A few days ago, the Palace Museum and the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe signed a cooperation agreement on promotion of the Kunqu Opera. The cooperation has created
The Palace Museum is one of the
The Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest types of opera in China.
The cooperation
According to the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, this cooperative project is “a dream coming true after three years. We aim to bring to life the opera relics
Some traditional plays recorded and kept in the Palace Museum will be selected and put on show. In addition, the Troupe will also recover a series of plays and perform
The year of 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of China’s first manned space mission, with Yang Liwei
The human body is not designed for space life. Astronauts are faced with multiple challenges. The changes in gravity can have an impact
To make sure astronauts complete their missions and return to Earth safely, eight types, including over 200 subjects of training, were set. Apart from physical fitness training, it also contains
Each astronaut receives training for at least three and a half years before having the chance to go to space.
Videos of 77-year-old Xu Xiuzhen, who speaks different languages with foreigners while working at a scenic spot selling water, postcards and headdress flowers, have brought her instant fame.
Xu’s village
Xu, who dropped out of junior school in the third grade, began to learn different languages to attract more foreign customers. Xu said she would convert words in any language into Chinese characters
Over the past two decades, Xu
“More and more foreign tourists are coming to Yangshuo, and I hope they will feel
Some bullet trains don’t run on tracks at all. They fly over them. They
The Book of Songs, also known as Shi Jing, is the oldest existing
Then he decided to portray the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue
The 10 songs are based on 10 poems from Shi Jing, including Qiong Yao, which conveys gratitude to people who are eager to help others, Swallows, which
“Young people gave warm feedback about traditional Chinese music
“The 10 pieces sound
From London’s Trafalgar Square to major cities across Britain, tens of thousands of British people have joined Chinese communities
In Manchester there was a Dragon Parade,
Academic Dr. Wu Kegang said, “ The Chinese New Year event in Britain is now
On arrival in Britain 26 years ago from Guangdong, south China,
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The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been
The UN General Assembly (大会), in a resolution, acknowledges the significance of the Lunar New Year, which is observed in many UN member states,
Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said after the
Dai said China’s efforts to promote the Spring Festival
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Seagrass meadows (海草床) are wonder plants growing beneath the sea. Thanks to the assistance of tiger sharks,
In this study, tiger sharks were selected as research tools due to their
So far, the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem, measuring at least 66,900 square kilometers,
The sharks led us to the seagrass ecosystem in the Bahamas,
Zhoukoudian is a small village lying about 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing City. In the 1920s, archaeologists discovered some prehistoric human bones there,
In 1929, a complete skull (颅骨)
Zhoukoudian was listed
On Dec 17, 2020, China’s taijiquan, or tai chi, was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Chen Bing was the first
Taijiquan was influenced by Taoism, Confucianism and the theories of
Chen Bing is one of the inheritors (传承人) of the Chen-style taijiquan. He
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To make taijiquan