Flowery Flour Buns (Huamo)
2012-05-16 17:55:24
Flowery flour buns, also called “huamo” or “mianhua” is a kind of flower-shaped steamed bun that is very common in North China.
CIYAF opens in August
2012-05-16 17:25:46
The 2012 China International Youth Arts Festival (CIYAF) will open on Aug 12 at the National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing.
Attraction of Peking Opera
2012-05-16 16:38:20
The Peking Opera "Notre Dame" is a new adaptation of Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris" and interprets the spirit of Hugo in Chinese form with the enriched oriental art elements.
China to showcase cultural heritage at biggest U.S. folklife festival
2012-05-16 15:12:02
China on Tuesday signed a deal to showcase its rich and colorful intangible cultural heritage at the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the U.S. capital.
Artist of the handmade fan
2012-05-15 15:00:29
Fan artist Zhao Qiaofa never imagined traditional fans would bring the winds of change to his life.
Midi heads southwest
2012-05-15 14:49:00
The three-day Midi Music Festival attracted more than 60,000 audience members and gathered established musicians, including Cui Jian and the band Tang Dynasty.
Clowns' hip-hop ballet
2012-05-15 14:33:02
As part of the ongoing Croisements Festival, Metamorphoz Company introduced the modern dance Street Ballet, choreographed by award-winning French artist Mohamed Rouabah, in Beijing.
A gathering of folk dances
2012-05-15 14:32:00
The third China Yangge Festival will be held from May 23-27 in Jiaozhou, a county-level city in Qingdao, Shandong province.
Tranquil retreat
2012-05-15 14:30:26
Zhu Zheqin, or Dadawa, has found peace at her new studio in Hangzhou and a new lease on her musical life.
Director celebrates dad's calligraphy
2012-05-15 14:16:58
Several movie stars regarded as national treasures had gathered. They were actresses Yu Lan, Tian Hua, Huang Suying and actors Xu Huanshan, Wu Tianming and Wang Deshun, who are all in their 70s, 80s or 90s.
On paper wings
2012-05-15 14:00:29
Lei Xiangsheng - aka, Siberian Butterfly - blazes new territory with his homoerotic paper-cutting.
Belgian princess attends exhibition of treasures from Tang Dynasty
2012-05-14 16:37:37
Princess Mathilde of Belgium attends the opening of the exhibition of "Treasures from the Tang-dynasty, China's golden century" in Maaseik, Belgium, May 11, 2012.