Getting to Know China： Appreciation of 100 Chinese Characters

Getting to Know China： Appreciation of 100 Chinese Characters is one of the book series ＂Meet China＂ produced by the Ministry of Culture of China in 2013. The book selects 100 Chinese characters that represent Chinese culture to some extent. Targeted at foreign readers most of whom are unfamiliar with Chinese characters, the book elaborates on the meanings of Chinese characters and their cultural connotation concisely and to the point.     

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-     

A Photographic Review of Tian’anmen Square

Tian’anmen Square is a landmark symbolizing the spirit of Chinese people and witnessing their pursuit of self-reliance and national independence. It carries the collective memory of Chinese people and records the history of the People’s Republic of China. In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, the Capital Museum has recently launched the exhibition "100 Years of Tian’anmen Square: a     

A Hard and Lofty Mission—— The Translation and Publication of the Japanese Edition of ＂ The Panorama of the Great Wall＂

In November 11, 2003, the renowned Chinese writer Zhou Erfu, at age 83 and in the advanced stage of cancer, strenuously wrote a letter to his Japanese friend Yi Kenichiro, inquiring about the translation and publication of the Japanese edition of his novel ＂The Panorama of the Great Wall＂ which reflects the whole period of the Chinese people＇s anti-Japanese war from 1937 to 1945. Yi Kenichiro, with a medium-sized figure, gentlemen-like appearance and unswerving disposition, is a Japanese professor expert in Chinese literature and language. He was then busy with his teaching work and the translation of the Japanese version of Zhou＇s novel. Receiving Zhou＇s letter, he fell into a sad mood and hoped Zhou could be recovered soon and live up to the day when the whole novel was published in Japan.     

AN ARTIST WITH GREAT VISION：In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of master painter Li Keran

Li Keran（1907 - 1989） is one of the greatest Chinese painter, and educator, in the 20th century. He was professor with China Central Academy of Fine Arts, president of the institute of Chinese Painting Research, vice president of China Artists＇ Association and member of the CPPCC National Committee （China＇s top advisory committee）.     

Son of Famous Father Finds Artistic Freedom

Artist and photographer Li Xiaoke grew up looking to his father as a role model. But ,growing up in the shadow of the great modem master of traditional Chinese landscape ink and water painting, brought its own particular burden. Now in his sixties, the son has established his own place in the Chinese world of fine arts and photography, and created his own artistic vision.[第一段]     

Dai Ailian：A Sparrow Dancing in the Fire of War

2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the victory of Chinese people＇s anti-Japanese war. Many events have been organized to commemorate this glorious war. Reviewing this part of history, Chinese dancing circle feels proud of a Chinese master dancer who danced for Chinese people and soldiers amidst the fire of war. Her name is Dai Ailian.     

Gao Xiaohua： Painting the Truth of Life

As an initiator of ＂Wounded Art＂, a representative of ＂Rural Realism＂ and one of the founders of the ＂Sichuan School of Painting＂, Gao Xiaohua has unarguably been recognized as one of the leading artists in contemporary Chinese art history. In 1978 his oil painting entitled ＂Why＂ daringly broke the political taboo and boldly raised the touchiest social question with awesome guts. Therefore his name and his painting become everlasting in Chinese art history. In 1982 he had another great success of completing his oil painting entitled ＂Rush to the Train＂, which is highly praised as the contemporary version of ＂Riverside Scenery on Pure Brightness Festival＂, one of the greatest Chinese classical painting. He focuses on everyday life of general public with stunning realness and sensation. It becomes an epitome Red Crag＂ and ＂Chongqing on a Bomb-site＂. He demonstrates his open mind, lofty ideal and strong sense of historical and social responsibility nowadays when the domestic art market is booming up in an unprecedented manner.     

Popular Foreign Language Books of 2013简

Popular Culture in Contemporary China （English version） With China＇s reform and opening up in 1978 as a starting point, this book records the development and evolution of contemporary Chinese popular culture. In the form of story-telling, it introduces wave upon wave of the popular culture in contemporary China and shows how Chinese people are open-minded toward international popular culture. A very important feature of the book is that it explores social and psychological changes of the Chinese people during more than 30 years. This books is published by New World Press.     

Young sinologists： messengers to spread Chinese culture overseas First session of the 2014 visiting program for young sinologists

The first ＂2014 Young Sinologists Training Program＂ was held from July 2 to 22 in Beijing. Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and organized by the Center of International Cultural Exchange, the program drew 18 young Sinologists from 15 countries, including the United States, France, India and South Korea. By participating in lectures, seminars and other activities, the participants gained academic inspiration as well as a better understanding of China. At the opening ceremony, Chinese vice cultural minister Ding Wei said, ＂Studies on the 21 st-century China is a compulsory course. Chinese development is closely related with world development and the Chinese Dream connects with dreams of the people from the rest of the world.＂     

Yin Xiaofeng： Wonder of Behavior

Behavior art is an artistic genre of post-modernism flourishing in the 1960s and 70s in the West, and it has been imitated, explored and developed by avant-garde Chinese contemporary artists ever since the late 1980s. Some of them devote themselves so wholeheartedly to pursue and experiment it tnat graoually they have out their unique style and attracted attention home and abroad. Yin Xiaofeng, a gifted young artist from Chengdu, dramatically demonstrates the wonder and power of behavior art by harmoniously contrasting the ancient and the contemporary, the traditional and the modern, the Chinese and the Western, with his wit, his thought, his body and those rubbles buried in ruins for thousands of years...[第一段]     

One Hundred Years of Chinese Watercolor Painting

After three years of preparation, the exhibition ＂One Hundred Years of Watercolor Painting＂, jointly-sponsored by the Arts Department of Chinese Cultural Ministry, Chinese Artists＇ Association and the National Art Museum of China, was held from October 14 to 27, 2006. This article was written in celebration of this landmark event by Huang Tieshan, Chairman of the Watercolor Painting Committee of Chinese Artists＇ Association.     

Culture Tour Links Hearts of Chinese People Across the Taiwan Straits

From July 2 to 12, 2006, ＂Common Feelings Link Chinese People Across the Taiwan Straits＂, a culture tour co-sponsored by the Chinese Friendship Association through Culture and Henan Provincial Government, took place in the central province of Henan. Senior officials including Chinese Vice Minister of Culture Madam Meng Xiaosi and Vice Governor of Henan Province Madam Wang Jumei attended the event together with some 150 distinguished guests from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland.     

The Bridge of Arts Brings China and Thailand Closer

From February 4 to 17, 2005, soon after the earthquake in Southeast Asia, the Chinese Arts Delegation consisting of 145 performers and led by vice director-general of Fujian Cultural Department Mr. Fang Jialin, visited Thailand to perform at Chinese Spring Festival Week for mobilizing fund for earthquake victims. This visit marked the opening of Chinese Cultural Year in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-Thailand diplomatic relations.     

Possibility and Necessity The Ink Painting of Yair Lior

Yair Lior approaches the synthesis of East and West through form and content. He works with traditional Chinese tools, namely the Chinese brush, inks, traditional papers     

The History and Culture of Chinese Fans （Ⅱ）

<正>Fans are symbols of Chinese culture and arts. Techniques and materials used for making fans are evidence witnessing the evolution of Chinese civilization.Poe...     

Convergence of Civilizations： World Heritage Sites in Croatia Exhibited in Beijing

The exhibition ＂World Heritage Sites in Croatia＂,under the auspices of Chinese Cultural Ministy and co-presented by Center of International Cultural Exdhange and Croatian Embassy in Beijing,opened in the newly-built Boyi Gallery on October 26.Some 80 guests from Chinese Cultural Ministry ,diplomatic missions in Beijing adn the art circle of Beijing attended the opening ceremony.