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"Searching for Shangri-la": Deep into the origin of the Shangri-la myth

IfyouhappentobeinBeijingandarelookingtofindalittlesliceofparadise,youmightnothavetosearchtoofar.AjointexhibitionpresentingtheworkofHimalayanexplorersLaurenceBra

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19th century China through the lens of a Scottish photographer

AnexhibitiondisplayingtheworkofScottishphotographerJohnThomsonhasopenedinLondon.OneofthefirstphotographerstotraveltotheFarEastinthe19thcentury,JohnThompson'spho

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Iconic National Geographic photographs comes to Beijing

AnexhibitionofphotographstakenforAmerica'sNationalGeographicSocietyoverthepast130yearsrecentlyopenedatBeijing'sWorldArtMuseum."NationalGeographic:ANewAgeofExplo

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Illustration exhibition opens at Water Cube for autism awareness

WorkswinningtheGlobalIllustrationAwardaredisplayedMondayatanexhibitionwiththetheme"RespectingDifference,BoostingHope"inhonorofWorldAutismAwarenessDayattheNation

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Rare Kabul exhibition brings a taste of Mughal art back home

AnexhibitionthatreproducestheprecioustreasuresofMughalartintheiroriginalsettinginKabul’sBaburGardenopenedthisweekend,bringingararemomentofculturalrelieftoacityp

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'Sleeping beauties' see the light of day

BeijingishostinganexhibitionofrareItalianRenaissanceart,wheremostoftheworkshaveneverbeenseenoutsideofthecountry,letaloneAsia.Anarrayofrareartifactsthatoncelayne

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Iraq holds 1st int'l book exhibition in Baghdad after defeating IS

IraqonThursdayinauguratedthefirstBaghdadInternationalBookExhibitionafterthedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS)militantgroup.The10-dayexhibitionisheldattheBaghdadInterna

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Italian Renaissance art on display in Beijing

AcollectionofItalianartfromtheRenaissanceperiodwentondisplayTuesdayattheCapitalMuseuminBeijing.Theexhibition"Art,CultureandDailyLifeinRenaissanceItaly"features1

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David Bowie exhibition comes home to New York

Apopularglobe-trottingexhibitionexploringthemanysidesofDavidBowieopensthisweekendinitsfinalvenueofNewYork,alsothelasthomeofthelaterocklegend."DavidBowieis"–thes

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Catholic 'fashion' items to be displayed in New York

TheVaticanwilllendaround40ecclesiasticalworkstotheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkforanexhibitionfocusingontheCatholicreligion'simpactonfashion,organiserssaidon

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DPRK cheerleaders visit exhibition, perform in PyeongChang

DPRKcheerleaderstouredanexhibitiononanhistoricroyalpalaceandstagedawoodwindandbrassbandperformanceinPyeongChang,theunificationministrysaidSaturday.Thecheersquad

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London exhibition shows subversive side of the t-shirt

Awardrobestaple,thet-shirtisbeingcelebratedinaLondonexhibitionasamastercommunicationtoolusedtocarrysubversiveandcampaigningmessagestotheworld."T-Shirt:Cult-Cult

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Chinese master woodcarver opens exhibition at National Museum

China’sinternationalwoodcarvingmasterLuGuangzheng'sexhibitionopenedThursdayattheNationalMuseumofChina.Lu'sexhibitionisashowcaseoftraditionalwoodcarvingtechnique

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Macao exhibits imperial weaponry from Palace Museum

Somefearsome-lookingimperialweaponryhasgoneondisplayinMacaoastheChineseregionhostsaselectionofitemsonloanfromBeijing’sPalaceMuseum.Armorofgoldbrocadewithironpla

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Int’l digital art show lands in Beijing, promising an interactive feast

TheLumenPrize,aglobalawardandtourfordigitalart,isholdingitsfirstshowinBeijing,attheTodayArtMuseum.Theexhibition,entitledLumenMatrix,featuresnearly20artworksincl

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Madrid opens first global travelling Auschwitz exhibit

HundredsofobjectsfromAuschwitzincludinglettersthrownfromdeathtrains,tinychildren'sshoes,andaNazigasmaskaregoingondisplayinMadridasatravellingexhibitionontheNazi

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London exhibition reveals stories about Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol

AnexhibitionopensinLondononWednesdaythatwilltransportvisitorsbacktotheyearwhenoneoftheworld'smostfamousChristmasstorieswaswritten.TheCharlesDickensMuseum,baseda