ATHENS - The Yinshan Rock Carving Art Exhibition from China was launched at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens on Thursday to introduce the primitive art of petroglyph to a Greek audience.
When Taiwan choreographer Lin Hwai-min paid a visit to India in 1994, an elderly local woman predicted that the then 47-year-old Lin would die at the age of 72.
HOUSTON - The recent 52nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in Houston, in the US state of Texas, paid a great deal of attention to Chinese movies and moviemakers. And it drew praise from movie industry insiders for this shift in focus.
The global recorded music market grew 9.7 percent last year, the fourth consecutive year of growth, says the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, made up of about 1,300 major and independent companies in almost 60 countries, and which promotes the interests of the international recording industry.
Helsinki, Finland is one of Europe's fastest-growing cities, and while the prospect of visiting a library may not seem a typical starting point for appreciation, you'd be wise to break the rules for the just-opened Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by Finnish studio ALA Architects, which stands opposite the Parliament House. So new it's still wet with the shimmer of Instagram potential, the calm and contemplative top-floor space in glass, floating above the busy capital with sweeping views of the surrounding park and cityscape, is quite the looker. "The serene atmosphere invites visitors to read, learn, think and enjoy themselves," explain the architects of this "book heaven".
Food as comfort doesn't need to be hearty all the time. But, it must be appealing. It should bring a smile to the weary diner, and perhaps whet an appetite dulled by the cares of the world.
People can live intelligently and now, so can vegetables.
Grammy Award-winning blues harmonica player Sugar Blue, who made his debut in China with a show at Blue Note Beijing in 2017, says Chinese fans are "warm, enthusiastic and knowledgeable" and that he finds the country inspiring.
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra made its debut in China with a performance at the Tianjin Grand Theater on April 12.
With his exaggerated expressions and inborn sense of humor, Lao Ma, a student from Angola, has become an internet sensation. He has 2.8 million fans on Tik Tok, a video sharing application similar to Musical.ly.
Ahead of this year's London Book Fair in March, media reported a rise in interest in translated works among British readers, with a special mention of the wider acceptance of translated Chinese titles last year. For translator Anna Holmwood, this signals the arrival of a new era.
Giuseppe Verdi's three-act opera, Un Ballo in Maschera, a production by China's National Center for the Performing Arts, has opened the 2019 NCPA Opera Festival.
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