Mixing art and science
3 years, 2 months ago

Mixing art and science

China Daily  

"I grew up in China, and I like reading ancient Chinese books, such as Tao Te Ching. Hu presents the stories of Nine Songs with CG art that he thinks Westerners can understand. "Nine Songs has been painted by many painters since ancient times. So, Westerners may understand the story better and arouse their interest to understand what kind of story Nine Songs is." Hu grew up in Northwest China's Gansu province, where many cultures meet－ethnic Han and Hui, cultures of the ancient western regions and so on.

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Song lyrics in paintings showcased in Shanghai
1 year, 3 months ago

Song lyrics in paintings showcased in Shanghai

China Daily  

Familiarity with its cultural soul is the key to understanding a nation, and in China's case that includes exploring and appreciating the poetry and lyrics gifted to the world by its 5,000-year civilization. Tang poetry and Song lyrics have long been regarded as twin masterpieces of Chinese literary tradition. The lyrics originated in the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, …

Song lyrics in paintings showcased in Shanghai
1 year, 3 months ago

Song lyrics in paintings showcased in Shanghai

China Daily  

Familiarity with its cultural soul is the key to understanding a nation, and in China's case that includes exploring and appreciating the poetry and lyrics gifted to the world by its 5,000-year civilization. Tang poetry and Song lyrics have long been regarded as twin masterpieces of Chinese literary tradition. The lyrics originated in the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, …

Sci-fi inspired singer praises her roots
2 years ago

Sci-fi inspired singer praises her roots

China Daily  

Zhu Jingxi, a Dai woman from Pu'er city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, aims to merge cyberpunk style with traditional Chinese cultural elements in her visual and musical expressions. Seeking Roots It's a remarkable fact that behind Zhu's sassy look, highly experimental pieces of music and cyborg persona is her continuous pursuit of tradition. On one hand, she has been trying …

A celebration of traditional music
2 years, 8 months ago

A celebration of traditional music

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Conductors Liu Sha, Lyu Jia and Li Xincao. "The sounds of traditional Chinese musical instruments are very different from Western musical instruments, which were totally new to me. "Those musicians are very sensitive to the sounds of their musical instruments and they helped me understand the music works as well as their musical instruments." Like their names suggest, traditional Chinese …

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition
2 years, 10 months ago

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition

China Daily  

Young singer-songwriters in traditional dress take part in a three-day guo feng music workshop in Beijing. Zhang joined a workshop launched by Tencent Musician, a Tencent Music platform aimed at supporting and cultivating original Chinese music and independent musicians from China. The three-day activity brought together singer-songwriters from around the country and targeted new songs featuring elements of guo feng, …

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition
2 years, 10 months ago

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition

China Daily  

Young singer-songwriters in traditional dress take part in a three-day guo feng music workshop in Beijing. Zhang joined a workshop launched by Tencent Musician, a Tencent Music platform aimed at supporting and cultivating original Chinese music and independent musicians from China. The three-day activity brought together singer-songwriters from around the country and targeted new songs featuring elements of guo feng, …

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition
2 years, 10 months ago

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition

China Daily  

Young singer-songwriters in traditional dress take part in a three-day guo feng music workshop in Beijing. Zhang joined a workshop launched by Tencent Musician, a Tencent Music platform aimed at supporting and cultivating original Chinese music and independent musicians from China. The three-day activity brought together singer-songwriters from around the country and targeted new songs featuring elements of guo feng, …

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition
2 years, 10 months ago

Singer-songwriters draw on tradition

China Daily  

Young singer-songwriters in traditional dress take part in a three-day guo feng music workshop in Beijing. Zhang joined a workshop launched by Tencent Musician, a Tencent Music platform aimed at supporting and cultivating original Chinese music and independent musicians from China. The three-day activity brought together singer-songwriters from around the country and targeted new songs featuring elements of guo feng, …

Success and the price of going for the CHINESE TOUCH
2 years, 11 months ago

Success and the price of going for the CHINESE TOUCH

China Daily  

Li-Ning becomes a hit at New York Fashion Week in early 2018. The 2022 China New Consumer Brand Development Trend Report, released by internet service provider Weiboyi, says the search popularity of China chic related content has increased 528 percent in 10 years, with guochao digital products, clothing and makeup topping the charts. More shoppers are willing to buy items …

Success and the price of going for the CHINESE TOUCH
2 years, 11 months ago

Success and the price of going for the CHINESE TOUCH

China Daily  

Li-Ning becomes a hit at New York Fashion Week in early 2018. The 2022 China New Consumer Brand Development Trend Report, released by internet service provider Weiboyi, says the search popularity of China chic related content has increased 528 percent in 10 years, with guochao digital products, clothing and makeup topping the charts. More shoppers are willing to buy items …

Mixing art and science
3 years, 2 months ago

Mixing art and science

China Daily  

"I grew up in China, and I like reading ancient Chinese books, such as Tao Te Ching. Hu presents the stories of Nine Songs with CG art that he thinks Westerners can understand. "Nine Songs has been painted by many painters since ancient times. So, Westerners may understand the story better and arouse their interest to understand what kind of …

Chinese artists presents ink landscapes of the cosmos in Chicago
3 years, 8 months ago

Chinese artists presents ink landscapes of the cosmos in Chicago

China Daily  

Hidden Dragons Frolicking in Water.2017 Deeply influenced by the Song Dynasty art, Beijing-based ink artist Tai Xiangzhou has invested a lot of time in studying the philosophical meanings behind the mountain-and-water genre of classical Chinese paintings created by Song master painters, who were also learned in music, literature, geography and astronomy. He is fascinated by ancient Chinese's outlook on the …

Chinese artists presents ink landscapes of the cosmos in Chicago
3 years, 8 months ago

Chinese artists presents ink landscapes of the cosmos in Chicago

China Daily  

Hidden Dragons Frolicking in Water.2017 Deeply influenced by the Song Dynasty art, Beijing-based ink artist Tai Xiangzhou has invested a lot of time in studying the philosophical meanings behind the mountain-and-water genre of classical Chinese paintings created by Song master painters, who were also learned in music, literature, geography and astronomy. He is fascinated by ancient Chinese's outlook on the …

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times
3 years, 10 months ago

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times

China Daily  

Pipa player Fang Jinlong and composer Ma Jiuyue release a new album Music and the Book of Songs. Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories told through the poems. The performance, Rhythm World, featuring Fang performing alongside a 100-strong orchestra, saw Fang play an array of traditional musical instruments from …

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times
3 years, 10 months ago

Ancient work gets in tune with modern times

China Daily  

Pipa player Fang Jinlong and composer Ma Jiuyue release a new album Music and the Book of Songs. Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories told through the poems. The performance, Rhythm World, featuring Fang performing alongside a 100-strong orchestra, saw Fang play an array of traditional musical instruments from …

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