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Picture-book series launched
2023-08-03
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A newly published picture-book series of hit animated work,Yao — Chinese Folktales, has included all the eight stories presented in the animation, which combines traditional methods like ink-and-water, paper-cutting and stop-motion with updated computer graphics technologies.[Photo prov...
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Snake legend for ballet stage
2023-07-25
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The Legend of the White Snake, an original ballet production by Guangzhou Ballet, will premiere in Beijing's Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in August.The Legend of the White Snake, an original ballet production by Guangzhou Ballet, will premiere in Beijing's Tianqiao Performing Arts Center...
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The Kingdom of the Ogres
2023-04-12
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This is avintage fairy tale, and may contain violence. We would encourage parents to read beforehand if your child is sensitive to such themes.In the land of Annam there once dwelt a man named Su, who sailed the seas as a merchant. Once his ship was suddenly driven on a distant shore by...
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The Stones of Five Colours and the Empress Jokwa
2023-04-06
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This is avintage fairy tale, and may contain violence. We would encourage parents to read beforehand if your child is sensitive to such themes.Long, long ago there lived a great Chinese Empress who succeeded her brother the Emperor Fuki. It was the age of giants, and the Empress Jokwa, f...
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Cloth Tiger
2023-03-28
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The tiger is the majestic king of beasts, but have you seen how cute they are?Look at this cloth tiger- big head, big eyes, big mouth and big tail.It does not lose the might of the tiger, but also reveals a bit of childish innocence.Cloth tiger is a traditional Chinese needle and thread craftsmanshi...
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Miao Embroidery
2023-03-22
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Can you imagine a butterfly with a human face? Or a Chinese dragon with a fish tail?Such creative combinations occur in Miao embroidery.The Miao are one of China's ethnic groups, famous for their craftsmanship.Legend has it that a Miao heroine namedLanjuan, embroidered pictures on her clothing a...
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Deciphering the Shanghai math myths
2022-12-30
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The English version of a popular set of Shanghai math books debuted at the Shanghai Book Fair and attracted a great number of interested Chinese readers.Chinese publishers and scholars are inspired by the introduction of Shanghai math books to the UK and they are bringing back the fruit of such exch...
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Tall tale of a giant's quest to catch the sun
2022-12-13
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CHASING light and warmth may have been an ultimate pursuit for all humans, but there was a Chinese man who actually put it into practice. He chased the sun to where it set, and left a shelter there for his inheritors.There was a vast mountain in the desolated plains of the north. And in the mountain...
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Commemorating poet Qu Yuan on Duanwu Festival
2022-12-13
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The best-known legend in China holds that Duanwu Festival commemorates the death of the poet Qu Yuan (340–278 B.C.). Qu Yuan was a politician of the State of Chu and one of China's earliest poets. Faced with great pressure from the powerful Qin State, he advocated enriching the state and streng...
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