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Showbiz is booming in live entertainment hub

[2019-02-22 08:49]

There were 351 musicals staged in 45 theaters across Shanghai between January and August 2018, accounting for about 7.4 percent of the total number of live performances in the city, according to an annual report by Shanghai Culture Square. These musicals were viewed by 323,000 people and generated more than 50.8 million yuan ($7.5 million) in sales, a significant 166 percent higher than in the same period the previous year.

A classical rendition

[2019-02-21 07:32]

Happy and Bee, the two daughters of American financial investor Jim Rogers, have become stars in China. The video clips in which they speak perfect Mandarin went viral in 2018 across China's social media platforms.

Molten iron fireworks shows add sparkle to town in Hebei

[2019-02-21 07:32]

SHIJIAZHUANG - The Lantern Festival, which fell on Tuesday, two weeks after Lunar New Year, is the busiest time of the year for folk artist Wang De, but it is also the moment when he feels the most proud of his signature craft: creating molten iron fireworks.

Drawing readers to shops

[2019-02-21 07:32]

Bookstores in China have seen four phases of development, with the latest and ongoing focus needed on branding, according to the 2018-19 China Bookstore Industrial Report.

Pioneering conductor to make Hong Kong debut

[2019-02-21 07:32]

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".

Musical mix lights up Sydney show

[2019-02-21 07:32]

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.

Wood for the tea

[2019-02-21 07:32]

Yangzhou is a city in Jiangsu province renowned for its long history, picturesque scenery, laid-back lifestyle and zaocha culture.

Exhibition celebrates gardens in UK, China

[2019-02-21 07:32]

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.

Home thoughts from a final frontier

[2019-02-20 07:12]

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.

Putting the 'art' into artifacts

[2019-02-20 07:12]

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.

Meet the vlogger busting the myths of Inner Mongolian life

[2019-02-20 07:12]

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.

Foreign hand makes a mark

[2019-02-20 07:12]

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.

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