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...     

Museums for Social Harmony ICOM 22nd General Conference held in Shanghai

<正>"Museums in the 21st century are at a crossroad of major transformations in the global economy and environment.They are in a position to address the urgent n...     

What I Want is a Sense of Distance——An Interview with Contemporary Artist Yin Qi

<正>Dogs’ faces, bottles, sofa and fish, they are all ordinary daily objects that are easy to identify. In Yin Qi’s paintings,however, they divorce from the cogn...     

New-Generation Filmmakers Bring Changes Movie Industry

The new generation of Chinese filmmakers, also called the "sixth generation", are much different from their predecessors in terms of the artistic motifs, aesthetic bents, and overall forms of their work. This current group lacks a leader; no single artist stands above the crowd. The sixth generation directors are mostly mavericks, independently scouting their own frontiers.Outstanding members of this group and their films are: Zhang Ming,     

Folk Architecture and Customs of Yi People

<正>Traditional dwellings of Yi People, an ethnic minority group distributed in southwest China, are diverse and unique in style and type. A typical     

Clay Figurines of Huishan

<正>Huishan clay figurines,also called"Wuxi clay figurines"or"Wuxi color-painted clay figurines",are examples representing accomplishments of Chinese clay carvin...     

Miniature Carving on Peach Shell

<正>Peach trees are widely planted in the waterside village of Yundu, a small village near Suqian Section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Local residents be...     

Exhibition of Ma Shulin’s Ink-wash Opera Figures简

<正>Both as the quintessence of China,Peking opera and traditional Chinese painting in the form of ink-wash drawing are equally delicate in that they both repres...     

B lu e-an d-wh ite P orcelain：World Collectors＇ Favorite

<正>Blue and white wares are white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide. The decoration is commonly applie...     

Suzhou’s Taohuawu New Year Prints

<正>Taohuawu woodblock New Year prints are considered to be one of the finest examples of Suzhou folk art expressions. With rich and extensive subjects of expres...     

Ornamental Waist Hooks

<正>Ornamental waist hooks were generally worn by noblemen, elite scholars and warriors of ancient China. There are a variety of types of ornamental waist hooks,...     

New Year of Yi Ethnic Group

<正>Ancestors of the Yi ethnic group invented a solar calendar in which seasons of the year are determined based on solar movement and the direction of the upper...     

The Fascinating Carving Art of Ancient Huizhou

<正>Wood, brick and stone carving are three outstanding styles of folk art of Huizhou, a historic area in central China’s Anhui province. Huizhou-style carving i...     

Stone Art of Yungang Grottoes

<正>Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Mt. Wuzhou, 16 kilometers west to Datong, Shanxi province. Stretching for one kilometer, these grottoes ...     

Chinese and Foreign Traditional Toys

<正>Over the sweep of history, different nations have created diverse types of traditional toys which are cherished as part of cultural patrimonies of mankind. Interesting enough, nations     

Colorful and Natural： Yuan Dehua＇s Painting

<正>Viewers who have appreciated Yuan Dehua’s painting works are all amazed by the implicit mystery as demonstrated by their colorful scenes.Yuan Peide,born in t...     

Five-Avenue Area:a Glimpse of Old Colonial Architecture in Tianjin

<正>"The Drum Tower, the Fortress and Lingdang Pavilion are known as the three most valuable architectural examples in the port of Tianjin." This is a popular sa...     

Painting and Calligraphy on Folded Fans

<正>The Chinese are the first people to use fans.The history of fans can date back more than 4000 years in China.Artists and elite scholars of past dynasties cre...     

Flaming Phoenix to Travel Afar Dedicated to the Asian Tour of the Chinese Porcelain Exhibition

<正>In Chinese literature, ceramics are described as flaming phoenix created with fire and clay. In fact, Chinese ancestors began to create potteries as early as the Neolithic Age. During the