Mystery and Dignity：Chinese Traditional

Ancient Chinese metal art are represented by two styles:bronze wares in the Shang (C1700-C1100)and Zhou(C1100-256BC)dynasties and gold and silver wares in the Tang Dynasty(618-907AD).     

Shi Yue： Dedicated to Chinese Traditional Music

＂In the early springime, burgeoning flowers look more beautiful in the caress of gentle breeze and against brightness of the pure moon. Ancient beauties, either slim or plump, look gloomier under shining stars... ＂ That is a line from the poem Shi Yue has written. She set the poem to music and named the composition ＂Charm of Strings＂. Shi Yue learned music composition as an optional course for one year when she studied in Central Conservatory of Music and got best performance in composition analysis and harmony. ＂I had highest examination scores in my class. They are quite helpful to my music creation later,＂ Shi said.     

Chinese Traditional Opera Revives Among College Students

They are college students but have different hobbies from their peers. “Peking Opera Journal” and “Theatric Monthly” are their favorite magazines and they surf on websites of traditional Chinese operas in their leisure time. They enjoy singing Chinese opera arias and talking about past anecdotes of the operatic circle. The ever-growing group of young college student fans for Peking opera and other local theatric genres indicate traditional Chinese operas are gaining revival on campus.     

Painted and Crafted Gourd： a Traditional Art of China

<正>Chinese culture is known for its obscurity,profundity and allusiveness.As the word "gourd"is homophonic with"fortune"and     

The Missionary of Chinese Taiji Culture

Taiji quart, also called shadowboxing, is part of the rich and diversecultural heritage of Chinese civilization.It is an art in which slow, gentlemovements are embodied in vigor andforce. As a Chinese saying aptly puts it,     

Passion and Greatness： Miao Mo＇s Traditional Chinese Painting

Miao Mo is an accomplished painter nurtured in the time-honored artistic, tradition of Xi＇an, an ancient capital which witnessed heydays of the Chinese civilization. He showed strong interest in painting in his childhood and received academic training in fine arts in his teen years. In 1962, Miao pursued further training in the advanced course offered by the studio of traditional Chinese painting under the Artists Association of Shaanxi Province. In this three-year training program, Miao made remarkable progress in painting skills and deepened his understanding of the traditions and principles of Chinese painting, thanks to the mentorship of master Zhao Wangyun, founder of Chang＇an School of Painting, as well as the guidance of other prestigious artists like Shi Lu, He Haixia and Fang Jizhong.     

Chinese Calligraphy： Past and Present

Sculpture and painting are all that Western art means while calligraphy is unique to China, which is an art form between philosophy and design art. It is more concrete and lively than philosophy, but more abstract than painting and sculpture. Calligraphy is the very core of Chinese culture and homeland for Chinese spirit. --Xiong Bingming, renowned sculptor, painter and art theorist     

Feng Jicai: A Staunch Savior of Chinese Traditional Culture

＂Our society is flowing with too many materialistic desires and lacks spiritual props. We have so ignored our cultural heritages that our society finds no props to en- dure,＂ said Feng Jicai, a 72-year- old writer, who has been a mem- ber of Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CP- PCC） for 32 years. In each of the past ten years, his proposals were related to ＂rescuing Chinese tra- ditional culture＂.     

Panoramic View Tower：The Birthplace of Chinese Film

At the 58th Cannes International Film Festival, Chinese film “Shanghai Dreams”, presented by sixth generation director Wang Xiaoshuai, won the Jury Prize award. In his speech at the award ceremony, Wang said that the film was his best gift for the 100th anniversary of Chinese film. This year, Daguanlou (Panoramic View Tower), known as the birthplace of Chinese film, is under renovation to welcome this great occasion.     

Wuqiang New Year Painting：Epitome of Chinese Folklife

Chinese New Year,or Spring Festival,is the longest and most important holiday for Chinese people,It is usually celebrated from the eighth day of the twelfth month to the fifteenth of the first month(lantern festival),by Chinese lunar calendar,Traditionally,from the 23^rd to the 27^th of the twelfth lunar month,every     

Chinese Tea Tradition：From Tea Service to Tea Drinking

Tea was first discovered and drunk in China several thousand years ago and over the sweep of Chinese history drinking tea has developed to be part of Chinese culture and a reversible habit of Chinese people.With the spread of Chinese civilization,Chinese tea has been introduced to many countries across     

Cycles and Symbols： Deciphering the Chinese Lunar Calendar

Unlike most other calendars, the ancient Chinese calendar does not count years in an infinite sequence. Instead years have names that are repeated every 60years. Within each 60-year cycle, each year is assigned a name consisting of two components.     

Chinese Kites：New Year Paintings in the Air

It is generally believed that Chinese invented the kite which represents their pursuit of better life. Inspired by flying birds, ancient Chinese scientist Mo Di .made a wooden bird after three years of research, but it broke only one day after the maiden flight, This wooden bird is considered China＇s earliest form of the kite.     

Jiaxing： a Historic City at the Grand canal

The Grand Canal is considered to be one of the greatest projects in ancient China. Its con- struction began in AD 486 and was completed in 1293. Over the sweep of history, the Grand Canal has made remarkable contribution to Chinese economy and seen unique cultural traditions. Today, numerous historic monuments and sites have been preserved along the Grand Canal, wit- nessing its past glory and splendor.     

Chinese Seal：the Beijing 2008 Olympics Emblem

The Beijing 2008 Olympics emblem was finally unveiled. It was shown to the public at the solemn ceremony held at 8:30 p.m. August 3, 2003 in the park of Temple of Heaven, Beijing. When a Chinese statesman and an official of the International Olympic Committee     

The Art of Paper Cutting：Living Fossils of Chinese Civilization

Paper cut is one of the most distinctive folk arts that Chinese women have created and developed over the sweep of Chinese history. The art of paper cutting, originating from the pre-history era and dubbed as ＂living fossils of Chinese civilization＂, has been carried forward for hundreds of years in the vast countryside of China and survived with great vitality until today.     

Ou-style Embroidery： Part of Brilliant Chinese Traditions

Wenzhou, located in the southeast province of Zhejiang, is known as a ＂hometown of craftsmanship＂, with such distinctive folk craft arts as Ou-style embroidery, Huangyang wood carving and fine-patterned paper carving. Ou-style embroidery is indigenous to the valley of the Ou River in Wenzhou, celebrated as a unique craft art of Zhejiang. This type of embroidery is highly decorative with distinctive local characteristics.     

Rao Zongyi： The Revival of Chinese Culture in the 21st Century

Rao Zongyi, a master scholar in the studies o（Chinese culture and history, said that the 21st centu-ry sees the ever-increasing influence of Oriental academic ideas and artistic aes- thetics on the West. In fact, not long ago, professor Rao was conterred with the ti- tle of foreign academician by the French Academy, an event which stirred the cultural and arts community of Europe. As the first Asian scholar awarded with this honor, Rao said,“I am 97 years old. But I don＇t think I＇m old at all. Painter Liu Haisu climbed the Yellow Mountain at 93, and I will follow his suit.”     

Huabao Studio：aModern Enterprise in Traditional Paper Making

##正##Founded in 1983,Huabao studio is China's only enterprlse wlth a complete chain of traditional paper production,including printing making,character board making,pringting,binding,publication and