Culture

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of China on Monday urged state-owned assets and central enterprises to make breakthroughs in technological innovation and core technology bottlenecks. Zhang Yuzhuo, director of the SASAC, made the remark in an article published on the front page of the Study Times newspaper. The article highlights the urgency to accelerate the development of …

Kung fu talent The first gold medal for the Chinese delegation at the ongoing 31st FISU World University Games in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, was claimed by a Sichuan-born athlete in the traditional Chinese martial art sport, also known as wushu. The 26-year-old Cao Maoyuan impressed audiences with a sublime routine in the Nanquan event on Saturday and was crowned …

The Museum of Art Pudong launched “The Greats of Six Centuries” exhibition on Thursday in Shanghai, showcasing 70 paintings from the Spanish art museum Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, encompassing different genres of portrait, landscape, still life. Art experts and museum insiders call it a new cultural feast that will promote and enhance China-Europe cultural understanding and exchanges. Guillermo Solana, artistic director …

In less than five years, terms such as “Open AI” and “ChatGPT” once rarely included in people’s everyday vocabulary have become hot topics that intrigued Chinese documentary director Liu Junwei to explore Human-Artificial Intelligence (AI) interactions through the lens of his camera. Liu and his team spent almost four years crafting the 2023 documentary The Era of Intelligence, and it recently …

The annual assessment of dancers at the National Ballet of China, the country’s top ballet troupe, was held at the Beijing Tianqiao Theater on Friday and Saturday night. As a world-class art troupe, the National Ballet of China has a strict and rigorous promotion system, so the annual assessment was a big event for dancers. Starting from 2012, the assessment …

The 40th Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, recently on Saturday with China the event’s guest of honor. Described by cultural sociologist Chu Xin as the fair’s “second host,”  China has brought more than 3,000 books to the exhibition. These works cover topics such as China’s development, art and traditional culture. Stand out …

‘Hi Producer’ showcases the beauty of Chinese tradition and culture Newly released Chinese drama Hi Producer has captured the attention of Chinese audiences with its special perspective on traditional Chinese art. Focusing on the production of a cultural feast that showcases the beauty and diversity of China’s intangible cultural heritage, the show explores various aspects of traditional crafts, such as lacquerware, ancient …

Shared memory Title: Fu Fu Zi Zi Author: Liang Xiaosheng Publisher: CITIC Press Group Year of publication: 2022 Publishing his latest novel, Fu Fu Zi Zi (lit: Fathers and Sons), Chinese novelist Liang Xiaosheng told the Global Times that this work, which depicts four families over a span of 50 years, may be his last book. As seen in his acclaimed 2017 novel A …

Recently, the “Shen Yun” group performed at the Morrison Center in Boise State University, Idaho, USA, to collect money. Ticket prices for the show ranged from $80 to $150. To make full use of the show, the group put out books, videos and streaming media services for sale at entrance of the performance site. The variety of ways to make …

It was a big day for Liu Jing, an overseas Chinese student in Paris. She has been working with her friends for three months on an ­exhibition, which opened on Thursday, to promote hanfu – traditional Chinese attire – including mamianqun (horse-face skirt), as their latest efforts to raise the world’s public awareness of Chinese culture. “It’s been a while since we promoted traditional …