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Grotto organisers offer furious parents refunds over ‘fake santa’ at festive event

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1 month ago

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1 month, 1 week ago

Cher: The night I took a drunken John Lennon to the Playboy mansion - and he stripped stark naked in front of me in the infamous secret Grotto

Daily Mail

Walking into an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles one Sunday evening I bumped into John Lennon and his friend Harry Nilsson and they asked if I could take them to Hugh Hefner's house for movie night. I was just an employee who couldn't even sign a cheque or withdraw any money without their signatures and, beyond that, I could only …

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4 months ago

Gansu forum focusing on grotto studies

China Daily

The 2024 International Forum on Cave Temple Conservation, organized by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, kicked off on Monday in Dunhuang, Gansu province. According to Guan Qiang, deputy director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, China's cave temples, as represented by Mogao, not only vividly demonstrate the spread of Buddhism in China, but are also testimony to Chinese civilization. That …

China National Temples Cave Temple Dunhuang Gansu

4 months ago

Gansu forum focusing on grotto studies

China Daily

The 2024 International Forum on Cave Temple Conservation, organized by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, kicked off on Monday in Dunhuang, Gansu province. According to Guan Qiang, deputy director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, China's cave temples, as represented by Mogao, not only vividly demonstrate the spread of Buddhism in China, but are also testimony to Chinese civilization. That …

China National Temples Cave Temple Dunhuang Cave Temples

4 months, 1 week ago

Stunning Las Vegas mansion once owned by magician Lance Burton with its own grotto spa hits the market for $10 MILLION

Daily Mail

Built in 2006, the stunning property sits on a 10.05-acre lot and features a turret that overlooks the valley The celebrity castle is said to be located at the 'top of the world' because it is nestled atop a mountain The property sprawls over 14,756 square feet and boasts six bedrooms as well as its very own private cave A …

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4 months, 1 week ago

What heatwave? Harrods launches Christmas range in store despite 35C temperatures - with trees starting from £1429 and baubles selling for £29

Daily Mail

It might be the hottest day of 2024, but at Harrods it's the most wonderful time of the year. The luxury retailers have started the snowy season four months early after kitting their Knightsbridge store out with a full floor of Christmas decorations. While most of us are still sweltering in the height of a balmy UK summer, Harrods is …

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7 months ago

Technology injects fresh impetus in cultural tourism

China Daily

Over the May Day holiday, a wave of immersive, interactive exhibitions not only stopped visitors in their tracks, but also gave new impetus to the cultural tourism boom. The exhibition uses giant installations, artificial intelligence algorithms, digital interactive applications and other technologies to re-create cultural treasures from the Mogao Caves, the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, the Yungang Grottoes and the Longmen …

Exhibition Cultural Beijing Sanxingdui

7 months ago

Technology injects fresh impetus in cultural tourism

China Daily

Over the May Day holiday, a wave of immersive, interactive exhibitions not only stopped visitors in their tracks, but also gave new impetus to the cultural tourism boom. The exhibition uses giant installations, artificial intelligence algorithms, digital interactive applications and other technologies to re-create cultural treasures from the Mogao Caves, the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, the Yungang Grottoes and the Longmen …

Exhibition Cultural Beijing Sanxingdui

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Sean ' Diddy 'Combs' $40million LA home with eight bedrooms, eleven bathrooms and an underwater tunnel as property is raided by Homeland Security as part of 'sex trafficking probe'

Daily Mail

Much like every other home in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills, extravagance and extreme wealth conforms it to the surrounding area. On Monday, federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement descended on the property as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Homeland Security agents have descended on Sean 'Diddy' Combs' homes in Los Angeles …

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9 months ago

Jenny McCarthy reveals she DISGUISED HERSELF at Singled Out auditions after being rejected for the hosting gig 17 times due to her Playboy past

Daily Mail

Jenny McCarthy has revealed she landed her Singled Out hosting gig after disguising herself at auditions following multiple rejections due to her Playmate past. Jenny also described seeing 'so much sex going on' in the Playboy mansion in the early 1990s, but confessed it was 'gross.' McCarthy has opened up about seeing 'so much sex going on' in the Playboy …

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1 year ago

Forum anticipates further integration of digital technology and art

China Daily

Magnificence and Grandeur, an ongoing digital exhibition, provides immersive journeys of Chinese grotto art at the National Museum of China. The topic aroused heated debates among representatives from governmental bodies, academic circles, cultural institutions and enterprise from across the country, at themed forum held in Chongqing on Tuesday. The endeavors to empower cultural products with the great digital leap have …

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1 year ago

£1,000 for a family-of-five, £6.50 for a hot chocolate and £27 for two hotdogs and chips: Inside celebrity-favourite Santa's grotto that has become the most fashionable (and priciest) place to see Fat

Daily Mail

Lapland UK can cost £1,000 or more per family with celebrities and royalty among those queuing to see Santa in the middle of the Berkshire countryside, MailOnline can reveal today. Former hedge fund trader Mike Battle and his primary school teacher wife Alison founded LaplandUK in 2007 because they were unable to find their four young sons a quality Father …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Archaeology uncovers plateau's heritage role

China Daily

Members of the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences during a monthlong field investigation in the autonomous region. The ongoing archaeological research and investigation has also highlighted "the plateau Silk Road", a novel concept that emerged in recent years to describe ancient trade routes in the region. The region's proactive archaeological surveys have encompassed key …

Region

1 year, 1 month ago

Restorer's passion shows in his work

China Daily

The Master of Dunhuang, a documentary franchise about those dedicated to the cultural protection and heritage of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, features Yang Tao, a veteran grotto restorer. Documentary's second season shines an intriguing light on those who work in Mogao Caves, Xu Fan reports. Yang Tao, a seasoned grotto restorer who has worked in Dunhuang for …

Work Season Yang Dunhuang Mogao Caves

1 year, 1 month ago

Restorer's passion shows in his work

China Daily

The Master of Dunhuang, a documentary franchise about those dedicated to the cultural protection and heritage of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, features Yang Tao, a veteran grotto restorer. Documentary's second season shines an intriguing light on those who work in Mogao Caves, Xu Fan reports. Yang Tao, a seasoned grotto restorer who has worked in Dunhuang for …

Work Cave Season Yang Dunhuang Mogao Caves

1 year, 2 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

China Rock Chongqing

1 year, 2 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

China Rock Chongqing

1 year, 2 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

China Rock Chongqing

1 year, 2 months ago

Repairing the past, restoring our future

China Daily

Visitors appreciate rock carvings in Baodingshan, one of the five major clusters in Dazu district, Chongqing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY Cave temple protection in Chongqing requires effort, talent and pride in rich heritage A massive array of stunning rock carvings are receiving ever more attention and protection as they regain their past glory. The rudimentary wooden structure was built in the …

China Rock Chongqing

1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Silk Road Beijing China Daily Silk Gansu Gansu Province Mogao

1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Cultural Heritage Silk Road Road Beijing China Daily Silk Caves

1 year, 4 months ago

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

China Daily

A painted sculpture at Cave 45 of Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province. Photographer Wu Jian has been focusing his lens on Mogao Caves, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, for over four decades. He said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that it's a display of part of his works taken at more than 40 cultural …

Silk Road Road Beijing China Daily Silk Caves Dunhuang

1 year, 4 months ago

Guardians of the Great Wall

China Daily

The Site of Yumen Pass was included on UNESCO's World Heritage List, as part of the "Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor", in 2014. These earthen relics account for around one-third of the country's 767,000 immovable cultural relics, says Wang Yanwu, director of the relics preservation research department of the Conservation Institute, Dunhuang Academy. Unlike Zhang Chunsheng's team …

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Grotto organisers offer furious parents refunds over ‘fake santa’ at festive event

Best Christmas decorations 2024, tried and tested

Cher: The night I took a drunken John Lennon to the Playboy mansion - and he stripped stark naked in front of me in the infamous secret Grotto

Gansu forum focusing on grotto studies

Gansu forum focusing on grotto studies

Stunning Las Vegas mansion once owned by magician Lance Burton with its own grotto spa hits the market for $10 MILLION

What heatwave? Harrods launches Christmas range in store despite 35C temperatures - with trees starting from £1429 and baubles selling for £29

Technology injects fresh impetus in cultural tourism

Technology injects fresh impetus in cultural tourism

Inside Sean ' Diddy 'Combs' $40million LA home with eight bedrooms, eleven bathrooms and an underwater tunnel as property is raided by Homeland Security as part of 'sex trafficking probe'

Jenny McCarthy reveals she DISGUISED HERSELF at Singled Out auditions after being rejected for the hosting gig 17 times due to her Playboy past

Forum anticipates further integration of digital technology and art

£1,000 for a family-of-five, £6.50 for a hot chocolate and £27 for two hotdogs and chips: Inside celebrity-favourite Santa's grotto that has become the most fashionable (and priciest) place to see Fat

Archaeology uncovers plateau's heritage role

Restorer's passion shows in his work

Restorer's passion shows in his work

Repairing the past, restoring our future

Repairing the past, restoring our future

Repairing the past, restoring our future

Repairing the past, restoring our future

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

Photo exhibition hopes to raise awareness on Mogao Caves

Guardians of the Great Wall