Feature: Chinese New Year Concert in Australia presents symphonic conversation between East, West

Opened by an epic "Symphonic Overture No.1" and surprising the audience with a "Spring Festival Overture" encore, the Chinese New Year Concert held here on Saturday presented a two-hour musical conversation between Chinese, Australian and European symphony pieces, bridging togeth...

Rocking China

On May 9, 1986, then 25-year-old Cui Jian belted out his now famous songNothing to My Nameon stage at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium. The song shocked the audience with its heart-shaking energy and later became widely-regarded as the first landmark in the history of China's rock...

CPPCC member promotes traditional folk performance on campus to inspire the young generation

When Ji Wei, a traditional folk performer ofmeihuatune, looked through her daughter's music textbooks, she found nothing about traditional folk music. From then on, she has been working hard to promotemeihuatune and other folk performance styles among young people. She is...

Chinese, Arab musicians perform in front of the Great Pyramids

On April 3, artists from China National Traditional Orchestra and Egypt staged a music concert in front of the Great Pyramids and Sphinx in Giza, Egypt.The concert was opened by a popular Arabic song titledDarling You Are the Glow in My Eyes, performed by China National Traditional Orchestra....

LED screen for Beijing 2022 added to China National Film Museum

LED screens used in the National Stadium, commonly known as the Bird’s Nest, for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, have recently been donated to the China National Film Museum (CNFM) for collection and display, according to Leyard Group, a Beijing-based visualization solution provider.Covering an a...

Japanese director's China films debut in Tokyo

A film event dedicated to screening a series of China-themed documentaries shot by Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi is currently underway in Tokyo. At the recent premiere of his documentary The Yangtze River, Takeuchi expressed his intention to hold the documentary week in Japan."There are still...

Closing ceremony of 76th edition of Cannes Film Festival

Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu (R) and Japanese actress Ando Sakura arrive for the closing ceremony of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 27, 2023.Japanese actor Koji Yakusho (R, front) arrives for the closing ceremony of the 76th edition of the C...

New film highlights mainland's role in building HK COVID-19 hospital

A new documentary film features the stories of those who built the Central Government-Aided Emergency Hospital in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a pivotal project to manage the surge in COVID-19 cases."An Isle," released nationwide on May 26, chronicles the touching s...

Nation opens door wider to foreign games companies

[XING WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY]Supportive regulatory policies offer better environmentForeign companies are seeking opportunities in the world's biggest video games market as China implements supportive regulatory policies and provides a better environment for global stakeholders, analysts said.The n...

JD Gaming win their first-ever MSI 2023 title after two back-to-back LPL championships

After two LCK versus LPL finals in the last two Mid-Season Invitationals, which Royal Never Give Up won, MSI 2023 instead featured a LPL Spring 2023 rematch between JD Gaming and Bilibili Gaming.Making history, second seed Bilibili Gaming started their journey from the Play-Ins before sweeping Cloud...

Popular comic-adapted animated series set to open in June

Blades of the Guardians.[Photo provided to China Daily]Blades of the Guardians, a popular Chinese comic work that has received recognition in Japan, has been adapted into an animated series and will be released on Tencent Video on June 1.Set during the turbulence of the Sui Dynasty (581-618),&...

China launches interactive digital platform to display Dunhuang culture online

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]An interactive digital platform of a virtual duplication of the Library Cave in Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, is accessible to the public from Tuesday.Jointly developed by the Dunhuang Academy and...

Artifacts exhibition of Wanli era of Ming dynasty grandly opens in Beijing

The Wanli Emperor ranks among the most storied rulers in Chinese history. His nearly 48 years in power during the 16th century makes him the longest-reigning emperor in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). A special exhibition showcasing relics from Wanli's reign opened recently at the National Museum...

China hosts over 1,800 economic, trade exhibitions in 2022

China hosted 1,807 economic and trade exhibitions with a total exhibition area of 55.76 million square meters in 2022, according to a report on the country's convention and exhibition industry.The report, released by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, pointed out major e...

Exhibition on Chinese typography opens in South Africa

To celebrate International Chinese Language Day, "The Way of Type — Modernisation of Chinese Typography" exhibition opened at the Welgemeend Function and Conference Venue in Cape Town, South Africa on April 19.The exhibition puts 151 pieces on display to give a full picture of the modern...

Israeli artist holds exhibition in Tel Aviv to mark her love for Shanghai

JERUSALEM, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Walking into the Abraham Hostel in downtown Tel Aviv, you will find an industrial-style underground gallery, decorated with artistic paintings about China and Israel.For Israeli artist Sveta Dorosheva, the exhibition is like a vehicle bound for Shanghai, loaded with h...

Don't count your chickens before they hatch

Do you like eating eggs? We are all very familiar with eggs. An egg may be essential for someone's breakfast. However, do you know some related expressions of eggs in Chinese？Today, how about learning about it together?...

Drink like a fish

'Drink like a fish', what an interesting metaphor! The expression, first recorded in the mid-1600s, alludes to the way fish obtain oxygen, which causes them to be open-mouthed and appear to be constantly drinking.Do you know how to say 'drink like a fish' in Chinese? Let's watch...

Pu'er Tea

Do you like drinking tea? Tea has widespread popularity both in Western and Eastern countries. In southwest China, there is a kind of tea that is appreciated by Chinese people. It is called Pu'er Tea. If you want to know more about it, just click on our video and watch it!...

Chinese Characters in Tattoos: Hua -- What is That Again?

After watching the first three videos, do you think that Chinese characters have so many meanings that it takes more than just looking up a dictionary to get a Chinese tattoo safely? Well, that's not exactly true....