Opera "La Traviata" to be staged in Beijing
2011-02-14 09:35:28
La Traviata, produced by NCPA, will be staged on the evening of Feb. 13 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, capital of China
Love like a chocolate box for sweethearts
2011-02-14 07:43:52
Chinese customers especially love chocolate with peanuts, mangoes, raspberries and strawberries.But they have become more adventurous and are trying new flavors, so innovation is very crucial for attracting them.
Seven Days
2011-02-13 08:25:52
The 46-year-old Liu Wei is known for the irony and sentimentalism in his works; his latest are small-scale essayistic pieces, painted in black and white.
Palace lanterns revived
2011-02-13 08:25:52
Darkness falls and it's lights up at Sanlitun Village. This Beijing fashion hub sheds its daytime sophistication and gets ready to stage another production as the cloak of night descends.
Think tank head warns of China's rise in innovation
2011-02-14 07:42:11
The American head of a major nonprofit think tank has sounded an alarm about the United States' lack of investment in innovation and says the nation is losing its innovative edge to China.
Beijing's Hall of Prayer "Recreated" at Sapporo Snow Festival
2011-02-11 10:34:14
A giant snow sculpture of Beijing's landmark monument, "Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests" in Tiantan Park, was on display at the venue of the Sapporo Snow Festival.
Center of Chinese culture experience opens in Chicago
2011-02-11 09:27:48
A Center of Chinese Culture Experience, a multimedia teaching system, opened Wednesday at the Confucius Institute at the Walter Payton College Prep in north Chicago.
Libraries, museums to be free to public
2011-02-11 07:39:41
According to a statement, public art museums and libraries at State and provincial levels will cease charging entrance fees by the end of 2011.
Wonder women
2011-02-11 09:08:46
Entitled Self Portrait: Woman's Art in China (1920-2010), a grand exhibition of Chinese women artists is ongoing at Cafa Art Museum at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Met celebrates Nixon in China
2011-02-11 07:47:58
John Adams' musical masterpiece has made its long-awaited debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera, and a prominent feature of it is the revolutionary ballet The Red Detachment of Women. Chen Weihua reports from New York.
Music drama "La Dame aux camelias" to premiere in Taipei
2011-02-10 15:13:51
Actors and actresses perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of music drama "La Dame aux camelias" in Taipei, south China's Taiwan, Feb. 9, 2011.
Celebrating New Year in museums of China
2011-02-10 13:51:20
If you can't fulfill yourself during the holidays by going to a temple fair or simply wolfing down new year dinners from one restaurant to another, why don't you try visiting some museums and enjoying the exhibitions tailored for the occasion?