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National Museum of China Obtains New Collection
On February 11, a handover ceremony was held in the new building of the National Museum of China, during which the State Administration of Cultural Heritage handed over 390,000 items of antique objects it had kept to the National Museum.These valuable objects include 20,000 items of Buddhist statues, 80,000 items of jade wares, 200,000 items of porcelain and 100,000 pieces of painting and calligraphy With these new objects, the National Museum now boasts a collection of 1.05 million objects,     

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＂Colorful China＂： Chinese Ethnic Costumes Displayed in USA
At the invitation of the World Artist Experience, Chinese ethnic artists presented costume performances in the eastern coast of USA from October 26 to November 7. Performers from various ethnic groups of China staged fascinating performances, including indigenous songs, costume shows, concerts on traditional instruments and ethnic dances.     

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Ten Events of the Year in China＇s Art Market;Tangka Painting＂The Life of Master Tsongkhapa＂ Sets New Auction Record;Competition Again among Art Expositions;Exhibition on Furniture Masterpieces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties;Yuzhou Known to the World for Rare Porcelain Kiln Sites;     

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Animated Image of Confucius Unveiled in New York’s Times Square The animated portrait of Chinese ancient sage Confucius debutted in New York’s Times Square on October 1, delivering the Chinese culture     

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Artworks on ＂Long March＂ Sold Well;Asia Contemporary Art Auctioned in Sotheby＇s New York;2006 Shanghai Art Exposition Will Open Soon;Artworks by 1970s-born Artists Successfully Auctioned;Wu Guanzhou＇s Masterpiece Will be Auctioned Soon;9th Beijing International Art Exposition Concluded with 80 Million Yuan Deals;＂Seek National Treasures in Europe＂ Kicked off Soon.     

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PRICES OF GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE＇S PAINTINGS SOAR; A RARE YUAN DYNASTY JAR SUCCESSFULLY COPIED;NINTH BEIJING ART EXPOSITION WILL BE LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER;XU BEIHONG＇S ＂HORSES＂ SETS A NEW AUCTION RECORD;CHINESE AUCTION HOUSES JOIN HANDS WITH THEIR FRENCH COUNTERPARTS     

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<正>CollECTion & AuCTion Chinese contemporary arts sold well at Sotheby's Sotheby's New York Spring Fair highlighted Chinese contemporary art.Zhang Xiaogang's 'K...     

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China-Europe Year of Cultural Dialogue to Be Launched A press conference was recently held in Beijing to kick off the China-Europe Year of Cultural Dialogue. In October 2011, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and EU Commission President Barroso coannounced the launching of the event.In 2012, China will organize 150 eventsinvolved with such diverse fields as philosophy, art, literature, language,journalism and publication, youthexchange and tourism. On February 1,     

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CollECTion & AuCTion Chinese contemporary arts sold well at Sotheby's Sotheby's New York Spring Fair highlighted Chinese contemporary art.Zhang Xiaogang's "Kinship Series:Three Comrades"was sold US$2.112million,ranking top among all auctioned artworks.     

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11th "Meet in Beijing" Arts Festival to Be Held The 11th "Meet in Beijing" Arts Festival will be held in Beijing from April 27 to May 27. This annual arts event is jointly     

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Chinese Version of Peer Gynt Premiered in Sydney Chinese TV stars Sun Haiying and Lu Liping returned to the stage, after 20 years, with lead roles in Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, as the first drama program for the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia. The five-act play written in verse and set in the late 19th century, is about an impoverished     

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Year of Chinese Culture Opens in Australia From June 2011 to June 2012, the Year of Chinese Culture will be celebrated in     

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On October 17, Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi opened his first Parisian exhibition in the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. It is the artist＇s most comprehensive solo exhibition to date in Europe. The exhibition looks back on his career, which has spanned over two decades. From early German Expressionist inspired pieces such as the Hospital series, to the more recent Untitled series, which recalls both American Abstract Expressionism and Chinese traditional ink landscapes. In this way, Zeng thus sets his distinctive style apart from artists from around the globe.     

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Year of Chinese Culture Opens in Germany The 2012 Chinese Culture Year in Germany marking the 40th anniversary of Sino-German diplomatic ties was officially launched with a concert in Berlin recently.     

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China Celebrates Its Third Cultural Heritage Day;COLLECTION ＆ AUCTION;EXHIBITIONS ＆ EVENTS;Cross-sector Cooperation： An Exhibition on Sill, Art; A Document Exhibition on Fang Shicong＇s Artistic Career Held; Chen Shibin Holds Solo Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition.     

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"Meet in Beijing"Arts Festival to be HeldThe annual"Meet in Beijing"Arts Festival will be held in Beijing from April 28 to May 29.As Asia’s largest spring arts event,the festival will celebrate its 12th anniversary this year.In a one-month period,some 60 arts groups from 20 countries,including Cuba,Spain,Britain, Ireland,Argentina,France,Japan and South Africa,will be invited to present performances and display exhibitions in Beijing.Cuba National Ballet will perform"Swan Lake"at the     

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Beijing Temple Fair Held in Hollywood With great support from Los Angeles Tourism& Convention Board, a special new year Tourism Culture Fair, hosted by Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, opened in Universal Studios Hollywood on January 4th 2013. It’s the first time for the studios, a popular tourist attraction, to present the Chinese elements of Beijing.