serenity and harmony.
When Chang Shuhong arrived in Dunhuang in 1943 to prepare for the establishment of the Dunhuang Research Academy, he was welcomed by Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), the maestro of traditional Chinese ink-brush painting.
It was the first time a ping-pong table had taken center stage at the David Geffen Hall in New York, as two US national table tennis champions played each other live as part of the New York Philharmonic's Chinese New Year annual concert at the Lincoln Center on Feb 20.
The world premiere of seven musical pieces by Chinese composers was at the concert Music Contemporary From China 2018 at Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York in late January. The composers are all faculty members of the Beijing-based Central Conservatory of Music.
Zuo Wenxue, the Party chief of Tangyue village, will attend the National People's Congress in March to share the village's progress in development with other delegates at the annual meeting in Beijing.
The wish tree, candied haws, clay figurines and lantern art all bring back childhood memories of Spring Festival.
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