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The "Cultural Journey" program dedicates to showcase the preservation and flourishing of China's vibrant traditional culture. It features key sections like "Archaeological China", "Exploring China", "Traveling across China", "Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage in China" and "Openness in China".
THE HAGUE — A Wing Chun kung fu master class held recently attracted more than a dozen martial arts enthusiasts. Some of them have developed a passion for this form of Chinese kung fu decades ago.
Beijing Youth Orchestra to take part in music festival at celebrated New York venue, Chen Nan reports.
One day in the early 1920s, Luo Yinggong (1872-1924), one of China's most talented playwright-cum-Peking Opera impresarios of the time, bought an unpainted folding fan from a powerful collector-official with 40 gold ingots.
Master artisans dedicated to a craft established deep in the national psyche, Zhao Xu reports.
Chinese folding fan, a symbol of grace and a piece of art in its own right, has established itself deep in the national psyche. It’s not just something to drive away the summer heat, but a portable piece of art almost every detail of which is dictated by the sensibilities of Chinese literati group.
