The Hong Kong Arts Festival, which is taking place through March 23, will introduce Marin Alsop, the artistic director of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, as a person who has been "breaking the glass ceiling with her baton". It's a fitting description, considering how her illustrious career has been defined by a series of "firsts".
SYDNEY - The Sydney Conservatorium of Music staged the Middle Kingdom Festival on Tuesday night, showcasing a blend of Eastern and Western music by world-class performers and marking the Lantern Festival in the harbor city.
Yangzhou is a city in Jiangsu province renowned for its long history, picturesque scenery, laid-back lifestyle and zaocha culture.
YORK, Britain - A special joint photo exhibition exploring both China's UNESCO-listed Humble Administrator's Garden and the British Baroque masterpiece, Castle Howard, was launched in Yorkshire on Sunday to encourage and explore future cooperation between the two sites.
From a galaxy far, far, away, Earth is a distant home. And traditions must be observed, even though man can now travel at the speed of light - using consciousness only - to destinies that stretch our imagination. To be precise, Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, is 4.22 light-years away but is reachable in a future where intergalactic travel is as common as, say, a train journey home for Spring Festival is today.
Huang Yi claims he is an ordinary museum visitor, but his more than 2 million followers on Chinese micro-blogging platform, Sina Weibo, would agree he is more than an enthusiast.
What is so special about Mongolian-style mutton? Uyanga, a 24-year-old at the Xi Ujimchin Banner of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, explains in great detail - in a short video she uploaded online - that the local mutton is the most tender and fresh anywhere, even without any condiments.
Due to the rapid urbanization process in China, high-rise blocks are springing up in both business districts and residential quarters around urban areas in the country.
LOS ANGELES - "Listen to the shape of the piece, don't play it note by note," a piano master tells her eager, young student. "Don't be afraid to use the pedal; it adds resonance and passion," she adds, pointing to her student's foot.
Zhongshan, South China's Guangdong province, is best known as the hometown of political and revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), known as the Father of Modern China.
NEW YORK - "Without music, life would be a mistake."
A historical port has become a modern attraction in Shanghai. Some older residents still call the Beiwaitan, or Shanghai North Bund, by its old name, Gaoyanglu wharf.
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