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A walk around the block

[2019-06-13 07:27]

The first thing that usually springs to mind when people hear the name Yangliuqing is woodblock printing, because the small town on the outskirts of Tianjin is famous for its individual style of printing that dates back more than 400 years to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Liangzhou students seek Confucian blessings before gaokao

[2019-06-13 07:27]

It is perhaps little surprise that every year, in the days leading up to the national college entrance examination, the Wen Temple located in Liangzhou district of Wuwei, Gansu province, is inundated with students and their parents looking for a little divine intervention on the big day.

Learn Chinese in Riyadh

[2019-06-13 07:27]

The Confucius Institute Headquarters signed an agreement in Beijing on Monday for the provision of Chinese language instructors to Saudi Arabia's King Saud University.

Exhibition sheds light on painter of Lu Xun portrait

[2019-06-13 07:27]

Never to Cease Fighting, a portrait of Lu Xun, a leading figure of 20th-century Chinese literature, is familiar to many Chinese people because the painting of him produced in 1971 has frequently been published in school textbooks over the years. But few people know much about its painter Tang Xiaoming, a devoted educator who has long been based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

Bilingual books aim to explain Peking Opera to foreign audience

[2019-06-13 07:27]

A series of books in Chinese and English covering eight classic works of Peking Opera were recently released, with the aim of revealing details about the art form in a straightforward way.

A meeting of minds

[2019-06-12 07:39]

The surroundings are Spartan. A dark high-ceilinged, storehouse-like room with sets and props that, under no circumstances, could be described as lavish. The centerpiece is a paint-shedding rectangular conference table, decorated, if that is the right word, with a red tablecloth and 15 or so cumbersome wooden chairs.

Chinese opera gets a modern storyline

[2019-06-12 07:39]

Traditional Chinese opera is high art in which roles, voices and even movement are rigorously regulated, but university students are trying to infuse it with pop culture and the concerns of everyday life to make it more accessible. Art, they believe, at its best, reflects the culture of the moment and traditional opera is ripe to be revitalized, through modern technology, to reach a wider audience.

Latest cohort of graduates emerge from NYU Shanghai

[2019-06-12 07:39]

A total of 270 graduating students from 27 countries received bachelor's degrees from New York University and NYU Shanghai at their graduation ceremony in Shanghai on May 30. The cohort included 140 Chinese students from 26 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China.

Combining efforts for better learning

[2019-06-12 07:39]

The Chinese edition of Synergies for Better Learning: An International Perspective on Evaluation and Assessment, a book featuring international reviews of educational assessment and evaluation policies across the world, was published in Shanghai on May 31.

New era, festivals and a touch of magic give readers stories to savor

[2019-06-12 07:39]

The 29th National Book Expo will be held in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, from July 27 to 30. More than 1,000 publishing-related organizations from 30 provincial administrations, and representatives from countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative will attend the event, which is estimated to attract 30,000 visitors.

Bard reboot opens theater gala

[2019-06-11 07:22]

It was a cold and snowy night 35 years ago when the legendary Japanese theater director Tadashi Suzuki premiered his version of the classic Shakespearean tragedy King Lear, performed by actors on an outdoor stage in the mountains of Toyama prefecture on Japan's Honshu island.

Beijing Chopin piano competition set for October

[2019-06-11 07:22]

The second Beijing International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Young Pianists will take place from Oct 19 to Nov 2 at the opera house of the Central Conservatory of Music in the city.

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