Chen Hongyan, a research librarian with National Library of China (NLC), has been engaged in the preservation and public ...

Generally speaking, I have a sense of what to expect at a show. But the sum total of my advance knowledge of Shen Yun was derived from the classical Chinese dance ensemble’s flashy advertisements, ...

It has been 96 years since The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes was first introduced to Chinese readers. Now that the super sleuth is perhaps more popular than ever, Zhonghua Book Company will ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Our family trips often include a visit to a botanical garden or arboretum, so my husband and kids were resigned to the fact that the itinerary for our recent trip to Vancouver, ...

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When Seth Boustead — leader of a Chicago-based music ensemble — wanted in 2006 to commission via the internet a new composition from a Chinese composer working in China, he had trouble finding one.

Editor's Note: In an era dominated by fragmented information and short videos, professor Kang Zhen has risen as a distinguished cultural influencer, advocating for the timeless beauty of ancient ...

Avant-garde composer Tan Dun and the National Ballet's former chief conductor Bian Zushan once debated on television about the concepts of music. The heated debate showed Tan and Bian, representing ...

Given its huge land mass, ethnic diversity, and dynastic history, China boasts some of the world’s greatest cultural riches. From pottery, textiles, paintings, and architecture to music, dance, and ...

Thoughts In Night Quiet, the old chestnut about homesickness by Tang poet Li Bai, is a simple classical Chinese poem I have known by heart most of my life. It must be the best-known string of 20 words ...

Nine of Suzhou's gardens inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list, Xu Xiao reports. The classical gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, which were former private estates, represent the highest level of ...