High Flyers
2012-07-23
Kite-flying can be a consuming passion at the Weifang International Kite Festival, which had attracted an ardent gathering of international hobbyists.
Grassroots Confluence
2012-05-13
To capture humor in cold clay is hard. To embody the living stagecraft of performance art in a series of static sculptures takes even greater talent and dedication. But this is what happens when comedy veteran Zhao Benshan chances upon the art of Shandong potter Han Fang. The fruit of their combined talents is now manifested in a permanent exhibition paying homage to the northeastern Chinese art of erren zhuan, the popular multi-disciplinary stage skits performed in a male-female duet. It is an act that combines singing, dancing, comedy, cross-talk and acrobatics, usually involving much twirling of silk handkerchiefs and fans.
Face Lift for Heads of State
2010-05-26
Art imitates life for rural film director
2010-02-24
Villagers love to see local images on the screen
Porcelain capital Dehua inspires artists at home and abroad
Sing from the city, sound of the valley