The ＂February 8th Festival＂ of Yi People

＂The February 8th Festival＂, also called the ＂Miku Worship Festival＂, is the traditional ancestor worship festival for the Yi nationality in Dali, Yunnan Province. The ancestor worship, singings, and banquet are the major content of this festival. The Bi village is a family village composed of Yi nationalities in the Bi family, which is located halfway up a hill and surrounded by mountains. With 68 households and 314 villagers, the village has a history of more than 500 years. According to their founding legend, their ancestors used to live in the Diancang Mountains.     

The Grand Painting Masterpiece ＂Chen Xingshen and Yang Zhenning＂

The painting depicts high mountains and flowing water, but they don＇t symbolize that the two scientists are on the top of the peak. The painting describes orchid blossoms, but they are just abstract expressions. In fact, this masterpiece tries to imply that the two scientific giants are bosom friends.     

＂ Flaming Phoenix＂ Rises to Embrace Olympics

On the morning of May 4, 2008, the Beijing Olympic torch relay kicked off in Sanya, Hainan province, the first leg on Chinese mainland. At the Flaming Phoenix Square of the Phoenix Island, China＇s short track speed skater and Olympic champion Yang Yang became the first torchbearer. The huge bronze statue ＂Flaming Phoenix＂, the new landmark of Sanya, witnessed this historical moment.     

＂Most Beautiful Places in China＂ Unveiled

The results of ＂Most Beautlful Places in China＂ organized by Chinese National Geogrophy Magazine and other 34 local media institutions were unveiled recently. The voting, lasting for eight months, was conducted by experts, media organizations as well as netizens and mobile subscribers. The mast authoritative results, done by the expert panel consisting of a dozen of academicians and some one hundred specialists, were released In the magazine＇s October issue.     

Sun Yingdi： ＂Liszt in Primary Colours＂

On the eve of 16 October, the seats of the City Hall opera house in Wellington, New Zealand were fully occupied. Sun Yingdi, Chinese young pianist dubbed as ＂Liszt in primary colours＂, concert kicked off his nearly was giving his solo concert. The one-month-long musical tour in New Zealand, which was part of the ＂Oriental Express＂ program initiated by Chinese Cultural Ministry. The concert was a big successs. With his extraordinary skills and perfect performance, Sun touched the strict New Zealand audience so deeply that they gave him stormy applauses for quite a long time.     

＂The Chinese Fever＂ in the British History

Porcelain wares were the most elegant present that China gave to Europe so that they are even called ＂China＂ in English. In the early 17th century when the Dutch people attacked Portuguese vessels and moved Chinese goods on the vessels to Amsterdam, the European women were so amazed by the elegance of the porcelain wares that they even did not dare to touch them. The production method of porcelain wares also has different versions in the West. Bacon （1561-1626） mentioned how the Chinese made porcelain in his book ＂The New Atlantis＂ （1624）. Thomas Brown （1605-1682） also pointed out two other ways of producing porcelain in the 17th century： to bury eggshells, lobster shells and plaster under the ground for 80 years; or to put the mud under the sunshine for 40 years. All these tales and legends made the porcelain wares even more sacred and precious.     

A Mysterious Blue Box：＂Water Cube＂ for Beijing Olympics

The National Aquatics Center, or more popularly known as ＂Water Cube＂, stands on the opposite of ＂Bird＇s Nest＂ in the Olympic Green. This miraculous building features a mysterious transparent blue appearance and an innovative structure, perfectly mixing architectural concepts and cutting-edge technologies. Based on the traditions of Chinese culture and architectural design, Water Cube stands out in a simplistic and streamlined form, creating a harmonious co-existence with Bird＇s Nest while distinguishing itself from the grandeur of the latter. The building＇s design is inspired by the traditional concept of Chinese philosophy, ＂integral unity and harmony between the round heaven and the square earth＂, which are respectively represented by Bird＇s Nest and Water Cube. While meeting functional needs for international competitions, this square blue box is considered an outstanding example integrating traditional culture with modern functional facilities.     

＂New Beijing, New Olympics＂ Displayed in Sydney

The annual Sydney Royal Agriculture Exposition took place in the Olympic Park last April, one of the large-scale public events organized by Sydney Municipal Government which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. At the exposition this year, the exhibition ＂New Beijing, New Olympics＂, co-organized by the State Information Office of China and the Information Office of Beijing Municipality, was displayed, which added much glamour to the event.     

＂The Good Person of Beijing＂ Highlights Universal Values of Humanity

<正>The little theatre drama,"The Good Person of Beijing",debuted in the end of last October and won extensive recognition.This modern drama is adapted from "The...     

Exhibition ＂Pan Lusheng in Paris＂ Held in the Louvre

On October 12, the 4th New Ru ral Area Arts Festival was conclud ed in Dazhou city, Sichuan province. The festival highlights the theme of ＂folk style, rustic taste and farmer affection＂, presenting ten events such as the arts competition for the grass roots, phototaking experience for 10,000 people and more. More than 30 performances were staged by pro fessional and amateurish performers.     

＂Shanghai Dreams＂ Reveals Cruelty of Youth

Wang Xiaoshuai＇s Cannes prizewinning film Shanghai Dreams （Qing Hong） is rooted in first handed memories. In the late 60s, when China feared attack by the USSR, armament factories and other ＂front line＂ industries were relocated from cities on the eastern seaboard to remote inland areas, and idealistic young adults were persuaded to resettle in dirt-towns like Guiyang to staff them. Less than 15 years later, many were desperate to move back to the urban sophistication of such cities as Shanghai, disillusioned by life in the sticks and eager to taste the newFreedoms of the 80s. The Wu family is a case in point.     

＂African Cultures in Focus 2012＂ Opens in Beijing

"African Cultures in Focus 2012," an event jointly organized by seven Chinese government agencies, kicked off on May 25, 2012 in Beijing in the National Museum of China. The seven Chinese government agencies include the Ministry of Culture (MOC),     

When ＂Korean Fad＂ bumps into ＂Chinese Wind＂--Cultural Counsellor of Chinese Embassy to South Korea talks about Sino-Korea Cultural Exchange

Shi Ruilin, the Culture Counsellor of Chinese Embassy to South Korea received an interviewby a reporter trom News Agency. He said, ＂ln recent years, when the South Korean popular culture is prevailing in China, the Chinese elements are also finding its way in South Korea. The two nations are going towards a brighter future of frequent Sino-Korea cultural exchanges＂ .     

An Era of ＂Created in China＂

Although countries have varied divisions of creative industry, generally throughout the world, people consider it includes fashion design, movie and video recording, interac- tive software, music, performing art, publishing, software and computer services, TV and broadcasting and so on. The emergence of creative economy around the globe transforms world economy from an era of focusing on producing functions to one of producing values.     

＂Peer Gynt＂ Debuts in the Peking Opera Style

From May 12 through 18, a group of senior students from the opera school of Shanghai Drama Academy, with an average age of 20, staged three opera programs in Beijing, including the Pelting opera programs in Beijing, including the experimental production ＂Peer Gynt＂, the contemporary production ＂On the Top of the Wall, on the Horseback＂ and the adapted classics ＂Qing Feng Ting＂ （Gentle Breeze Pavilion）. The three productions, all of which are original creations by those students, attracted extensive interests and positive comments by the audience, the media and the professional circle. And ＂Peer Gynt＂ captivated most attentions.     

Creativity Inspired by life＂Thou Art Understood＂ Paper Tape

Recently, the Palace Museum in Taipei unveiled the＂thou art understood＂ （literally＂l, the Emperor, understood your request!＂） paper tape, an item based on the comments thatEmperor Kangxi frequently marked in palace memorials. The tape is very popular in Taiwan as well as the mainland China and sells so good that the museum had to post a notice in its online store, saying 500 boxes of paper tape that were ready to sell on July 4th were sold out the next day. And 700 boxes restocked on July 6th were sold out in 30 minutes. From the release of the paper tape on July 3rd to the end of August, 21,672 paper tapes were sold out.     

Great Civilizations of East and West --The exhibition ＂Qin-Han and Roman Civilizations＂ opened in Beijing

In the 3rd century BC, a civilization belt gradually took shape across the Eurasian Continent. In the following several centuries, two powerful empires ruled the whole continent -- the Qin-Han Empire in East and the Roman Empire in West. In the same historical period, the two different nations created equally brilliant civilizations in different regions. The Silk Road pioneered in the 2nd century BC became a passage linking the two great empires on each end of the continent.     

＂China Dream＂ Promoted by New Media Animation

The China Dream mobile animation and comics creation theme activity was launched last year, hosted by the Department of Cultural Industry of the Ministry of Culture and spon- sored by Talkweb Co., Ltd., School of Animation and Digital Arts at Communication University of China, Animation School of Beijing Film Academy, the Animation and Conaics Base of China Mobile, the Anima- tion and Comics Operation Center of China Telecom, Tencent Animation and Comics, and iQIYI. Alter more than four months of collection and selection,     

Chen Ailian： Reinterpret ＂A Dream of the Red Mansion＂

Just before May 1, renowned dancer Chen Ailian, 66, starred again the grand dance drama ＂A Dream of the Red Mansion＂. The production was released in 1982 and revised in 1995. Over the past two decades, she has staged some 300 performances of this production. In 1999, she led her sixty students to tour South China, staging some 60 performances.