Li Fan： An Accomplished Guzheng Musician

Guzheng （Chinese stringed zither） has brought you from an ancient town of Shanxi Province to the capital city of China, It bears your expectation for your career and your ambitious pursuit of arts Guzheng expresses your passions when you are happy and soothes your sorrow when you are frustrated. Even if you have nothing to say, guzheng is your best friend. The 21 strings voice your dedicated love for arts. The sophisticated skills demonstrate your steadfast pursuit of music.     

Family Tradition Restored to Highlight National Values

What is your family tradition？ A programme produced by CCTV, has set the public thinking about family traditions and national values. Among the fanfare, the issue of cultivating correct values from family education stands out.     

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…     

Zhang Jian： A Rising Ballet Star of China

No matter how many roles you have played on stage, Your love for ballet has remained unchanged. When melodious music permeates in the ballroom, When spotlights catch your lithe gures, You tiptoe the boundless stage, You touch the face of music. Unfolding your arms, you emabrace the sky, Raising your legs, you y over the stage.The angel-like, noble characters your have played Makes you known to the world – a proud dancing star of China. Classic romance ows in your blood. Spirit of dance gl…     

蝶恋花游仙——答李淑—

I have lost my proud poplar°,and you your willow°;Poplar and willow soar to the heaven of heavens;Wu Gang. asked what he has to offer,Presents them wth cassia wine.The lonely goddess in the moon spreads her ample蝶恋花游仙——答李淑—@毛泽东 @李劫夫     

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Interpreting a Beautiful Dream with Camera Lens： Dialogue with Photographer Li Ying
Li Ying： ＂For me, photography is a hobby but very helpful to my work. Photography is a practical art bringing mental pleasure and peace to you and recording the life of your families and friends. Moreover, a photographer also takes important social responsibility, because photos record history, reflect truth and move forward the progress of human civilization. It is a heavenly-endowed honor to cast the image of the earth with camera lens and experience the sophisticated world with peaceful mind. Photography has become part of my life. Hardship and risk have become pleasure and joy for me.＂     

France＇s China Craze

An intriguing billboard on a street in Paris proclaims: “Learning Chinese will give you opportunities and wealth over the next several decades of your life.”     

France''''s China Craze

An intriguing billboard on a street in Paris proclaims: "Learning Chinese will give you opportunities and wealth over the next several decades of your life." In Paris, the "China craze" set in motion by "China Culture Year 2004" has influenced not only the business world, but cultural and educational fields as well. Twelve free public lectures about China, sponsored by Universite de Tous les Savoirs, were held recently, featuring 12 Sinologists who spoke on China's politics, economy, culture and science. Meanwhile, seminars on China-related     

The Fascination of Yangzhou

Many Chinese first come to know the city of Yangzhou from their childhood poetry books. The famous line from the Tang Dynasty verse - “You have left me behind, my old friend, at the Yellow Crane Tower, on your way to visit Yangzhou in the misty month of flowers“ - has stirred people‘s imagination and expectations about this fascinatina city in southeast China.     

Young Musician Su Chang Interprets Charm of Zheng

Zheng, an ancient plucked string instrument, Has been revitalized by your beautiful interpretation. Music beats are so well controlled in your hands That they are endowed with life. In your amorous conversation with the strings, You are expressing your adolescent secrets.     

Pulsing Rhythms of Modern Dance

Sober as you are,Sometimes you don't know where you are.For many times you ha ve set free your limps and unleashed your passions.But have you done it to speak out your mind or to fulfill your dreams?     

Li Xiaoyuan：Always Take a Lead

From the moment you stand on the stage,you were determined to become the best dancer.In oredrto achieve that goal,You devoted all your time to practicing.     

Creativity Inspired by life＂Thou Art Understood＂ Paper Tape

Recently, the Palace Museum in Taipei unveiled the＂thou art understood＂ （literally＂l, the Emperor, understood your request!＂） paper tape, an item based on the comments thatEmperor Kangxi frequently marked in palace memorials. The tape is very popular in Taiwan as well as the mainland China and sells so good that the museum had to post a notice in its online store, saying 500 boxes of paper tape that were ready to sell on July 4th were sold out the next day. And 700 boxes restocked on July 6th were sold out in 30 minutes. From the release of the paper tape on July 3rd to the end of August, 21,672 paper tapes were sold out.     

Wei Chunrong：An Outstanding Kunqu Opera Singer

Your hair is flying to show your charm.Your outstanding performance demonstrates the beauty of Kunqu opera.In the early spring,Little flower buds permeate the fields.On the stage of life,You fulfil the dream that you have expected for years.     

Promote Urban Traditions through Architecture An Interview with Master Architect Zhang Jinqiu

Li Chen: What are your views on carrying forward traditions in modern construction today? How do we handle relationship between old architectures and new buildings? Zhang Jinqiu: We have to make clear what tradition means before addressing your questions. In my view, we should look at tradition from a modern perspective and make use of tradition by modern approaches. In architectural practice, philosophical concepts of ancient China such as "harmony between men and nature" and "humanity- ori…     

Porcelain Bottles of the Kangxi Emperor Period

Porcelain bottles made in the period of the Kangxi Emperor are known for their plain and heavy style and fine bases. With the influence of the style of late Ming-Dynasty porcelain, the porcelain of the early period of the Kangx Emperor features heavy and thick bases. However, porcelain bases in the middle and later periods of the Kangxi Emperor began to become thinner and finer.     

Monuments Attesting to the History of China-Japan Friendship

The Monument to Premier Zhou Enlai in Arashiyama, the Monument to Lu Xun in Sendal, the Japan-China Friendship Monument, the Monument to the Japan-China Treaty of Peace and Friendship. . .all these Japanese monuments have close connection with Chinese politics, history and culture and attest to the history of friendship between Chinese and Japanese people. As the author wrote, people today should cherish these hard-won achievements made over the past century. Retro- active misdeeds done by Japanese rightists will be surely opposed and condemned by Chinese people and people from the rest of Asia and the world.     

ONE DAY in the Yangtze Delta

Located at the western coast of the Pacific Ocean and the south of the Yangtze River, the Yangtze Delta is composed of fifteen cities in China, such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. With neighboring areas, diverse cultures, mutually complementary economies, and close relationships among people, the region is descendedfrom the Wu and Yue Culture. The street scenes and peoples lives here reflect the unique customs and culture of the south of China. It is also a region with the densest po…     

Culture to Take the Lead in the Building of the Belt and the Road

The Silk Road has played an important role in facilitating intellectual exchanges and cultural integration between East and West, economic globalization and diversity of human civilizations. In the new era, thanks to ever-closer economic and cultural ties between China and other countries along the Silk Road, this ancient route has been rejuvenated and embraced new development opportunities. Building the Belt and the Road is therefore our inevitable choice following the trend of the development ofthe time.     

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum was founded in 1952 and originally housed in the former horseracing club in Nanjing West Road. In 1996, the museum moved into the current site in People＇s Square in the heart of the city and reopened to public. The unique architectural form of the new building, featuring a round top and a square foundation and symbolizing the traditional Chinese philosophical concept that the square earth is under the round sky, is an outstanding combination of tradition and modernity and presents an extraordinary visual effect.