The Latest Articles of Art

SAFARI with Chinese characteristics

2008-10-29

China is investing in Africa in a big way, but for many Chinese tourists the continent is mysterious but less than magnetic. Africa tour promoters are pitching its majesty and magic. While most affluent, ...

Dancers ignite festival with cavalcade of color and rhythm

2008-10-29

Brilliant fireworks lit up the sky over northern Shanghai last night to announce the start of the annual Baoshan International Folk Arts Festival.More than 1,900 artists from home and abroad participated ...

Japan: In the international art mix

2008-10-29

The best of Japanese arts and entertainment - pop concerts, ballet, drama and fashion - will be the centerpiece of the Shanghai International Arts Festival. The Shanghai International Arts Festival ...

Walking the tightrope in the Biennale

2008-10-29

This year"s Shanghai Biennale is proving a bit hit with crowds flocking in to soak up the modern contemporary art as well as some of the clever gimmicky attractions. But have organizers gone too far? ...

Buddhist Art in Shanghai Museum

2008-8-30

Nestled on People’s Squarein the center of Shanghai, ShanghaiMuseumstands tribute to those ancient Chinese artifacts that bear witness to the country’sancient wisdom and philosophy. Among eleven ...

Water-and-Ink Animation

2008-8-29

Chinese animation has a history of over 80 years, starting with the "Wan Brothers" (Wan Laiming, Wan Guchan, and Wan Chaochen) who started to produce Chinese cartoon films in the 1920s in many ...

Jingxi Taiping Drum Dance

2008-8-22

The Taiping Drum Dance is a folk dance that originated among the common people who used it as a form of self-entertainment.It first appeared in Bejing during theMing Dynasty(1368-1644) and became common ...

Diabolo Spinning

2008-8-22

Diabolo spinning, also known as "bell spinning," is a traditional form of Han folk acrobatics found all over the country, but especially in the north. The diabolo refers to a kind of toy that ...

The Mother of Uygur Music: Twelve Muqam

2008-7-16

Known as the "mother of Uygur music," the "Twelve Muqam" has a long history. Some scholars believe its origin can be traced back to the "Great Western Region Melody" that ...

Luoyang Tang San Cai

2008-7-16

Tang San Cai, also called Tricolor Glazed Pottery and a gem of ancient Chinese art, is a kind of handmade glazed ware of exquisite craftsmanship created in the Northern and Southern Dynasty (386-589) about ...

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