Culture
Zhang Beile, an actor from north Kunqu opera theater, performs during the performance in memory of Yu Zhenfei in Shanghai, east China's municipality, July 19, 2013. The two-day performance made its debut on Thursday, given by Cai Zhengren, chief disciple of Yu Zhenfei, and 12 other fine performers of Kunqu opera.[Detail]
Onkor means "looking around the field" in Tibetan, which is why people put on ancient warrior's clothes, ride horses decked out in fancy colors and trot through the fields.[Detail]
The descendants of ancient philosopher Confucius have been endeavoring to preserve and popularize the family's cuisine, as they believe his culinary thinking is largely ignored.[Detail]
The first process of eagle training is to weigh the eagle. The falconers need to weigh their falcons now in order to see the progress made.Generation after generation, the falconers have made many vivid stories in the thick forests of Changbai Mountain. [Detail]
The sculpture was found positioned over the head of the owner of tomb M111, suggesting that it was of some significance at the time, said Zhang Changping, a history professor at Wuhan University.[Detail]
A worker puts the finishing touches on an installation at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, before the start of a five-year exhibition on the late Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, July 18, 2013.[Detail]
Chinese archeologists have completed a maintenance project on the third largest Buddha statue in northwest China's Gansu Province, paving the way for the ancient legacy to meet the public again.[Detail]
Selected artworks by both undergraduates and postgraduates from the Central Academy of Fine Arts are on show at the academy's art museum.Started in 2009, The Start of a Long Journey has grown into a brand project of CAFA that aims at promoting outstanding graduates to domestic and international art world.[Detail]
Liu Youfa, Consul General of China in Mumbai, addresses the inauguration of the Confucius Institution at University of Mumbai in Mumbai, India, July 18, 2013. India's first confucius institute, jointly built by the University of Mumbai and China's Tianjin University of Technology, was inaugurated in Mumbai on Thursday.[Detail]
Two pieces of ceramics from the Qinglong town excavations are being restored and will be displayed at the Shanghai Museum."The Qinglong town project will go on for decades, and we have already made some important discoveries," says Song Jian, head of the department.[Detail]
Wang Anyi attends a lecture during the 24th Hong Kong Book Fair in south China's Hong Kong, July 18, 2013. The seven-day book fair, which kicked off Wednesday at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, attracted 560 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions.[Detail]
Zheng, one of the hottest TV directors in China, said he was greatly pressured because of Zhang's successful adaption and the possible harsh criticism from book fans and audience.[Detail]
A girl reads a book at the 24th Hong Kong Book Fair in south China's Hong Kong, July 17, 2013. The seven-day book fair, which kicked off Wednesday at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, attracted 560 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions.[Detail]
"The objective of the Party's service is different now. When we speak about serving the people, we need to understand and study the people better and deeper," Wang says.[Detail]
- ·Legislative bodies from Jiangsu, Japan and Republic of Korea meet in Yancheng
- ·Jiangsu Foreign-related Legal Service Center opens in Nanjing
- ·Jiangsu builds China’s most comprehensive energy-storage management system
- ·Yancheng hosts World Coastal Forum
- ·Jiangsu sends new medical teams to Zanzibar, Guyana and Malta
