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 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.     

To Go Global,We Should Be First Self-Improved

I would like to take your time to explain several ideas.     

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…     

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.     

BSod-lam-dban-mo：A Folk-song Singer from Tibet

The song"Golden Hometown",like the nature's sound,Makes your name known to everyone overnight.BSod-lam-dban-mo,you came over on the horseback from the Heavenly road,And with your spring-clear voice and pure heart,Represented the image of snow mountains and highland yaks,As well as pearl-like sheep herds.     

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     

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…     

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.     

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.     

Magazine Review

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.＂     

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.     

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.”     

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.     

写给苔藓

你怎么会有把握了解了一切你是如何发现的那片深绿色伸向阳光又不见源头正如你自己深浅莫测你如何学会把不同形状的水塑造得既听话又柔和还保守着每一个你所在的山洞里的秘密像人们看到的那样你被塑成了面颊的形状然后是胸口的形状在出现许多面颊和胸口的形状之前那鹪鹩就已洞悉了一切她用你活生生的肢体造出了她的巢和她的世界仿佛那就是你生于此处的目的How you came to know all that you are sure of how you discovered the darkness of green uncurling into the daylight out of its origins unsounded as your own how you learned…     

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…     

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     

Some Comments on Mai Jia＇s Novel Decoding

Nobel prize winner Gareia Marquez said,“Every writer has a habit to Find excuses not to write,“ I seem to have found a reasonable excuse not to write and therefore have rarely touched pens in recent years. And even when I had an impetus to write, I hardly turned it into action. I     

INSIDE THE HOMETOWN OF GIANT PANDA：Diplomatic missions tour to cultural heritage sites in Sichuan

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China launched the series program ＂diplomatic missions tour to cultural heritage sites in China＂ in 2006, with an aim to showcase the country＇s rich cultural heritage resources and achievements in heritage protection to the international community. From October 20 to 25, 2007, 17 diplomatic envoys from ten countries as well as international organizations joined the study tour to Sichuan hometown of giant panda. During the five-day visit, they visited several World Heritage sites and appreciated unique folk arts in Sichuan, from mysterious archeological sites in Jinsha to magnificent Leshan giant Buddha, from beautiful Mt. Emei to the ancient irrigation system in Dujiangyan, from years-old liquor workshops to the well-preserved old town in Langzhong, from exquisite Song- Dynasty porcelains to the state-of-art research base for giant panda, from the miraculous face-off stunt of Sichuan opera to the highly skilled art of shadow play. All these attractions have imprinted deep memories in these diplomats＇ minds.