＂City of Museums＂： a New Brand for Qujiang,Xi＇an

Modern museums are striving to keep pace with the rapidly evolving modern art and the changing needs of audience. Accordingly, the concept of museum has developed and trans- formed. Imagine the future of Xi＇an as a city of museums. It will be a city immersed in a profound artistic atmo- sphere, embracing broader space for exchanges, exhibiting higher educa- tional value, thus truly demonstrating the cultural background required for an international city. This is exactly what we have been hoping for a city＇s cultural inheritance.     

Conservation of Urban Cultural Landscape （Part III）

Townscape heritage represents a comprehensive embodiment of a city＇s distinctive culture, spirit and location, constitutes an important part of its intangible asset and reflects its values. A city＇s characteristics are closely linked to its townscape. Once a city develops its own characteristics and style,     

PAN YUANSHI AND HIS COLLECTION OF CHINESE NEW YEAR PRINT

Pan Yuanshi, an art teacher in his early years and a renowned print artist, enjoys high respect among southern Taiwan＇s art circle. In his professional career as the CEO of Chimei Foundation, he remarkably enhanced its public exposure and abilities to organize events, making it the most important cultural and art foundation in southern Taiwan.     

Qujiang Cultural Tourism Honored as ＂50 Good-Faith Listed Companies of China 2014＂

Qujiang Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd was recently inscribed as ＂50 Good- Faith l.isted Companies of China 2014＂. It stood out of the 239 candi- date companies and is the only cul- tural tourism business in China and listed company in Shaanxi province to he included in this new list. Good faith is an essential element comprising the value system of Chi- nese traditional culture. It lies at the very core of an enterprise＇s corporate culture and bears an enterprise＇s so- cial obligation. As a leading company in China＇s cultural tourism industry,     

Cultural Flavors of Tianjin

The charm of the city of Tianjin is manifested not only in its modem high-rise buildings, but also in its unique culture and traditions. Over the past several hundred years, a distinctive cultural style has developed in this port city in north China.[第一段]     

THE CULTURAL INDENTITY OF CHINA CONTEMPORARY ART

A 36-person delegation from the US President＇s Committee on the Arts and the Humanity paid an official visit to China from June 5 to 13 at the invitation of Chinese Cultural Ministry. On June 10, the delegation attended a seminar on the cultural identity of Chinese contemporary art chaired by Director Fan Di＇an in the National Art Museum of China.     

From Lausanne to Beijing--A Glimpse of the 5th International fiber Art Biennial Exhibition

Fiber artworks record existence experiences and cultural evolution of human kind. They carry inherent life logics and bear cultural continuity and richness of life evolution.Their connotations are highly individualized and closely related to human ideals, reflecting value commonality and humanitarian concern. Recently, “From Lausanne to Beijing： the 5th International Fiber Art Biennial Exhibition” was held in the art school of Tsinghua University, a one-month event co-hosted by the art school and the fiber art committee under China Art and Design Society.     

Cultural Diversity and Creativity Shared by All--The 1^st ASEM Festival was successfully concluded in Beijing

The 1^st ASEM Festival took place in Beijing from September 2 to 8, presenting a one-week magnificent art gala to the audience, With the theme of ＂cultural diversity andcreativity shared by all＂, this festival highlighted various forms of culture and arts, including music, dance, drama, film and publication. Some 500 artists from more than 40 ASEM member states staged fascinating performances and concerts and officials, scholars, professionals and artists from these countries gathered in Beijing to conduct dialogues on civilizations and share each other＇s practices and experience in artistic creation and cultural cooperation.     

Quanzhou＇s Marionette Show Fascinates New Yorkers

From October 21 to November 10, 2009, Carnegie Hall presented ＂Ancient Paths, Modern Voices： A Festival Celebrating Chinese Culture＂, paying tribute to China＇s diverse and vibrant culture and its influence around the world with 21 days of events at Carnegfe Hall and throughout the city at New York partner institutions.     

Beijing Olympics-Themed Gala Stages in Hollywood

On March 3, just before the Chinese Lantern Festival, some 500 performers from Beijing staged a large paradein the Hollywood Boulevard in an ettort to snowcase traditional Chinese culture to the American public and promote the 2008 summer Olympics,which will be held in Beijing next year. The parade, as part of the cultural event entitled “Experience Beijing Culture in Los Angeles”, attracted much local media coverage. The World Journal reported that “The art and culture from China look so integrated and well coordinated with the Hollywood Boulevard, a svmbol of America＇s film and TV industry.” Recently, the staff reporter had an interview with the event＇s chief director Mr. Li Jicheng.[第一段]     

Glory and Dream： Chinese Modern Drama in 100 Years

Chinese modern drama is embracing its 100th anniversary. Since the founding of the first modern drama workshop in China in 1907, this artistic expression has demonstrated its extensive impacts and unparalleled appeals that can never be rivaled by any other art forms. Over the past century, modern drama has witnessed the Chinese people＇s persistent struggles for national independence and freedom as well as their endeavors for social development and prosperity. It has been employed as a significant means to unite and inspire the Chinese people when the nation is at a critical moment or to encourage them for reforms and innovations when the nation strives for modernization. Initially introduced as an imported art, modern drama has been successfully integrated with Chinese culture and now become one of the Chinese people＇s favorite artistic expressions.     

Project a New Image of Yangzhou

Yangzhou is a city with long history and rich culture.Since ancient for its thriving economy.Nowadays,while speeding up its economy.Nowadas,while speeding up its economy,yangzhou is placing much value on its cultural development.Yangzhou Classic Advertising is aimed at spreading the culture of Yangzhou and showcasing     

China to Kick Off Structural Reform in Culture

＂Comprenenszvely aeepening reform＂is a key phase in China in 2014. Structural reform in culture constitutes an important aspect of the comprehensive reform in economy, politics, culture, society and ecology. The Implementation Plan on Deepening Structural Reform in the Cultural Sector, recently approved by the central government, marks a milestone in China＇s new campaign of market-oriented reform and heralds a new round of cultural restructuring. The curtain has raised and a significant reform is about to kick off.     

Investment Fever in Cultural Industries

China Cultural Development Report 2014 released statistics that the added value created by cultural businesses in China in 2012 reached up to 1.8 trillion RMB yuan, making up 3.48% of the country＇s total GDP. However; capital＇s impact on culture is a double-edge sword. On one hand, industrialization and merger of cultural industries would be impossible without capital; on the other hand, the profit-pursuing nature of capital would lead bogus boom.     

SYRIA＇S ALEPPO BEGINS STINT AS ISLAMIC CULTURAL CAPITAL

Eveu year the program of ＂Arabic Cultural Capital＂, adopted at the 4th Conference of Islamic Cultural Ministers held in Algeria in December 2004, selects one Arabic citv and one Islamic city as Islamic Cultural Capital. In 2006, Syria＇s Aleppo and Iran＇s Isfahan were chosen as the capital city to promote Islamic culture.[第一段]     

International Cultural Exchanges in the Early Stages of New China

Cultural exchanges with foreign countries have a long history in China, as the Chinese nationkeeps introducing and integrating the cultural essence of other nations to enrich and develop its own culture, the ancient Chinese intellectuals, scholars and monks devoted themselves or evensacrifice themselves to the cause of international cultural exchange, leaving many legacies of much-told stories and much-visited relics： from the Silk Road in the Qjn and Han dynasties to Fa Hsien＇s travel to South Asia.     

Top Art Collectors Dominate World＇s Art Market

ARTnews magazine, a prestigious USA-based art periodical with a history of 105 years,announced in 2007 the ARTnews 200, its annual list of the 200 most active players in the art market. However, only a few of Asian names were included in this annual list and there was no single Mainland Chinese name on the ARTnews 200 that year. What did that list on the world＇s leading art collectors mean to the overheated art market in China and 70 million Chinese who are involved with art collection？     

Impression on Oil Painter Wei Kuizhong

On my way back to Beijing, I dropped into the art museum of Hebei Provincial Institute of Painting in the city of Shijiazhuang, where an exhibition on Wei Kuizhong＇s off paintings was on the display. I was so overwhelmed by those extraordinary works that I was eager to talk to the painter. Wei was a sincere and determined artist. He looked taciturn but when it came to his artistic pursuits and ideas, his eloquence surprised me. In the Chinese art market today when everybody complains about the lack of mainstream artworks, Wei＇s oil masterpieces with thrilling make him stand out as a leading figure.     

Beauty of Ice and Snow on Canvas

Late September 2006, at the invitation of the Cultural Ministry of Belarus, a four-person delegation from northeast China＇s Heilongjiang Province visited Minsk, capital city of Belarus, to present China Ice and Snow Painting Exhibition at Belarus National Museum of History and Culture as part of China Culture Day co- sponsored by the cultural ministries of the two countries. The exhibition displayed 54 painting masterpieces by Yu Zhixue, founder of ice and snow painting, and his students. All the maior media organizations in Belarus reported the exhibition and Belarus Culture Daily gave an exclusive interview of Yu Zhixue. The Deputy Cultural Minister of Belarus was so impressed by the painting styles of Yu that he shook Yu＇s hands excitingly and highly praised Yu＇s works. A renowned Belarus painter said that ＂Trees with Crystal-White ice＂, donated by Yu to Belarus National Museum of History and Culture, would become an everlasting memory of the city of Minsk.     

Chinese Folk Arts Showcased in Olympic Village

The 29th summer Olympiad, extolled as ＂truly exceptional＂ by IOC President Jacques Rogge, has left over tremendous legacy to Beijing, in particular, its perfect combination of sports and culture. The showcases of Chinese folk arts in the Olympic Village, while amazing the whole world with their vitality and creativity, have boosted Chinese people＇s awareness of the protection of Chinese intangible cultural heritage which bears unique historical and aesthetic values