During the holidays, many young Chinese invite their friends to visit museums and appreciate traditional culture. Some even set up We Chat groups to share popular exhibition information and visit
With
Every morning, Nanjing Museum
Many museums across the country have also launched cultural products such as mystery boxes with an archaeology theme. Some boxes contain a soil sample
For museum cultural relics and exhibitions of museums, digital collectibles not only attract the attention of many youths, but also encourage them to approach cultural relics, understand history and promote the interest in
An exhibition (展览) at Tsinghua University expressed thanks to collectors
A general goal of art collectors is to have their collections shown to as many people as possible, so that the artistic value of people’s creative
In November 1996, an exhibition opened at the National Art Museum of China(NAMOC) in Beijing, showing a number of Western artworks
Through the exhibition, many people in China have seen works by famous figures of Western art, whom they never heard of or knew only a little through reading books or
Wu Weishan, director of the NAMOC, says, “During their lifetime, Ludwig and Irene
He says the NAMOC so far has presented Ludwig’s collection
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It falls
They had prepared different kinds of
This Christmas was really
In Southwest China,
Such is the scene in Hejiayan village, Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county, Chongqing. These women learned the craft (手艺) as children, but they never expected that it would bring them together in old age, injecting some fun into
This local
But the workshops are more
Many people may think the Forbidden City or the Palace Museum is
The museum’s online store now offers special cultural and
Last year, a documentary (纪录片) whose title is Masters in Forbidden City became popular online. The documentary is about the people
Some other museums across the country, such
Jing Xiu handicraft, a major school of
Jing Xiu, also called Gongting Xiu or Gong Xiu, was
The history of Jing Xiu
Jing Xiu,
Mulian Opera in Anhui Province, China, got its name from a play named “Mulian Rescues His Mother”. As
People play Mulian Opera to force the evil spirits to leave
Fan Jinshi, an archaeologist from Beijing University, first visited the Mogao caves as an undergraduate student in 1962. Despite the caves’ tough
Over time, Fan’s commitment to preserving national cultural heritage grew
In the late 1980s, Fan came up with
In her eighties, Fan Jinshi is as busy as before, working
It’s well-known that March 12th is China’s annual National Tree Planting Day.
As a matter of fact, China’s Tree Planting Day could date back to a proposal
In February 1979, the 5th National People’s Congress of People’s Republic of China
In recent years, the tradition of tree-planting in the spring
Pust (普斯特节) is one of the biggest cultural
Each village and town tries to keep
For many, Pust is also an adult ceremony. A big part of the festival involves the unmarried men dressed as monsters and chasing boys through town. Once the boys
