To pragmatic people, sneakers are nothing more than casual, soft-soled shoes that are worn for sports or leisure.
American scriptwriter and creative content consultant Ryan Wilson, who has always had a fascination with China, mostly through its films, now sees it as a second home full of opportunities.
SIBIU, Romania - Romania's first International Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine was held recently in the central city of Sibiu, under the theme "Building B&R Civilization, Sharing Healthy Lives".
CAIRO - More Chinese tourists are expected to visit Egypt in the coming years as ties between the two countries continue to grow stronger, says Shi Yuewen, the Chinese cultural counselor to Egypt.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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