Stitching Skills of Suzhou Embroidery

Suzhou-style embroidery is known as the most famous of the four major embroidery styles of China. Over the sweep of history, thisembroidery genre has been nurtured in the context of cultural richness in waterside towns of southeast China and continued to evolve thanks to sldll perfection by generations of female embroiderers. Time-honored cultural traditions developed by scholars, poets and painters have enriched aesthetics, craftsmanship and coloring of the embroidery genre, endowing it with unique characteristics and enduring artistic appeals and helping to bring it with worldwide reputation.     

Guangzhou Opera House： A Theatre That Has Changed A City

＂Architecture is music in space, as it were a frozen music. ＂A theater is a perject mix of the two. The past three years has seen the construction of numerous theatres around China. They are not only cultural landmarks, but also bear significant economic and social implications. It is the joint responsibility of builders, operators and managers to make them cultural icons that play a key role in promoting local cultural and art development. The reporter recently visited Guangzhou Opera House, put in use jbur years ago, in order to find its success in bringing cultural experience Jor local citizens.     

Public Art in Beijing＇s Subway

Public art is an important comprising element for the development of urban culture and a direct physical barrier of urban culture. In addition to its unique artistic value, public art has more important cultural value because of its pubic nature. It connects the past and future of the city, add to the city＇s memory, narrate the city＇s story, meet urban dwellers＇ psychologi- cal and behavioral needs, create new cultural traditions, and present the city＇s kindness and friendship.     

Every Happening Tugs the Heartstrings

My Chinese dream is to see the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, which is the common aspiration of generations of Chinese suffering from the humiliation of imperialism for centuries. What does rejuvenation mean？ It means to rejuvenate the glorious times when the Chinese nation made major contribution to the progress of human civilizations. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation begins with cultural rejuvenation, the core of which is the rejuvenation of China＇s original culture and philosophy, the great spirit of perseverance and tenacity,     

First 24-hour Bookstore Opens in Beijing to Boost the ＂Reading by All＂ Initiative

Sanlian Taofen Bookstore is Sanlian publishing group ＇s flagship store in Beijing founded in 1996 and retailing books of cultural subjects. 117 addition to book sales, the bookstore also organizes various academic and cultural events, establishing itself as a cultural landmark of Beijing. On April 23, 2014, the bookstore began to offer 24-hour service, making it the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing.     

New Breakthroughs Made in Cultural Finance

On March 17, 2014, the Ministry of Culture, People＇s Bank of China and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the Opinion Concerning the Deepening of Culture-Finance Cooperation （hereinafter referred to as ＂Opinion ＂）. This landmark document has drawn nationwide attention, as it calls for the innovation of the financial system for cultural development and the design of financial products and services that meet needs of cultural industries. What actions have been taken by local banking institutions in response to this reJorm policy and what efforts have been made to seek innovative approaches to culture-finance cooperation？ Here is the news story by China Culture Daily.     

China Highlights Protection of ICH and Ancient Books

Chinese culture activates the evolution of Chinese nation with inexhaustuble energy. We should have a full understanding of Chinese traditional culture, accepting what is good and rejecting what is bad of it. Chinese traditional culture should be in accord to needs of contemporary society and modem civilizations, while retaining its unique national characteristics. Education on the best of Chinese tradiitional culture should be reinforced and tools of modem technology should be utilized to develop and explore rich resources of our traditional culture. Greater efforts should be made to explore and protect cultures of different ethnic groups, protect cultural property and intangible cultural heritage, and sort out ancient books. --Excerpt from the Report of the 17th Plenary Session of CPC Central Committee, delivered by Party Secretary Hu Jintao     

BEIJING＇S TRAD TIONAL ARCHWAYS

The pailou, also known as paifang, is an archway of a memorial or decorative nature. It is a classical architectural style of ancient China which is supported by a single row of columns and designed to separate and coordinate architectural space. With a simplistic and exquisite appearance, the pailou has both decorative and practical functions. When erected at thoroughfare crossroads, it can serve as a direction guide and add to aesthetic and cultural richness of a town; when installed in classical gardens, it helps to screen or separate sceneries while contributing to the beauty of the landscape.     

No Culture,Without Languages

Language is the carrier of human civilizations passed on between generations, the key to exchanges and mutual understanding and the bond of cultural exchanges and mutual learning. There are different cultures behind difjerent languages. ＂No culture will exist without languages.＂     

Long Song: Sound of Nature in the Mongolian Grasslands

Urtiin duu is believed to date back to the era of the Hun (about 2000 years ago) and became one of the most important cultural expressions of Mongolians when this nation took shape, according to China's historical documents. The origin of this old folk art is closely connected with religious and other major rituals of Mongolians. On those rituals, singing was an integral part, and some old songs are still sung today. For example, joyous crowds shout their praises and auspicious wishes, and b…     

Culture to Take the Lead in the Building of the Belt and the Road

The Silk Road has played an important role in facilitating intellectual exchanges and cultural integration between East and West, economic globalization and diversity of human civilizations. In the new era, thanks to ever-closer economic and cultural ties between China and other countries along the Silk Road, this ancient route has been rejuvenated and embraced new development opportunities. Building the Belt and the Road is therefore our inevitable choice following the trend of the development ofthe time.     

Getting to Know China： Appreciation of 100 Chinese Characters

Getting to Know China： Appreciation of 100 Chinese Characters is one of the book series ＂Meet China＂ produced by the Ministry of Culture of China in 2013. The book selects 100 Chinese characters that represent Chinese culture to some extent. Targeted at foreign readers most of whom are unfamiliar with Chinese characters, the book elaborates on the meanings of Chinese characters and their cultural connotation concisely and to the point.     

Storytelling： A Marvelous Expression of Arts

As Kunqu Opera and Guqin （ancient Chinese music instrument） have been proclaimed as ＂Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity＂, more artistic expressions of Chinese intangible cultural heritage are ready to apply for the entry of the list. And the art of storytelling, an old art form originating from Beijing and epitomizing Chinese linguistic and folk culture, is worthwhile to be given great attention.     

The Long Return Journey of the Lost Cultural Relics

As the wheels of time move forward,modern generations can only get a glimpse of their ancestors‘ life from the cultural relics of a people. Maybe it is the intuitive bond between one life and another that makes everyone feel an emotional attachment to cultural relics.Every cultural relic is just like a cord,making connections among blood ties as well as different regions. Long time span dose not keep us from knowing about them from books and feeling them in our culture, but unfortunately, they are kept in the splendid buildings at the far end of the ocean, without really being understood.     

Memory of China:5000 Years of Civilization

The Olympic Games is not only a sports event but also offer a great chance for cultural exchange. In celebration of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Capital Museum hosted a grand exhibition Memory of China： 5000 Years of Civilization, aiming to showcase the brilliant Chinese history and culture to the people from the rest of the world.     

GLORY AND DREAM ——Two young photographers shot Chang＇an Avenue in a panoramic view

Chang＇an Avenue, stretching from east to west across Beijing, is dubbed as the most spectacular boulevard of China that epitomizes the 600-year history of the capital city and bears political and cultural diplomatic significance. First built during the Ming Dynasty （1368 - 1644）, Chang＇an Avenue is named after the capital of the Tang Empire,     

＂Tailored Culture＂： a Solution to Supply- Demand Contradiction

Governments at various levels promote cultural development at the grassroots by planning and launching cultural projects. But it has remained a problem .for these cultural projects to effectively meet cultural demand of the general public. Therefore, we need to design tailored cultural projects as a solution to solve the contradiction between supply and demand.     

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 Tea Spreads Fragrance around the Globe简

As the representative inheritor of scented tea-making skills, which was named as national intangible cultural heritage, Ms. Sun Danwei said, ＂The song Jasmine Blossoms is the song of the world, and now we will bring the jasmine tea to the rest of the world and make Wuyutai an international brand.＂     

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.