Children's art festival
(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-08-07 07:26
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Over 400 primary school students, teachers, composers, and performing artists gathered at Wudang Mountain last week for the Fourth China Children's Health and Arts Festival.
Co-organized by China Children Development Foundation and China Children's Music Society, the gathering on the Prince's Slope, Wudang Mountain in Shiyan, central Hubei province, featured performances of prize-winning song and dance works, a nationwide forum on children's health and art education, training sessions for Wudang Taichi skills, reciting of Chinese classics .
Wudang Kungfu Kid, a co-production with investment and expertise from across the Taiwan Straits, was premiered during the festival.
The movie is directed by Hong Chengchang from Taiwan and stars Arafa, a Uygur actor from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Kwok's image earns contract
Foreign fashion brands are increasingly showing a preference for Chinese entertainers. British label Kent & Curwen has announced the appointment of Hong Kong entertainer Aaron Kwok as its brand ambassador; while US-based Cotton Council International (CCI) invited Taiwan's Barbie Hsu, also known as Big S, to lend her talents to fashion designs.
Kent & Curwen has the Lion Heart logo, which was used by King Richard I and is now exclusive to the brand.
Kent & Curwen chose Kwok because of his hard working and positive image. His first task is to visit the label's London flagship store to experience the brand's royal culture.
Big S, who promotes an eco-friendly way of life, has been a CCI favorite for years. The organization, which works on promoting the use of cotton, also advocates a natural lifestyle.
'Dinosaurs' roam Earth
Dinosaurs will roam again at Wukesong Arena this October, as the show Walking With Dinosaurs, The Arena Spectacular prepares to visit China.
The show, produced by Australian company, The Creature Production and BBC, has visited more than 100 cities worldwide, with more than 1,200 performances. It features 20 life-size dinosaurs, created by the world's most famous designers and scientists, including the tyrannosaurus, torosaurus and stegosaurus. The story is all about their lives about 200 million years ago when they dominated the earth. The smallest dinosaur appearing is 3-meters high, and the largest is 9 m and controlled by three operators.