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Filming wraps on new movie 'Chinese Doctors'

As an eventful 2020 comes to an end, shooting has recently concluded on new movie Chinese Doctors, which focuses on the frontline medical workers fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.Based on true events du

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Bookstores rewrite villages' stories

Rural buildings renovated by Librairie Avant-Garde: one bookstore in Yunnan province's Jianchuan county [Photo by Su Jinquan/Provided to China Daily] Rural communities that were once condemned

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National Ballet premiere celebrates Party's 100th anniversary

A scene from Yimeng, the latest production by the National Ballet of China. [Phto provided to China Daily] The National Ballet of China premiered its latest production, Yimeng, on Saturday at t

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China's Old Summer Palace starts new round of cultural relic restoration

Beijing's Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace, has launched the third phase of its restoration project, Restoration 1860, to repair broken cultural relics.Archaeologists started with restoring

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Film about CPC founder starts filming in southern China

As a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the film Hope started shooting in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, on Dec 20.Helmed by veteran director

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Concert celebrates the time of our lives

Much-anticipated event at the Great Hall of the People is a popular way to welcome a new year.For the past 24 years, every Dec 31, at 7:30 pm, the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing resonates

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Project to draw theater talent in second year

Pei Yuan, a project to train young theater talent and serve as an incubator for fresh work in the field, was launched by Beijing Culture and Arts Fund last year. The theater play When We Are Part

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Dance drama 'Li Bai' performed at NCPA

A still from the dance drama Li Bai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The dance drama Li Bai was staged from Dec. 17 to 20 at the Opera House of the National Center for the Performing Arts

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Andy Lau returns to cinema as 'bomb-disposal expert'

Actress Ni Ni stars the former girlfriend of Andy Lau's role, a bomb disposal expert. [Photo provided to China Daily] Hong Kong megastar Andy Lau will return to Chinese silver screen with his l

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Chinese Tai Chi enters UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

Chinese Tai Chi, a centuries-old martial art and now a popular form of exercise, was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Representative List of I

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Quanzhou reveals discovery of old Silk Road sites

The city of Quanzhou in East China's Fujian province, one of the most important Chinese ports along the historic maritime Silk Road, reported new findings concerning archaeological efforts from 20

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Book on honored Chinese school principal published

A book has been published about a Chinese high school principal who was honored with the title Role Model of the Times.Zhang Guimei, 63, is the principal of a senior hi

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Chinese film wins praise after world premiere at Cairo festival

A scene in the film featuring actor Wang.[Photo provided to China Daily] The Chinese movie Anima (Mo Er Dao Ga) has appealed to audience and critics as it makes its world premiere at the ongoin

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Musicians mark Beethoven's birthday with marathon concert

From 10 am to 10pm, four concerts were staged featuring soloists, such as Xu Hong, Huang Yameng, Sheng Yuan and Zou Xiang, performing Piano Sonata No 6, Op 10 No 2; Turkish March Op 76; Fantasia for P

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Issy Wood's first Asia solo dazzles in Beijing

As many art lovers flock in droves to downtown Beijing to see late Italian still life master Giorgio Morandi's solo, others make a point to visit the capital's northeast end, where American ar

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Japanese director focuses lens on China

A documentary about the impact of the pandemic in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, has catapulted a Japanese filmmaker to fame on Chinese social media platforms.Ryo Takeuchi, who has lived in Chi

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Art extravaganza hits a high note

Exhibition venues were filled to capacity and artworks flew off the shelves at the recently concluded Shanghai International Art Trade Month. People visit the recent ART021 fair, which took place