Zhang Zhengyan： A Life Dedicated to Music

Zhang Zhengyan, a Chongqing native, graduated from China Theatric Art College and is specialized in pipa （Chinese lute） and jing erhu （two-string） as well as guzheng （plucked zither）. She began learning pipa at age 9 and was later admitted in the middle school attached to China Theatric Art College. In 1996, she passed the entrance examination with excellent performance and was enrolled in China Theatric Art College. Her mentors included such master musicians as Prof. Cao Baorong, Wu Chongyi, Li Guanghua, Lin Xueming, Gu Yujie and Zhao Zhiquan.     

A Rising Star： Chinese Soprano Shen Na

On the evening of October 28, 2008, China Central Opera Theatre presented ＂Turandot＂, a classic production by Italian composer Puccini, in Cairo Opera House at the bank of the Nile River. To the surprise of the staffs from Egypt National TV who were broadcasting this show, the heroin was not the one who performed in the previous two performances, but a Chinese soprano. She is Shen Na, a young opera singer who won this role in an intense competition held in the National Performing Arts Center of China in the early 2009. Egyptian friends told me that Shen Na is the youngest and most beaufful Turandot in the history of Cairo Opera House.     

Li Yifei： A Rising Star in Global Media

It was in 2001 that Li Yife first entered the profile of public celebrities.This media newcomer who had worked in MTV only for two years was selected by Fortune Magazine as one of 25 ＂Rising Stars—Global Leaders for the Next Generation＂ and its cover lady. Four years from then, Li is now Chief Representative of Viacom China, Senior Vice President of MTV Networks Asia and Managing Director of MTV Networks China. In 2005, she was chosen by Wall Street Journal as one of ＂Top Ten Asian Businesswomen 2005＂. Six years have passed since she joined MTV. In the past six years, Li has grown up together with China＇s media industry and scored professional achievements one after another. She herself has become a rising star in the spotlights of world media.     

ZHAO CONG：A Bleng of Classicism and Modernity

As a musician,dedication to Chinese lute has rewarded her a top prize at the national competition. As a teacher,deep love for teaching has won her two awards of education.     

Clayman Zhang：A Miracnlous Miniature Clay Art

Zhang Wanquan,a native from southern Zhejiang Province,came to the port city Tianjin to make a living on casting pen containers and flower stands.His son zhang Mingshan.talented and adroit,followed him to learn how to make articles in his childhood.The other day jinior zhang showed the clay animals he made on     

Cui Jia： Pluck the String of Youth

Pluck the string and beat with poetic rhythms.With freedom, you fly over the sky of melodies,Transcend the order of seasons,And touch the windstorm of antiquity with your plump feathers.Pluck the string and sing with amorous sentiments.With ideal, you sail through the boundless sea of arts,Embrace centuries of colorfulness,And pursue tides of passions.Artistic Profile:Cui Jia, graduating from Tianjin Conservatory of Music, is currentlyYangqin (Chinese dulcimer) performer in the ensemble o…     

Jiang Chen： A World-acclaimed Pianist

The pianist’s pro le Jiang Chen, born in Shanghai, China, began learning the piano at age ve and won the rst prize at the rst Shanghai Piano Competition for Children at age seven. At age eleven Jiang successfully played Aaron Avshalomov’s piano concerto “Chinese Theme and Rhythm” in cooperation with renowned conductor Huang Yijun and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and records and tape cassettes on this concert were later produced and released. In 1992, Jiang graduated with top perform…     

Cui Junmiao： Plucking Melodies of Youth

Cui was enrolled in Tianjin Theatre Academy in 1980 to study Zhongruan and Liuqin under the mentorship of master Zou Ke, She was also trained in several other string and percussion instruments such as Jinghu （Beijing Opera two-string violin）, Yueqin （moon guitar） and Sanxian （long-necked three-string lute）. She was admiMed by Central Conservatory of Music in 1989 and trained by a number of masters including Prof. Kuang Yuzhong, Zhang Dasen, Liu Xing and Zhang Xinhua. As the conservatory＇s first graduate in Liuqin, Cui was employed by China Radio Ethnic Music Ensemble in 1993.     

Li Xiaojie：A Popular Flute Performer in the Army

Li Xiaojie is a young Chinese flute performer and now serves as the Chinese flute solo performer in the Song and Dance ! Ensemble of the General Political Department of People＇s Liberation Army. She was born in Inner Mongolia and had followed her father Li Zhen, a famous Chinese flute performer to learn flute performance since her childhood. In 1983, she was admitted to the middle school affiliated to China Conservatory of Music and received an all-round training of sldlls and styles of northern schools of Chinese flute from Prof. Ma Baoshan. In 1986. Li and her schoolmate Zeng Zhaobin performed a flute duet at the Fourth North China Music Festival, which was known as the first ever bamboo flute performance by female performers in China and widely recognized by the professional circle.     

Past and Present：Evolution of Colored Glaze in China

Whenever I passed by the Forbidden City, would be impressed by its dazzling and spectacular large roofs covered by glazed tiles. In past months when I shot photos of traditional craftsmanship of Beijing, I discovered interest in colored glaze, a time-honored skill included in the National-level Intangible Cultural Heritage List.     

Xi＇an Qujiang Cultural Tourism Group： A Rising Enterprise of Cultural Industry

<正>Tourist programs featuring Tang traditions,E-commerce for tourist services,honey-moon journeys to historic sites and tourist journeys featuring cultural tour...     

Fujian Tulou： A Building Art of Earth

＂They are inscribed as exceptional examples of a building tradition and function exemplifying a particular type of communal living and defensive organization, and, in terms of their harmonious relationship with their environment, an outstanding example of human settlement.＂     

Wu Guangzhong：A Legend of the Art Market

A Leading Artist in the Art Market Wu Guanzhong is a big name in the history of Chinese contemporary art.In 1978, he held his first solo exhibition in the then Central Institute of Art and Design at age 59. Since then, he has amazed the art market with one miracle after another.     

Challenges and Restrictions： Development of Private Art Museums in China

A well-operated art museum should have diverse funding sources; its opera- tion capital should come both from do- nors and sponsors and from market op- eration. For private art museums in China today, the biggest challenge may be fund raising.     

Painted and Crafted Gourd： a Traditional Art of China

<正>Chinese culture is known for its obscurity,profundity and allusiveness.As the word "gourd"is homophonic with"fortune"and     

Ding Family Mansion： A Masterpiece of Hakka Architecture

The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people. Their ancestors are said to have migrated from central China due to famines and wars and settled in Fujian, Jiangxi and Canton in southern China. Several hundred years ago, Hakka settlers in southern China again migrated overseas to various continents around the globe.     

Image of China： A Photo Exhibition to Document Contemporary Chinese Life

In June 2004, a grand photo exhibition entitled Humanistic China: A Documentary Perspective was held in the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC). The exhibition, co-presented by NAMOC and Guangdong Museum of Art andthemed on “humanistic China, individualistic China”, displayed 592 choice works which were selected from more than 100,000 photos shot by some 1,000 photographers in the past half century.