Experts call for detailed rules of law on protecting China's ICH
2011-03-03 10:58:01
A precise census is the foundation of the protection mission, and it has a long way to go. The law regulates that governments of all levels should take on the duty of carrying out a complete survey to create a list of protection items. Funds earmarked for the protection job should be guaranteed from each governments' financial budget.
Literature "A Dream of Red Mansions" with new ending to be on bookshelves
2011-03-03 10:58:01
Chinese writer Liu Xinwu's new edition of Qing author Cao Xueqin's "A Dream of Red Mansions" will be on bookshelves this month. But in Liu's sequel, the hero and heroine of the original will have a new fate.
Upcoming cultural events
2011-03-03 10:41:56
Eleven animation pieces produced between 2005 and 2010 by artist Wu Junyong, which, presented together in an exhibition hall under the title Duet, become an integral composition of a grander time and space.
"Road to Revival" starts China tour
2011-03-03 10:41:56
The music and dance epic "Road to Revival", which premiered in 2009 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China, is hitting the road. Its nationwide tour kicked off in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province on Monday night."Road to Revival" is the third music and dance epic commemorating the founding of new China, after the "East is Red" and "Song of the Chinese Revolution".
Chinese performing grows in int'l market
2011-03-03 10:41:56
The Kung Fu poem "Nine Scrolls," which demonstrates the spirit of Shaolin Kungfu, has premiered at Beijing's Poly Theatre. The work has been performed in many countries and has finally returned to its home country for its 100th performance.Kung Fu is made up of nine scrolls of poetry, including....
World's largest Buddha College built in China's Henan province
2011-03-02 15:18:04
The Henan Buddha College occupies an area of 37 square kilometers containing the Longtanhe Scenic Area, and it is the currently the largest Buddha College in the world.The Buddha College was approved by the State Administration for Religious Affairs of China to be built in 2005.
New programs at Children's Art Theatre in Beijing
2011-03-02 15:02:56
Since 2010, going to the China Children's Art Theatre in Beijing has become a favorite choice of many children and their parents for a weekend outing. And this year brings more fun for the young as well as the young at heart.
Oriental gala "Five Continents Celebrate the Spring" in performed the US
2011-03-02 11:34:13
A miniature version of the Spring Festival gala was performed in the United States as well, thanks to a group of Chinese artists who tour the country every year during the Chinese New Year season.
100,000 Tibetans celebrate Buddhism festival in Lhasa
2011-03-02 10:43:21
More than 100,000 Tibetan Buddhism believers are estimated to have gathered at a monastery in Lhasa Tuesday to mark a traditional religious festival ahead of the Tibetan New Year that begins Saturday.
Cultural events ongoing in Beijing
2011-03-02 09:53:03
Plenty of writers throughout history have been scientists, mathematicians and doctors. How does a background in hard science prepare one for a life of writing?
Cultural news March 2
2011-03-02 09:47:52
More than 10 athletes from the national diving and the synchronized swimming teams will share the stage with singers from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, including Wang Lee-hom and Li Yuchun, on April 1 and 2 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
Foreigners get say on cosmopolitan survey
2011-03-02 07:50:14
Foreigners living and working in Beijing can now give their opinions on the language difficulties their face in capital as part of a new government survey.