A Contest Beyond the Olympic Playing Fields

Finalists for the design contest of the Olympic Stadium were announced on March 25, The three candidates are: Herzog & de Meuron Architekten AG (H & de M) Switzerland and China Architecture Design & Research Group (CAG); Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research China; and AXS SAWTO INC. Japan and Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University.     

Chinese Seal Art

<正>Chinese seal carving is a unique traditional art combining both calligraphy and sculpture. It has both practical functions in replicating characters or images and artistic values as a branch of calligraphy and carving.     

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.     

TEN ARCHEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF CHINA IN 2006

＂2006 Ten Archeological Discoveries of China＂ were co-released by China Heritage News and China Archeology. Society on April 8, 2007. Launched in 1990 the annual event saw nearly 600 nominations this year. According to Tong Mingkang, Deput.v Director-General of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the event has become a famous brand name and many sites which won this annual award have been given special care by local governments. Tong also highlighted three major criteria for assessing candidate discoveries： their value and importance pertaining to academic study; application of new technologies and approaches; protection measures adopted during and after excavation.     

Blue and White Porcelain with Design of Lotus Bouquet

<正>Lotus bouquet is a set design decorating blue and white porcelain of China.This design features lotus buds,pods and leaves bonded together by a silk ribbon.I...     

Artist Dialogue Promotes Cultural Exchange

<正>From October 27 to November 2, 2012, "China-Russia Performing Arts Dialogue 2012" was held in Russia’s Moscow and St. Petersburg. Co-hosted by Chinese and Ru...     

Four Treasures of the Study： Favorites of the Collection Market

<正>The four treasures of the study, including writing brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper, have been favored as curios by emperors, noblemen and elite scholars in dynastic China. The appreciation and collection     

Meet In Beijing Arts Festival Gets Under Way

<正>From April 30 to May 28, artists from around the world will present an art gala for the audience in Beijing. This year, the annual Meet In Beijing Arts Festival will highlight the interaction between artists and audiences, with an aim to promote diversity of art forms and cooperation among arts groups, arts institutions, government agencies and arts professionals and provide opportunities for their sustainable development.     

Assimilation and Innovation Gold and silver wares displayed in the exhibition＂Treasures of the Tang Dynasty＂

<正>Gold and silver are rare and valuable metal with special luster. The use of gold by mankind can date back to the remote past. As early as 12,000 years ago, a...     

The History and Culture of Chinese Fans （Ⅱ）

<正>Fans are symbols of Chinese culture and arts. Techniques and materials used for making fans are evidence witnessing the evolution of Chinese civilization.Poe...     

Folk Architecture and Customs of Yi People

<正>Traditional dwellings of Yi People, an ethnic minority group distributed in southwest China, are diverse and unique in style and type. A typical     

A Taste of China Chinese Cooking and Food Exhibition in France （Ⅱ）

<正>Ⅲ. Ancient Banquets and Ceremonies The information and relics of Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.) mainly come from tombs of that time. Many relics from the to...     

Painted and Crafted Gourd： a Traditional Art of China

<正>Chinese culture is known for its obscurity,profundity and allusiveness.As the word "gourd"is homophonic with"fortune"and     

Cultural Free Trade Zone Expected to Lower the Cost of Cultural Export and Import

The Cultural Free Trade Zone established in the Tianzhu Comprehensive Bonded Zone was officially opened days ago, providing convenience for cultural export and import. it gets rid of the traditional model of paying taxation regardless of transactions and allows the exemption of taxation if no transaction exists; it introduces equipment for the restoration of cultural relics and the transportation of overseas cultural relics requires no customs declaration; it offers bonded warehouses which enable direct shipment and avoid the inbound and outbound customs procedures.     

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.     

A Road of Peace and Exchange --Silk Road Successfully Listed as World Cultural Heritage

Pioneered over 2,000years ago, the Silk Roads started at Chang＇an, capital of the Western Han Dynasty, stretched through Hexi Corridor; the Pamirs, Central Asia and Western Asia, and eventually reached Africa and Europe. Over the sweep of history, the Silk Roads served as an artery of transportation, cultural exchange and trade contact between East and West, bearing the spirit of peace, cooperation, openness, inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit.     

B lu e-an d-wh ite P orcelain：World Collectors＇ Favorite

<正>Blue and white wares are white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide. The decoration is commonly applie...     

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.     

Beauty of Tangka Painting

<正>Tangka is a form of painting art depicting Tibetan Lamaism and reflecting traditional Tibetan culture. Tangka paintings reveal strong religious subjects, portray solemn and noble images,     

Chinese Embroidered Pouches

<正>In the agricultural society of ancient China, men went out for farming and hunting while women were supposed to do housework and weave fabrics at home. Needl...