FORM WITHOUT CONTENT： Lin Zhaohua＇s Drama Practice in the 1990s

＂In essence, art is an ability to express one＇s feeling to others and this ability is expressed by materializing a proper form for some feeling.＂ This aggressive motto by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche has been venerated as a guiding principle by experimental artists. Drama experiments done by Lin Zhaohua in the 1990s, in some sense, have testified to the definition that drama is a living text. Lin, as an experimental drama director, has not only planned but also presented this living text on the stage.     

＂City of Museums＂： a New Brand for Qujiang,Xi＇an

Modern museums are striving to keep pace with the rapidly evolving modern art and the changing needs of audience. Accordingly, the concept of museum has developed and trans- formed. Imagine the future of Xi＇an as a city of museums. It will be a city immersed in a profound artistic atmo- sphere, embracing broader space for exchanges, exhibiting higher educa- tional value, thus truly demonstrating the cultural background required for an international city. This is exactly what we have been hoping for a city＇s cultural inheritance.     

The Aesthetics of Chinese Calligraphy

All problems of art are prob- lems of rhythm. Hence, in trying to understand Chineseart, we must begin with Chinese rhythm and the source of artistic inspiration. Allowing that rhythm is universal and that the Chinese do not own a monopoly of nature＇s rhythms, it is still possible to trace a differ- ence of emphasis. It has already been pointed out, in the discussion on the ideal of womanhood in China,     

Sculpture Dedicated to Olympics

Founder of modern Olympic Games Coubertin said, ＂Athletics inspires art and creates moments of artistic expression. Athletics is beautiful as it makes athletes dynamic sculpture.＂ In celebration of the Beijing Olympic Games, many outstanding sculptures have been created to ignite people＇s passion and dream.     

Chinese Paper Cut Appears in Western Modern Dance

Modern dance ＂Hunting for Nora＂,adapted form the great drama ＂A Doll＇s House＂by Henrik lbsen at Bejing International Dance Season last December,fascinated the udience with its novel stage setting featuring Chinese paper cut.This bold innovation to integrate Chinese folk art with Western avant-garde dance drama has proved to be a big success,with strong visual appeals and fresh cultural significance.The 27 huge paper cuttings for the stage setting,designed by Qiao Xiaogung,professor with the Ceneral Art Academy of China,has been collected by Theatre Ibsen,nd the paper-cut portrait of Ibsen he created has been permanently displayed in the theatre.     

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.     

Yin Xiaofeng： Wonder of Behavior

Behavior art is an artistic genre of post-modernism flourishing in the 1960s and 70s in the West, and it has been imitated, explored and developed by avant-garde Chinese contemporary artists ever since the late 1980s. Some of them devote themselves so wholeheartedly to pursue and experiment it tnat graoually they have out their unique style and attracted attention home and abroad. Yin Xiaofeng, a gifted young artist from Chengdu, dramatically demonstrates the wonder and power of behavior art by harmoniously contrasting the ancient and the contemporary, the traditional and the modern, the Chinese and the Western, with his wit, his thought, his body and those rubbles buried in ruins for thousands of years...[第一段]     

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.     

We Are Destined to Have This Type of Literature

Over the past decade or so, the topic of world literature and Chinese literature has been frequently discussed and seminars on the topic held quite often. It would be impossible twenty years ago. After keeping closed and backward for quite a long time, China has adopted the policy to open its door to the outside world. As a result, Chinese economy has seen rapid growth and economic globalization has changed Chinese people＇s mindset and way of thinking, and Chinese literature as well.     

Harmony in Diversity Xu Jianjun’s Freehand Ink and Wash Painting

Chinese ink and wash painting is an exceptional expression of Oriental fine arts enshrined in the world’s pantheon of art.It enjoys popularity among both Chinese and Western people,in particular because of its cultural richness and distinct artistic values. Over the sweep of history,Chinese ink and wash painting has developed an independent system,     

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.     

Chinese Local Operas Fascinate Parisians

The Second Chinese Theatre Festival took place in the winter of 2005 in Paris, France. The event, organized by China Cultural Center in Paris, has seen six local opera troupes from Hebei, Jiangsu, Jilin, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, showing to Parisians scores of traditional programs of Chinese operas. Chinese theatric art is not novel to French people. Over past decades in the history of modern China, Chinese opera masters, in particular, Peking opera singers, visited Paris many times and made traditional Chinese opera known to French people. For example, when visiting Paris half the century ago, master Cheng Yanqiu gave lectures on Peking opera, the first Chinese opera genre that was introduced to French people.     

Impression on Oil Painter Wei Kuizhong

On my way back to Beijing, I dropped into the art museum of Hebei Provincial Institute of Painting in the city of Shijiazhuang, where an exhibition on Wei Kuizhong＇s off paintings was on the display. I was so overwhelmed by those extraordinary works that I was eager to talk to the painter. Wei was a sincere and determined artist. He looked taciturn but when it came to his artistic pursuits and ideas, his eloquence surprised me. In the Chinese art market today when everybody complains about the lack of mainstream artworks, Wei＇s oil masterpieces with thrilling make him stand out as a leading figure.     

Form without Content Lin Zhaohua’s Drama Practice in the 1990s

“In essence, art is an ability to express one’s feeling to others and this ability is expressed by materializing a proper form for some feeling.” This aggressive motto by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche has been venerated as a guiding principle by experimental artists. Drama experiments done by Lin Zhaohua in the 1990s, in some sense, have testified to the definition that drama is a living text. Lin, as an experimental drama director, has not only planned but also presented this living text o…     

Earthen Ceramics of Fuli

Fuli Village, located in Zaozhuang, eastern Shandong Province, is said to be the hometown of Fuxi, the first of the legendary Three Sovereigns of ancient China.This historic village is known for its long history of earthen ceramics making. Earthen ceramics crafted in this place are praised as ＂featuring designs of the Neolithic Age, charms of the Han Dynasty and styles of the Southern and Northern Dynasties＂. With unique designs and distinctive convex decorative patterns, Fuli＇s earthen ceramics combine cultural richness of Chinese traditions and characteristics of modern art and thus are described as ＂valuable and rare earthen treasures that have been ever handed down from ancestral generations＂：     

A Bridge Connecting the Headquarters and Outlets An interview with An Dongjuan,Wuyutai＇s operation supervisor

Wuyutai, a time-honored brand of Chinese tea shop founded in 1887, has established it- self as China＇s leading tea company with up to 300franchised chain stores. Its success is owed not only to its motto of＂best tea for you as always＂and scientific management, but also to its well-trained and devoted staff members keeping abreast of the times. As a key element of its ad- ministrative structure, the Operation Center bridges Wuyutai＇s headquarters and numerous out- lets. Its operation supervisor An Dongjun is an outstanding staff member in this department     

ZEYA TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING

As we all know, China is world renowned for its developed papermaking technology through a 2000-year long history. The modern industry of papermaking is highly automated and a variety of paper products is manufactured. Paper made by hands are seldom seen anywhere. But in Zeya town, Ohai District of Wenzhou city, Zhejiang province, paper used to offer sacrifice to Deity is still kept as preserved traditional industry. In the long immigration history, Nanping people moved to Zeya when Nanping was well known as one of the papermaking hometowns; the name is then kept unchanging when people went to Zeya for surviving the turmoil days.[第一段]     

Tibet under Tibetan Painters’ Brushes

Over the past three decades,many foreign and Chinese painters have been to Tibet for artistic creation,including such big names as Hirayama Ikuo of Japan,Sydney Paul of Australia,Liu Guosong and Rang Maoqin of Taiwan, Lin Tianxing of Hong Kong,Lu Chang of Macao and Robert Rauschenberg of USA.In his solo exhibition in China in 1985,Robert Rauschenberg particularly chose Beijing and Lhasa as its venues.At that time,Lhasa had yet to embrace modern lifestyles and art trends.His conceptual and installation works     

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.