Peking Opera 'Red Cliff' staged in Beijing
2011-01-14 15:52:53
Actors perfrom Peking Opera "Red Cliff" at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 13, 2011. It is one of the performance of the month-long demonstration of excellent Peking Opera plays in Beijing.
Portrait of a poet
2011-01-14 10:18:16
Ma Li, a poet and senior newspaper editor, is showing off her talent for oil painting with a solo exhibition Touch - Ma Li Contemporary Chinese Poets Portrait Exhibition, at the Today Art Museum.
Animated by music
2011-01-14 10:16:33
Walt Disney and China National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra presents a classic cartoon fusion. Chen Nan reports.
New Year parties a headache for staff
2011-01-14 10:16:04
Employees are panicking as they are expected to prepare performances for their companies' New Year season parties.
Chinese gov't halts downloads of unlicensed foreign music
2011-01-13 14:44:23
China's Ministry of Culture has ordered the country's music websites to stop providing playback and download services of songs that have not been approved by the authorities.
Trek to the Hidden Lotus: Motuo
2011-01-13 13:50:52
We set off from Pai Village, known as the springboard of the harsh trek to our destination: Motuo (Metok), the remotest county in southeast Tibet and currently the only county in China inaccessible by modern vehicles.
China's local opera troupe to perform in Cuba
2011-01-13 10:03:47
A local opera troupe from south China will perform the Wu Opera, one of China's traditional operas, in Havana on Jan. 29, the National Theater of Cuba said Tuesday.The Wu Opera Troupe of Zhejiang is scheduled to play dances, songs, acrobatics and music with traditional Chinese masks and costumes.
Dance of death promises to thrill
2011-01-13 10:03:47
Most Westerners are familiar with the Bible story of Salome, especially the dance of the seven veils, in which the young princess Salome dances for Herod and demands the head of John the Baptist in exchange.The story of desire, jealousy and death has been interpreted numerous times in plays, operas, ballets performances and films.
Drama "Love letters" to re-staged in Beijing
2011-01-13 10:03:29
Some two decades after the drama "My Lover's Letters" was debuted in New York City, now renamed "Love Letters", the play will be re-staged at the small theatre at the National Center for Performing Arts on Wednesday.
Children’s books grace fair in Beijing
2011-01-13 10:03:29
During the Beijing Book Fair, Children's books created from cartoons and involving games are attracting much attention. Sharing ideas after reading books has also become a trend among young readers.
University of Hong Kong kicks off centenary celebrations
2011-01-13 10:03:15
The University of Hong Kong, a world-class comprehensive research institution, launched its centenary celebrations on Sunday, marking the start of a series of events for the territory's oldest university's 100-year anniversary.
The world awaits Chinese treasures
2011-01-13 09:33:27
The Palace Museum, the Forbidden City Press, and the Anhui Publishing Group have jointly launched a gigantic project to present to the world the treasures in the collection of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) royal residences.