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China-Italy fashion competition turns to tech-inspired design

Fashion trends are notoriously difficult to predict. What is in fashion one moment may be out of fashion the next. Add to this uncertainty the age in which we live and technological innovation, such a

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New film recreates Wuhan's battle against pandemic

As the latest cinematic retelling of China's battle against the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, the city hit hardest by the pandemic earlier last year, Andrew Lau's directorial effort Chinese Doct

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Artists' dough figurines express hopes for Beijing 2022

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Art exhibitions, live shows mark Party's anniversary

Spring Festival, by teachers and students at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, is one of many artworks on show at the National Museum of China in Beijing. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] Numer

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Sci-fi reflects China's progress

Liu Cixin's book The Three-Body Problem was published in 2008 and subsequently won top international honors, such as the Xingyun (Nebula) Awards for Global Chinese Science Fiction and the Hugo Awa

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Dictionaries offer final word on buildings

Three volumes examine Chinese and Western architecture in detail.Beijing hosts a number of architectural styles from soaring skyscrapers to ancient buildings. It has married the modern with the tradit

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Foreign diplomats watch play marking victory

Diplomats from 55 countries, including Russia, Australia and Germany, stationed in Beijing were invited to view a Chinese play The Night at the Fragrant Hills, at the Beijing People's Art Theater

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Modern colors brighten up ancient city

Young Kashgar artist paints hometown with mixed interpretation of old and newUmber, ocher yellow and sienna are the dominant colors of the Ancient City of Kashgar, a rammed-earth building complex in t

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Former trading house reopens as museum

A visitor flips through a book on the history of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) at the site. [Photo by Deng Rui/China Daily] A set of warehouses in Chongqing on the southern bank of Yangtze River

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The formula for success

Science is the key to growth, expert says, on anniversary of document that helped shape US policy.A key document establishing the foundation of science policies in the United States seven decades ago

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Fast-running star shows talent in upcoming film

As one of the fastest stars on the popular variety show Keep Running, actor Zheng Kai has obtained the nickname little cheetah from his fans.Interestingly, his sports talent will be fully employed in

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Books celebrate prominent Chinese artist

A new collection catalogs Xu Beihong's oil paintings, classical Chinese paintings, sketches and drawings, as well as his calligraphic works and art collection. CHINA DAILY "I've been living wit

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Rebirth of an ancient art

When Kunqu Opera was listed as one of the Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in May 2001-the first entry from China on that list, many Chinese people probably wonder

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New opera reflects spirit of revolution

It started with a conversation over dinner. In early 1962, veteran scriptwriter Yan Su, composers Yang Ming, Jiang Chunyang and director Chen Sha, got together in a restaurant in Beijing. They were re

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The magic of conservation

Exhibition shows the results of the work and devotion of specialists bringing the past back to life. Cultural relics from 23 museums and research institutes are being exhibited at the Capital Mus

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Capturing the ages

Part of a Song Dynasty (960-1279) monochrome facsimile of the Admonitions Scroll offers a good view of the original fourth-century masterpiece by Gu Kaizhi.[Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] A p

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A moving tribute

A new dance production marks the centenary of the Communist Party of China by celebrating the spirit of the nation's people.About a year ago, when Feng Ying, president of the National Ballet of Ch