A Family of Suona Musicians

Sui Jingshan is an assistant professor at Anhui Provincial Art College. He was born of a family of suona musicians and his ancestors were all folk musicians playing suona, a double-reed traditional Chinese instrument. Sui was born in Bozhou, a county in the northern part of Anhui Province which borders with Henan, Shandong and Jiangsu provinces. It is also the hometown of Cao Cao, a great strategist, politician and gure of literature. The place enjoys rich cultural traditions and diverse…     

A Life of Red Sandalwood

If you drive along the Chang＇an Avenue eastward in Beijing and pass through skyscrapers in CBD, you will soon encounter a complex of ancient buildings of Ming and Qing styles - China Red Sandalwood Museum. Behind the immense door lies an ancient art palace. This is the world＇s largest museum of red sandalwood architectures and carvings and also the only private museum in China that has ＂China＂ in its name, which receives the most heads of states and foreign government officials.     

A Touch of History：Former Residences of Celebrities

During the past two centuries, Beijingattracted a great many of people, who madeChina‘s modem history all the more colorful.They came from across the country forvarious motives, worked and settled inBeijing and became part of its history. Theseold houses, submerged among theskyscrapers of the metropolis, maintain theirold appearance. They remind people of a     

A Glimpse of Hubei Provincial Museum

Hubei Province, located in the middle reach of Yangtze River, enjoys favorable natural resources and geographic locations. As one of the birthplaces of the ancient Chinese civilization, Hubei is dubbed as ＂treasure house of unearthed artifacts＂.     

A Review of Contemporary Tibetan Painting

Tibetan fine arts have embraced a whole new era sincethe 1980s. Diverse subjects and innovative techniquesfeature the styles of contemporary Tibetan painting.Murals of NorbulingkaThe epic mural series”Origins of Tibetans: Politics andReligions” in the new palace of Norbulingka mix differentstyles of Tibetan painting and feature plain colors and grandscenes. The murals illustrate the political and religious historyof Tibet: from pre-historic Tibetans said to be decedents of amale monkey a…     

A Cross-Section of Contemporary Chinese Architects

As one of the world＇s three major biennials on architecture, the sixth Saint Paulo International Architecture and Design Biennial [BIA] was opened on October 22, 2005, Several thousand guests, Including senior officials and business celebrities of Brazil as well as diplomats In Saint Paulo, participated in the opening ceremony, The event was concluded on December 11.     

A Brief Review of Chinese Print

Chinese print can date back 1100 years. For example, carved bricks and stones in the Han Dynasty are actually ear, forms of woodprint. As a type of print art, wood board printing invented in the Tang Dynasty was closely related to life of ordinary people and helped to spread arts in ancient China. Buddhist sutra Vajracchedika printed in 868 AD is the important evidence testifying to the wood board printing of the Tang Dynasty and the world＇s earliest complete printed book still preserved today. Thus it is generally recognized as the peak of print art of the Tang Dynasty.     

A Cluster of Museums Boosts Nantong''''s Reputation

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Nantong Museum, known as the earliest modern museum in China. In the new era, it now enjoys its heyday, with a vast collection of artifacts and newly-renovated facilities. Four Distinctive Features of Nantong Museum The first Chinese-founded modern museum. Nantong Museum was founded in 1905 by Zhang Jian, an influential local statesman and industrialist who sought to revive the bullied nation with industry and education. In the early-20th-century …     

Storytelling： A Marvelous Expression of Arts

As Kunqu Opera and Guqin （ancient Chinese music instrument） have been proclaimed as ＂Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity＂, more artistic expressions of Chinese intangible cultural heritage are ready to apply for the entry of the list. And the art of storytelling, an old art form originating from Beijing and epitomizing Chinese linguistic and folk culture, is worthwhile to be given great attention.     

A Dream of Red Mansions as Opera

ADream of Red Mansions is a world-famous literary workand one of the greatest trea-sures among the Chinese classics.Itholds a special position in the histo-ry of Chinese literature unmatchedby other works,and with the devel-opment of history and the progressof society,its ideological and literary values have become even dee-     

Liukeng:A Village of Great Antiquity

Liukeng is an old village situated on a green hills-surrounded basin land in the southwest of Le'an County, Jiangxi Province. The Wujiang River meanders through it and stretches all the way to join the Ganjiang River, the province's mother river. With an area of about 3.6 square kilometers, the village is where some 4,000 people surnamed Dong currently live and prosper.     

A cultural analysis of the rhetoric of François Mitterrand

The purpose of the study was to analyze President Mitterrand's political discours and allocutions (1952–1985) as cultural products in order to determine whether they reflect his world view, including his concepts of time, values, ways of organizing information, and argumentation process. The analysis shows that relational thinking, characteristic of the French culture, is reflected in his communication pattern or style and therefore his world view and rhetoric can be described as “French.”     

Kingdom of the Heavenly Horse ——A Glimpse of the Life of Kazak People

When people are asked about what impresses them most in Xinjiang, they are very likely to mention Turpan grapes and Hami melons. In fact, Xinjiang is also well known for its fine-breed horses. Two thousand years ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (206 BC -- 220 AD) bestowed horses imported from Xinjiang     

History Museum of Shaanxi： A Treasure House of Ancient Art

The History Museum of Shaanxi stands in the southern suburb of Xi＇an, capital city of Shaanxi Province, with the Big Goose Pagoda on its east side and the Da Xingshan （Great Benevolence） Temple on its west side. The neighborhood is the most dynamic cultural center in the Tang Dynasty （618 - 907 AD） where candidate scholars passing imperial examinations had their names inscribed on the Goose Pagoda as honors, emperors bestowed banquets to officials and honored scholars, noblemen appreciated dances and operas and poets ascended the Goose Pagoda to recite their poems on the Double Ninth Festival （the festival for climbing heights）. While numerous beautiful legends occurred in the neighborhood in the past, it attracts tourists from home and abroad with its unique charms today.     

Henan Museum：A Panorama of Chinese Civilization

Henan, located in the heart of China, is known as one of the most important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. A long history and numerous ancient sites and monuments have gained her reputation as ＂a natural museum of history＂. Founded in 1927, Henan Museum boasts large collections, thanks to the province＇s endowed geographical location and rich resources in cultural heritage.     

Lizhuang： A Living Museum of Historic Architecture

Thanks to its even terrains, fertile land suited for the growth of varieties of crops and its rich reserve of natural resources, Lizhuang attracted many immigrants from other provinces in the immigration boom taking place during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties （approx. 16th - 18th centuries）. In order to protect their own interests, immigrants gradually established guilds, communities composed of people from certain trades or geographic origins.     

A Safari to the Hometown of Hetian Jade

Hetian jade is considered jade ofhighest grade for its fine quality,pure texture and color of mutton tallow. Jewelry tributes to Chinese emperors from Xinjiang were mostly made of hetian jade. Jade stones above the 5,000-meter snow line on the Kunlun Mountain are always mysterious attractions to travelers from the outside world.     

A Journey to Legendary Village of Eight Diagrams

Built 700 years ago, the Zhuge Village in the mountains of East China＇s Zhejiang Province has enjoyed the country＇s greatest labyrinths and most mysterious architectural works, thus attracting visitors from home and abroad.