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High-school musical

In July 2011, Liu Yelong, a then 22-year-old student who had just graduated from Nanjing Agricultural University, arrived in Meigu county of Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's S

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Setting the stage for creativity

Newly published book Yiqie Weixiju (Everything Is for Theater).[Photo/China Daily] It's hard to define what a theater producer does exactly, even for those working in the field. "Many think the

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A natural talent

A Date Tree in Licun Village, an ink-color painting by Zhu Danian. The Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing is hosting an exhibition to mark the 105th anniversary of Zhu's birth. [Photo/Chin

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Bookworms surfing the web to find a good read

A list of the best online fiction from platforms of China Literature Group, the comprehensive cultural business branch of Tencent, was released recently by consultant company Endata. It offers 20 work

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Female artist's exhibition delivers elegance, tranquility

Artist Wen Wei is noted for her works of classical Chinese mountain-and-water paintings done in xieyi style, ink figure paintings of court ladies and calligraphies in kuangcao (wild cursive) script, w

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Online literature plots overseas success

Popular online novels from platforms of the China Literature Group have been translated into various languages. [CHINA DAILY] Before becoming a web novel writer in 2018, Disha Florence from Dha

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Archaeology wins a wider audience

The discovery of thousands of cultural relics at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, was probably this year's biggest archaeological surprise in China.An aura of mystery has shroude

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Grand gala opens Olympic culture festival in capital

A grand gala, titled See You in Beijing, will be held at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in the capital on Jan 6, opening the 22nd Meet in Beijing International Arts Festival.With veteran director

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Questions of perspective

Chinese Studies Overseas, a collection of Sinologists' research, is a basis for the audio course Understand China: Chinese Civilization in a Global Perspective. [Photo/China Daily] One of the h

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The art of governance

Two visitors look at Discussing State Affairs, a relief sculpture by Wu Weishan on show at the ongoing exhibition, Togetherness, at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, which runs through

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Visiting Mars in Beijing

The Mars 2035 multimedia exhibition at Beijing's Millennium Monument creatively presents over 100 items that explore our scientific and cultural understanding of the red planet. [Photo by Erik Ni

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Ancient site takes tourists back in time

When listing the top attractions in the renowned Chinese historic city of Datong in the north of Shanxi province, tourists immediately think of Yungang Grottoes.Yungang Grottoes in the western suburbs

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Beijing bookstores to benefit from new incentives

Bibliophile Li Suwan's Mazi bookshop, located on Hepingli North Street in Beijing.[Photo by Zhao Naiming/For China Daily] As a bibliophile, Li Suwan had long harbored a dream of running a books

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Benny Chan's final film aims to burn brightly in US

Chinese action film Raging Fire opened on Friday in a limited theatrical release in North America.The film is being released by Well Go USA Entertainment with English subtitles in approximately 60 sel

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Disaster film shot in Asia's longest cave to open in September

With major scenes shot in Guizhou province's Shuanghe Cave, the longest of its kind in Asia, the disaster film Cloudy Mountain is set to open across domestic theaters on Sept. 17.Teaming up actors

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'The Magical Craftsmanship of Suzhou': Seeing the light

Lanterns evoke a feeling of warmth, welcome, hospitality and community. Previous generations did not have a switch to flip, so they lit up the night by making lanterns of different colors, shapes and

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Shanghai publisher opens copyright office

The Shanghai Translation Publishing House recently established a copyright office to cover works by Chinese writers overseas, in an effort to promote Chinese literature to the rest of the world.Since