FORMER CELEBRITY RESIDENCES IN QINGDAO

Many famous cultural personages in the history of modern China dwelled or .stayed in Qingdao, a beautiful coastal city in east China. Their former residences are now well preserved as cultural heritage, which add to cultural richness and natural beauty to this beach paradise.     

All the Way Back to Where We Started

"City, like people, has memory, because it has a complete life history. It grows from an infant to its childhood and then a thriving youth to maturity.This rich, long and unique process is all silently placed in its huge body. Generations have left their memories here, leaving both tangible heritages and oral and intangible ones to carry on those memories.The largest tangible heritages in city are buildings, including historic districts, sites, old streets, old stores and former residences of celebrities, etc. . Names of places are also memorable in that they     

Xi’an Qujiang International Shadow Arts Festival

<正>Light brings life to all creatures in the earth, shadow sustains the time and image crystallizes the history. In October 2010, an art gala of light and shadow was presented in Qujiang, a famous cultural resort and park in Xi'an, a historic city of China.     

The Glorious Era Showcased on Canvas

The huge portrait of Deng Xiaoping, respected as the ＂chief architect of China＇s reform and opening up＂, is a landmark standina in the downtown of Shenzhen, the first city embarking on the road to reform and opening up in the late 1970s. In the end of last year, a miniature replica of this famous portrait was installed, accompanied by the slogan ＂adhering to the Party＇s fundamental guideline for at least 100 years＂, in the courtyard of the National Art Museum of China.     

Capital of Cultural Diversity Attracts Tourists Worldwide ——2006 Quanzhou Tourism Promotion Fair

2006 Quanzhou Tourism Promotion Fair, with the theme of ＂blue Quanzhou bay and fascinating Shaolin Gongfu of south China＂ took place from September 4 to 7 in Quanzhou, a historically and culturally famous city in the coastal province of Fujian. More than 1000 participants from Russia, Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Philippines and Singapore as well as representatives from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other provinces and cities of the country attended this promotional fair, which aimed to showcase the city＇s tourism resources.     

The Portland Classical Chinese Garden

The Portland Classical Chinese Garden, or called ＂Lan Su Yuan＂ in Chinese, was located in the downtown area of Portland,USA, It used to be China Town, but now has become the city＇s famous tourist site, The garden offers busy city dwellers not only an ideal retreat away from tense working life and annoying traffic buzzing, but also a completely different landscape and culture from the east. That is why a tour to ＂Lan Su Yuan＂ is viewed as the easiest and best way to experience Chinese culture,     

Hengdian World Studio： Hollywood of the East

Dubbed ＂Oriental Hollywood＂ and situated on the outskirts of Hengdian, a township of Dongyang city in East China＇s Zhejiang Province, Hengdian World Studio has become a favorite rendezvous for tourists and since its inception, this state-of-the-art film and television studio has welcomed many famous film actors and directors. It is estimated that 70% of China＇s film and TV studios are losing money, but Hengdian is an exception. This privately-owned studio seems to be never short of tourists and film stars. What is the secret of its success？     

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.     

Shaoxing East Lake： A Miniature Landscape

The East Lake is situated five kilometers to the east of the historic city of Shaoxing. With a wonderful combination of a hill, grottoes and stone bridges, it might pass for a miniature landscape. On a par with the West Lake in Hangzhou and the South Lake in Jiaxing, it is one of the three most famous lakes in southeast Zhejiang Province. Although it is quite small, its delicacy and elegance rank it among the best resorts in Shaoxing.     

LEARNING CHINESE HAS BECOME ALL THE RAGE IN HUNGARY

Budapest,the capital city of Hungary,is praised as a pearl on River Danube which divides the city into two parts-Buda and Pest.Buda is situated mainly in the hills to the west while Pest lies on the vast plains to the east which extend to the country＇s borders with Romania and former Yugoslavia.Ninc magnificent bridges of diverse styles link the two parts together.     

CURIO MARKETS IN BEIJING

Beijing enjoys a long history as the capital of six dynasties in ancient China. Historical and cultural legacies accumulated over the sweep of history have made it possible to develop a booming private collection market. So far the city. sees the largest number of curio and antique markets in China,     

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.     

A Carnival for Animation Makers 9th China International Animation Festival Successfully Held in Changzhou

<正>From August 16 to 22, the 9th China International Animation Festival was successfully held in China Dinosaur Land in Changzhou, a riverside city in southeast China’s Zhejiang province. This prestigious cultural event is co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture of China and Jiangsu Provincial Government and co-organized by the Center of International Cultural Exchange and Changzhou Municipal Government.     

Li Xiaojie：A Popular Flute Performer in the Army

Li Xiaojie is a young Chinese flute performer and now serves as the Chinese flute solo performer in the Song and Dance ! Ensemble of the General Political Department of People＇s Liberation Army. She was born in Inner Mongolia and had followed her father Li Zhen, a famous Chinese flute performer to learn flute performance since her childhood. In 1983, she was admitted to the middle school affiliated to China Conservatory of Music and received an all-round training of sldlls and styles of northern schools of Chinese flute from Prof. Ma Baoshan. In 1986. Li and her schoolmate Zeng Zhaobin performed a flute duet at the Fourth North China Music Festival, which was known as the first ever bamboo flute performance by female performers in China and widely recognized by the professional circle.     

Dazzling Displays of Fireworks and Lanterns Shine the Night of Paris

The night of July 2, 2004. The Palace of Versaille. Chinese-style red palace lanterns glittered amid trees and lotus lights with oriental charm floated in the lake. Distinguished guests from China and thousands of French celebrities and officials gathered to await the closing of China Cultural Year. When the clock struck twelve, vigorous music suddenly sounded     

Dalian Acrobitic Troupe——Messengers of Good Will,Culture and Art

IF yon open the map of theworld.yon will see that Chinalooks rather like a rooster.Da-lian.a coastal city on the LiaodongPeninsula in northern China,is onthe tip or the rooster’s beak.Bounded on three sides by thesea,this beautiful city is one of theimportant ports of foreign trade,shipping out rich farm and industri-al products to the four corners orthe world.But the city also ex-changes culture and the arts withother countriesand the Dalian Ac-robatic Troupe,which has made aname for itself far and near,hasmade one of the greatest contribu-tions to this exchange.     

New Year Print of Yangliuqing

Yangliuqing in Tianjin, Yangjiabu in Weifang, Shandong, Taohuawu in Suzhou, Jiangsu and Mianzhu in Sichuan are known the four most famous places to produce Chinese New Year prints. Yangliuqing, about 10 kilometers west from the city proper of Tianjin, is an ancient town with a long history. With high intensity of population and rich natural resources, this historic town has enjoyed prosperity as a transportation hub.     

African Extravaganza in Shenzhen

The autumn season in Shenzhen is charming. Cool breeze touches people＇s face and a permeating fragrance of orange osmanthus sways across the skyscrapers, makingthis robust city full of sense of modernity. After 30 years of opening and reform, the city is heading on faster and faster to get into the world fashion. Our story focuses on a 10-day cultural extravaganza hosted by the African artists and their Chinese counterparts in the downtown area, The ongoing ＂Focus on African Culture＂ festival is a true witness of the everlasting friendship between African countries and China.     

Chinese Culture Today： Aspirations and Dreams

Editor＇s note： During the Festival of China taking place in Washington D.C. in October, 2005, Chinese Minister of Culture Sun Jiazheng made a keynote speech in National Press Club, addressing political, cultural and media celebrities on China＇s policies and strategies for cultural development. The following Is the whole text of his speech.     

NE·TIGER A RISING CHINESE LUXURY BRAND

China＇s booming market and growing consumers of luxury goods have attracted world luxury brand names to come for a new round of gold rush. Flagship stores and outlets of famous brands such as Louis Vuitton and Giorgio Armani are burgeoning in big cities across the country. In this intense struggle for market shares in the world＇s fourth largest economy with the biggest potential population of luxury consumers, a local Chinese brand name is growing fast to become an inevitable rival of those Western heavyweights. From Millionaire Fair to Extravaganza, it has been invited as an equal member to stand amidst world top-class brand names such as Rolls Royce, Cartier and Dior. It is NE.TIGER, a shining fashion brand founded in China and by a Chinese designer. ＂In fact, China has exported numerous luxuries to the rest of the world for hundreds of years, such as silk, porcelain and tea. In the contemporary time, NE.TIGER will continue this glorious tradition and try to be the best example of China＇s high-end brand names,＂ said Zhang Zhifeng, chairman and chief designer of NE·TIGER.