NAIROBI - Zhu Guizhou was fascinated by the pristine landscapes and wildlife heritage during his maiden visit to Kenya accompanied by more than 20 Chinese artists and university scholars.
ATHENS - Two artists from the Shanghai Museum initiated visitors to the Acropolis Museum in Athens into the traditional Chinese arts of calligraphy and painting.
The 2018 Trek 100 Qiantang River (Hangzhou) Charity Bike Tour ended last Saturday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. More than 1,000 cycling enthusiasts competed in two groups - the 92 km and 63 km cycle challenge.
In 1991, Beijing-based musician Wang Wei went on a tour with China Oriental Performing Arts Group as bassist. During the tour, he became fascinated by the shakuhachi, a kind of Japanese bamboo flute. Later, he found out that the shakuhachi, which was called chi ba in Chinese, was introduced to Japan during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
SAN FRANCISCO - A dozen American high school students posed merrily for a group photo, each holding a painting or drawing to which they put a final touch minutes ago last Saturday in a contest on Chinese language and arts in western California.
Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right." It helps to have a positive attitude. Anyone who thinks he cannot make a contract will usually not be "disappointed."
Discerning beer drinkers, get ready for the big fizz. The Beijing Invitational Craft Beer Festival will be held at TRB Copper by Great Leap Brewing in Beijing from Mar 23 to 25. This is the fourth edition of an event the organizers say is the first of its kind in Beijing featuring international breweries that brings in beer fresh, a lot of it unavailable otherwise in China.
From Dec 25, 2016 to Jan 16, 2017, cellist Gabriel Schwabe did an extensive tour of China, comprising 16 cities, including Wuhan, Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing. Together with Chinese pianist Zhao Yinyin and Robert Oberaigner, the principal clarinet at the Staatskapelle Dresden, he performed works by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms.
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