Chinese animation studio launches movie featuring Tang Dynasty poets

This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2023 shows people at a cinema in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Light Chaser Animation, a prominent Chinese animation studio that gained acclaim for the 2019 animated fantasy film "White Snake," ha...

Ink Painting of Bamboo by Palace Attendant Shi on the Temple Wall

Ink Painting of Bamboo by Palace Attendant Shi on the Temple Wallby Guo XiangzhengNeither red nor green hues does he rely on,With ink alone he completes a wonder, outdoing natureStrokes go soft or hard, as he sees fit,To style lush blooms and solid spirit.Guo Xiangzheng (1035-1113), a Romantic poet...

Museum exhibition tells story of ancient books

Collected Works of Wang Anshi at the exhibition. CHINA DAILYAncient books from the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties are now on show at a new exhibition at the Shanghai Museum and about half of the exhibits are listed as "treasured ancient books "in China.Pages Through the Age...

Bamboo by the Window

Bamboo by the Windowby Wang AnshiBamboo and a clutch of amaranth by the windowRiver outside the door, and mountains athwart.I alone recall the trail all along the wallFrom the sandal prints left on the moss of old.Statesman and literary stylist, Wang Anshi (1021-1086) earned repute for spearheading...

Book restorers keep ancient treasures alive

One of the restored volumes of Yongle Dadian. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILYThe restoration of a precious copy of the Yongle Dadian ("Yongle encyclopedia") is being celebrated through a special exhibition at the National Library of China in Beijing.First compiled in the early 15th century during...

Book looks at early pre-Qin social rituals

Four books launched as major academic findings by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing on May 5, including Classics and Their Meaning: Evolution of Li and Early Confucianism (right), a book on the study of li (ritual) and early Confucianism.[Photo provided to China Daily]Liji, orT...

Translating classics a story of endeavor

CHONGQING — From Grimm's Fairy Tales to Magic Mountain, from The Sorrows of Young Werther to Siddhartha, Yang Wuneng has translated more than 30 German classics into Chinese and boasts millions of readers in China. At 85, he is determined to stay healthy and live longer for the career he loves....

Best-selling writers give sci-fi a growing universal appeal

Liu CixinLiu Cixin is a good start if you are interested in Chinese science fiction. His major novels have been translated into a number of languages, includingBall Lightning, The Supernova Era,andThe Three-Body Problemtrilogy.Besides, there are also translation collection of...