Seated by the Tonghui River that runs across southern Beijing, Banbidian village
A major reason is that Banbidian used to have factories which
Now, people in the village and from art universities are working together
In cooperation with famous art schools in and outside Beijing, the village committee recently sent out an
Art BBD was a cultural brand jointly
When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Though her father’s work was hard and full of danger, he never made a
Now Renee, who used to be an astronomer, is a member of the Carme Fire Department now, where she is required to be an Emergency Medical Technician. Once a reporter asked her, “I wonder if all the skills necessary to act as a firefighter have been mastered by you so far.” She replied, “I seem to have. Now a summary
Asked what the best part of her job was, Renee replied, “Helping people and saving lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. Renee says that to some extent, her job is frightening at times, but extremely exciting. “To tell you
Xiangsheng, or crosstalk, is arguably the most popular comic performance in China, appealing to people of all ages.
Xiangsheng first appeared in China during the Ming Dynasty. But it was not until the middle and late Qing Dynasty
Performed mainly in Beijing or Tianjin dialect, xiangsheng is
As the
But most of the time, xiangsheng is performed by two actors,
In the early years, xiangsheng performers typically came from a humble background,
The traditional Chinese painting is
What Chinese painters would like to produce in their paintings is not a visual effect of colors and patterns that Western painters tend
With a long history of China, generations of Chinese painters express thoughts on the material world through this unique art form and leave a valuable treasure to the Chinese. Nowadays, the Chinese painting, as
Every Lunar New Year, China introduces a zodiac(生肖) sign from a cycle of 12 lucky animals. This year, it’s the Year of the Dragon, or more
The Western
Therefore, some culture experts have been calling for a switch to ”loong”
Patrick Sommier, a French theater director, is dovoted to passing on the true meaning of Chinese operas to the French public.
On the occasion of the
Recalling his first cooperation with the Chinese team, Sommier says he was impressed by the actors’ makeups, costumes,
Sommier began exploring into different performance forms and suggested introducing Chinese operas
When you come back home
A smart home is a convenient home
Good news is that based on smart homes are smart communities whose goal is to improve the overall quality of the community,
A red envelope is simply a long, narrow, red envelope.
During Chinese New Year, money
It depends on the situation as to how much money should be put into a red envelope. For
For all occasions, certain amounts of money are
Lifting a spear (矛), Li Jinqi pulled it across her shoulders and spun it quickly. Following her example were 10 peers
Li is a 24-year-old PhD student at Beihang University in Beijing, but she is more
Though very busy with research and coursework, she says practicing martial arts
She has studied various styles including boxing, sword play, and cudgel play, and won several cross-campus martial arts competitions
For Li, martial arts also means more than fitness training. “I don’t think martial arts is about fighting,” she said. “Martial arts is about finding
As younger generations attach more
Could the Moon Help Fuel the Earth?
Fossil fuels have been powering the earth for over 200 years, but reserves of coal, crude oil (原油) and natural gas may run out one day.
The long-term solution may lie nearly half of a million kilometers away on the moon. It contains large quantities of helium-3 (氦-3), a form of gas that could
“The real
Present on the earth in small quantities, helium-3
But