3eyond the Beauty of Colors Nhite-glazed Porcelain of Ding Kiln （I）

<正>Ding Kiln originated from and prospered in Quyang County of northern China’s Hebei province. As Quyang was under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou in ancient time...     

Riding the Sea and Chasing the WaveChinese Ceramics Sold to Europe in the Ming and Qing Dynasties （Ⅲ）

<正>Imitation: from Soft-Paste to Hard-Paste Porcelain In the 16th century, Europe was still in the age of pottery and unable to make real porcelain. So it is un...     

Ten Most Important Painting Masterpieces of Ancient China（I）

<正>In the world history of art,master artists of the Western world have left over numerous masterpieces,such as Leonardo de Vinci’s "Mona Lisa",Raphael’s "Madon...     

Dream of the Red Chamber（winner of the 14th Wenhua Awards）

Cast： 140 actors Stage： 14-16m wide, 20m deep, 8m high, with 42-45 scenery and light battens Prop weight： flexibly subject to theatre conditions Schedule： available from September to October in 2014 and negotiable for other periods of time     

Tibet： a Holy Land at the Roof of the Earth （Part Ⅲ）

The exhibition ＂The Holy Land of Tibet＂ was held in Taipei Palace Museum from July 1 to September 19. Tibet, an autonomous region of China known as the Roof of the Earth ： enjoys rich and time-honored Buddhist traditions. For instance, a popular legend about the origin of the Tibetan people is widespread,that the Goddess of Mercy incarnated herself into Macaque and married with Rakasasa and their offspring were ancestors of theTibetan ethnic group. Religious concepts and image styles of Tibetan Buddhism are drastically different from Buddhism of inland China.That is why inland Chinese feel unfamiliar with Tibetan Buddhism.     

The Evolution of the Central Plain Civilization in China （Ⅱ）

Religion and Art Ancient Chinese had little knowledge of or influence on the mysterious and awe-inspiring surroundings. They assumed themselves to be incarnations of animals or plants, which gradually turned into their totems. As ancient Chinese developed, they started taming animals for domestic uses: dogs for hunting and home security, cattle for sowing and harvesting, horses for drawing carts, and cattle, sheep, and pigs for sacrifice. Human sacrifice was common in the Shang Dynasty.     

Tibet： a Holy Land at the Roof of the Earth （Part II）

Revival of Buddhism： from the second half of the 10th century to the 13,h century
After Langdarma was assassinated, the ruling group of Tibet was torn by internal strife. Tibet was again under the state of separation and Buddhism declined. In the late period of the 10th century, with the constant efforts by Buddhist monks and the support of Guge Kingdom, Buddhism began to revive in Tibet.     

Xiang Yu（Special Award winner of the 14th Wenhua Awards）

Cast： 135 actorsStage： 23m deep, 14m wide, with prop battens capable of 600kg in weight and light battens 800kg in weightProp weight： flexibly subject to theatre conditions Scheduleavailable only after the Spring Festival of 2014 E-mail： cicepa@ 126.com     

A Decade＇s Journey of the Animation Industry China （Changzhou）International Animation Festival

The 10th China （Changzhou）International Animation Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture and People＇s Government ofJiangsu Province, was held from September 27 to October 5 at Changzhou International Conference＆ Exhibition Center. Guests attending the opening ceremony include Ding Wei, Vice Minister of Culture Cao Weixing, Vice Governor of Jiangsu Province, Pu Tong, Party Secretary and Deputy Director General of Bureau for External Cultural Relations,     

The Age of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty（Part I）--The Exhibition on Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace Held in the History Museum of Taiwan

<正>The Exhibition"Age of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty:Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace",on show in the History Museum of Taiwan from January 29 to ...     

The World of Khubilai Khan--The Exhibition ＂Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty＂ Held in the Metropolitan Museum （Part I）

<正>Khubilai(1215-1294)is the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty,a period witnessing unprecedented cultural diversity and prosperity in ancient China.Over the ...     

The World of Khubilai Khan （Part II） The Exhibition ＂Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty＂ Held in the Metropolitan Museum

<正>Religious Life Buddhism Zen was the most prominent of the several forms of Buddhism practiced in the period when China was ruled by Jurchens,but under Khubil...