Chinese Contemporary Art： Ink Experiment

Chinese ink painting is an age-old art tradition that embodies distinctive characteristics of Chinese culture. In these exquisite paintings, artists integrate nature and everyday life to show how the two exist in harmonyalso a frequent theme in Chinese philosophy.     

Chinese Contemporary Art:Between local and Globel Dynamics

Chinese contemporary art hasbeen the focal point of China'S culturaldevelopment since the mid-1990s.Itis not only an active genre in thedomestic art circle but also a vibrantparticipant in the international artcommunity.Thanks to the reform andopening up,Chinese art is no longerfettered by the limited cultural     

Chinese Lacquer Art

Over the sweep of Chinese longstanding history,numerous treasures and heritages have been left over,among which the lacquer art is a brilliant one.China is the earliest country in the world using natural lacquer,In the early 1970s,archeologists unearthed a red lacquer wood bowl in an excavation in the     

Experimental Art Needs Wider Niche in Modern China

Experimental art in China has unpergone a period of unprecedented development since the 1990s. Part of this is due to the rapid transformation of the country‘s economic system.Meanwhile, China‘s experimental art has integrated itself with the rest of the world, thanks to the swift pace of globalization.     

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     

Folklore and High Art Displayed Together to Welcome Chinese New Year

During the Spring Festival this year, National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) displayed traditional folk art together with Chinese and foreign artists‘ painting masterpieces in celebration of Chinese New Year.     

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     

Tolerance and Harmony： Chinese Culture and 2008 Olympics Beijing

“People‘s Olympics“, one of the slogans of 2008 Olympics Beijing, represents the core of Chinese culture -tolerance and harmony. In fact, the Olympics spirit“sports means peace“ accords to values of Chinese nation.     

Chinese Shadow Play： Founder of Theatric Art

<正>Over more than 2000 years of evolution,Chinese shadow play,or shadow puppetry,has developed distinctive characteristics of     

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 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.     

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.     

Past and Present： China＇s Handicraft Art

Traditional handicraft art is part of the traditional culture of China and known as living fossils to record lives of ancient Chinese. There are various forms of traditional handicraft art in China, including ceramics, jade carving, ivory carving, cloisonne, lacquer carving, wood carving, gold and silver wares, shadow play, kites, lanterns,     

Image of China： A Photo Exhibition to Document Contemporary Chinese Life

In June 2004, a grand photo exhibition entitled Humanistic China: A Documentary Perspective was held in the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC). The exhibition, co-presented by NAMOC and Guangdong Museum of Art andthemed on “humanistic China, individualistic China”, displayed 592 choice works which were selected from more than 100,000 photos shot by some 1,000 photographers in the past half century.     

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).     

Review and Impression：Chinese Movies

The year of 2005 marked the centennial anniversary of Chinese film.Over the past century,film has changed people＇s ways of life,influenced their ideas and concepts and expanded their sphere of imagination.As a celebrated American critic said.film is the most typical art form of the time which has an integrated feature in both technology and society.Therefore,it takes an important responsibility to develop,restore and upgrade people＇s ability to feel and experience. The year of 2005 has passed and to review Chinese movies in the past year will fring us a delightful memory.     

Meng Jinghui： Twenty Years Dedicated to Contemporary Drama

Wearing a black leather coat and a headset, Meng Jinghui paced to and fro behind a huge tempered glass screen. When his new drama ＂Love Is More Cruel Than Death＂ was presented for the second round, he answered to an audience, ＂I don＇t know who will be the audience for this drama. 1 think it is enough to find 10,000 audiences who can understand it in Beijing.