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Legend's legacy inspires musical of heroic intellectual

Musical Shaonian Guo Moruo, based on Guo's early life, premieres in Shawan town, Sichuan province, on Sept 18 and will run until Oct 2 before embarking on a national tour. [Photo provided to Chin

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The words of women

A new anthology compiles the stories of China's female writers to amplify their voices, Yang Yang reports. [Photo provided to China Daily] When Zhang Li was around 6 years old in the 1970s, she

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Rendering the obsolete

Hu Wengu's rendering of Lin Daiyu, a character in the Chinese classic book Dream of the Red Chamber. [Photo provided to China Daily] An artist and game developer is employing AI technology to b

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Ballet goes folk

The National Ballet of China will debut a piece that infuses such dimensions of Miao culture as traditional ethnic dances. Performers rehearse a new ballet piece, Like Flowers, which will premier

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Ancient art continues to shine thanks to Kazakh jeweler

Using a burner and simple tools such as tweezers and a hammer, Berik Alibai turns metals and precious stones into pieces of art. Berik Alibai shows a piece of his handiwork at his workshop in Nur

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Online video courses a boon for teachers

Having proved to be a useful tool during the pandemic, online courses will continue to be provided to students in conjunction with on-campus education, the Shanghai Education Commission announced on A

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Beauties with funny bones

This year's Beijing International Comedy Festival also goes online, in addition to live performances, due to the pandemic. A total of 18 productions, including Wu Chou Si Mei, is screened on Tenc

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Chinese film recognized at Venice fest

The Chinese musical Honghe Afar took home the prize for the best music short film of the Filming Italy Best Movie Award on Sunday, becoming the nation's latest work to earn recognition at the 77th

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British exhibition highlights exquisite Dehua porcelain

Porcelain has promoted exchanges between the East and the West since the Roman times, and an ongoing exhibition of white porcelain, being staged in the United Kingdom through October, tries to open up

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The charm of old, yellowed pages

Meet the people who find joy in collecting old tomes and publications filled with tattered pages and scribblings by previous owners. Xiaozhu's Bookstore in Shanghai's Pudong New Area welcomes abo

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Keyboard maestro tames Bach

Towering masterpiece Goldberg Variations is tackled brilliantly by undaunted pianist Lang Lang, who brings what he describes as a different approach to a challenging piece of music. Chinese piani

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Orchestras make sweet music outdoors

Musicians rehearse for an outdoor concert at the Tianjin Grand Theater this month. [Photo provided to China Daily] Open-air performances attract audiences during pandemic Closing her eyes and r

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Stories worth recording

The Year of 2020: Our Stories of Poverty Eradication features an education program in the Nujiang Canyon area in Yunnan province and a relocation project in Shanxi province. [Photo provided to Ch

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Face to face with history

An Elegant Gathering of Literati on show. [Photo provided to China Daily] The landscape of history is littered with mysteries for people today to dig up and unravel. One such unsolved conundrum

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Words turn small town lifestyle into a big story

His word keeps his world relevant. Author Lin Peiyuan, 32, observes the intricacies, history, character, old-fashioned charm and foibles of his hometown in South China's Guangdong province. He pepp

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Plays to mark key author's life and work

Playwright Cao Yu's debut play, Thunderstorm, was published in 1934 when he was 24. Cao, arguably China's greatest 20th century playwright, wrote the play during his final year at Tshinghua Univers

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Mask of a face

Many are expected to live by established social norms. But what happens if the norms have a ridiculous side?Arc Anime Studio, a Shenzhen-based company comprising mostly young animators, who are age 25