Year-ender: Top 10 cultural events from 2024

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Legacy of service lives on

CHINA DAILY International students in China embrace Lei Feng's legacy through acts of service, cultural exchanges, and shared values of kindness and dedication. The province has preserved his spirit through memorials, educational sites, and annual "Learning from Lei Feng" activities at universities on March 5, Lei Feng Day, to honor his legacy. When one child asked why Lei Feng gave …

Students Feng Lei Lei Feng Service Lives

3 weeks ago

Expect to 'age out' of your career, says Vera Wang - she's had at least four

BBC

Expect to 'age out' of your career, says Vera Wang - she's had at least four 5 days ago Share Save Christopher Luu Share Save Natassja Ebert From making history as Vogue's youngest-ever fashion editor to creating a gown fit for a Kennedy wedding – which would end up covered in grass stains – Vera Wang chronicles her career's surprising …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Chinese New Year and renaissance of an old tradition in Hong Kong

China Daily

Hong Kong's Qilin dance tradition encompasses various styles or local variations, each with distinct music and dance forms. As the vibrant sounds of drums and gongs filled the air, a colorful troupe of performers holding an ancient auspicious animal, wound its way through the villages of the New Territories of Hong Kong, fanning up the festive atmosphere during the Chinese …

Dance Hong Kong Chinese Qilin

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Chinese New Year and renaissance of an old tradition in Hong Kong

China Daily

Hong Kong's Qilin dance tradition encompasses various styles or local variations, each with distinct music and dance forms. As the vibrant sounds of drums and gongs filled the air, a colorful troupe of performers holding an ancient auspicious animal, wound its way through the villages of the New Territories of Hong Kong, fanning up the festive atmosphere during the Chinese …

Dance Hong Kong Chinese Qilin

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Poetry born of a mother's sacrifice

China Daily

Huang poses for a photo at an institute of literature named after the late Chairman Mao Zedong in Changsha in November. CHINA DAILY In 2019, Huang joined a group chat of sanitation workers from Hunan who shared a passion for literature and began sharing her poems. Editors in the group published Huang's works online, where they garnered praise and popularity. …

Huang Poetry Born

2 months ago

China’s captivating ‘heroes’ dance blends kung-fu and opera

The Hindu

With painted faces and vivid costumes, 40 young dancers leap through the streets of Shantou in southern China to the sound of gongs and drums as hundreds of spectators watch. A mix of martial arts and Chinese opera, this traditional dance of "heroes" with ancient roots still lights up parts of Guangdong province ahead of the Lunar New Year. Often …

Dance China Traditional Culture Chinese New Year Shantou

2 months, 1 week ago

Exhibition honors one of China's key 20th-century talents

China Daily

"He supported the founding of the Pudong Middle School, the Shanghai East Hospital and collaborated with Qian Hui'an to establish the Yuyuan Calligraphy and Painting Charity Society. These three institutions are still thriving," says Wu Yue, a great-grandson of Wu Changshuo who serves as executive director of the Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall in Shanghai. Wang Yichuan, executive director of the …

Wu Changshuo Shanghai Wu

2 months, 1 week ago

Exhibition honors one of China's key 20th-century talents

China Daily

The exhibition to commemorate the 180th birth anniversary of artist Wu Changshuo is being held at the China Art Museum, Shanghai, from Dec 31 to March 31. An exhibition opened at the China Art Museum, Shanghai on New Year's Eve to commemorate the 180th anniversary of Wu Changshuo's birth. Wang Qisen, artistic director of the exhibition, chose to focus the …

Art China Shanghai Artist

2 months, 1 week ago

Reviving classics to retell timeless stories

China Daily

By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2025-01-14 09:08 A scene from Enigma Variations, a Chinese stage adaptation of the 1996 novel by French author and dramatist Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, featuring actors Feng Yuanzheng and Yan Nan, that premiered at the Beijing People's Art Theatre on Dec 27. In the heart of Beijing, where the hum of modernity meets the …

Art Chinese Beijing Feng

2 months, 1 week ago

Year-ender: Top 10 cultural events from 2024

China Daily

A bust of Wukong, the protagonist of the Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong, is displayed at the booth of Game Science, the developer of the popular game, at the Light of Internet Expo in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province. Black Myth: Wukong goes viral, showcasing Chinese culture to the world The Chinese AAA game Black Myth: Wukong has taken the gaming …

Game Chinese Black Myth

2 months, 1 week ago

Reviving classics to retell timeless stories

China Daily

A scene from Enigma Variations, a Chinese stage adaptation of the 1996 novel by French author and dramatist Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, featuring actors Feng Yuanzheng and Yan Nan, that premiered at the Beijing People's Art Theatre on Dec 27. In the heart of Beijing, where the hum of modernity meets the echoes of tradition, a stirring movement is unfolding at the …

Art Chinese Beijing Feng

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Year-ender: Hit Chinese variety shows in 2024

China Daily

The year 2024 saw a vibrant lineup of Chinese variety shows, exploring themes ranging from music and comedy to travel and relationships. Singer 2024 The music extravaganza Singer 2024 made a highly anticipated comeback on May 10, 2024, featuring a mix of Chinese and international singers competing in live broadcasts on Hunan Satellite TV and the online video platform Mango …

Singer 2024 Hit Chinese

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Year-ender: Hit Chinese variety shows in 2024

China Daily

The year 2024 saw a vibrant lineup of Chinese variety shows, exploring themes ranging from music and comedy to travel and relationships. Singer 2024 The music extravaganza Singer 2024 made a highly anticipated comeback on May 10, 2024, featuring a mix of Chinese and international singers competing in live broadcasts on Hunan Satellite TV and the online video platform Mango …

Singer 2024 Chinese

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Choreographing cultural classics

China Daily

Dancers from the China Oriental Performing Arts Group perform the Dance of Oriental at the Music Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night. "The Chinese are famous for their level of artistry and creativity, and the meticulous attention to every detail of this performance was truly remarkable," said one dance enthusiast and former DreamWorks employee. Other notable performances included Jasmine, …

Dance China Performance Cultural Los Angeles Chinese Music Center

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Choreographing cultural classics

China Daily

Dancers from the China Oriental Performing Arts Group perform the Dance of Oriental at the Music Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night. "The Chinese are famous for their level of artistry and creativity, and the meticulous attention to every detail of this performance was truly remarkable," said one dance enthusiast and former DreamWorks employee. Other notable performances included Jasmine, …

Music China Performance Cultural Los Angeles Chinese Chinese Culture

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese cuisine sets the scene

China Daily

Lead actor Tse Kwan Ho, He and director Roy Szeto in Beijing on Dec 31. With director Roy Szeto and leading actor Tse Kwan Ho, the production toured across China, with recent performances at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on the past Friday to Sunday and upcoming shows in Shanghai from Friday to Sunday. "The play, originally shaped …

Food Hong Kong Play Beijing Kong Hong Cuisine Sets

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese cuisine sets the scene

China Daily

Lead actor Tse Kwan Ho, He and director Roy Szeto in Beijing on Dec 31. With director Roy Szeto and leading actor Tse Kwan Ho, the production toured across China, with recent performances at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on the past Friday to Sunday and upcoming shows in Shanghai from Friday to Sunday. "The play, originally shaped …

Food Hong Kong Play Beijing Kong Hong Szeto

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Year-ender: 2024 Captivating Chinese screens

China Daily

Editor's Note: In 2024, China's film and television industry witnessed remarkable growth, marked by a surge in high-quality content. A scene from TV-series She and Her Girls, based on the real-life experiences of Zhang Guimei, a dedicated middle school principal who has helped over 2,000 rural girl students enter college. She and Her Girls Douban Rating: 9.6 She and Her …

Tv Series Zhang Guimei Rural Students Her Girls

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Year-ender: 2024 Captivating Chinese screens

China Daily

Editor's Note: In 2024, China's film and television industry witnessed remarkable growth, marked by a surge in high-quality content. A scene from TV-series She and Her Girls, based on the real-life experiences of Zhang Guimei, a dedicated middle school principal who has helped over 2,000 rural girl students enter college. She and Her Girls Douban Rating: 9.6 She and Her …

Zhang Guimei Her Girls Captivating Chinese

2 months, 3 weeks ago

How filmmakers and actors in Asia and the Asian diaspora are expanding representation

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s behind the camera as well.” It's vastly different …

English Actors Asia Hong Kong Asian Content Los Angeles

3 months ago

Still dancing after all these years

China Daily

When Luka Yuanyuan Yang, a visual artist born in Beijing, received a six-month residency in the United States from the Asian Cultural Council in 2018, she found herself drawn to the story of a group of older women who defied the stereotypes of age, leading her to spend six years tracing their lives in a documentary called Chinatown Cha-Cha. Yang …

Film Age Chinese Yang Yee

3 months ago

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China Daily

Resonance from the heart Moldovan artist Tudor Zbarnea has been exploring the history, tradition, culture and national character of his homeland, drawing inspiration from mythology and folk tales to illustrate aspects of humanity. The newly opened Zhoushan Art Museum adds to the city's cultural landscape, and pays tribute to its maritime history and spirit of embracing the challenge of life …

Art Chinese Shanghai Beijing

3 months ago

Filmmaker's love letter to Macao hits cinema

China Daily

A poster of the movie Promise of Decades. As a tribute to the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, the film spans a 20-year period, narrating a meandering love story of two young individuals whose personal journeys intertwine with the major historical events of the era, from the return in 1999 to Macao's inscription on the UNESCO World …

Macao

3 months ago

Filmmaker's love letter to Macao hits cinema

China Daily

A poster of the movie Promise of Decades. As a tribute to the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, the film spans a 20-year period, narrating a meandering love story of two young individuals whose personal journeys intertwine with the major historical events of the era, from the return in 1999 to Macao's inscription on the UNESCO World …

Macao

3 months ago

Ann Hui: Hong Kong’s steadfast chronicler

Live Mint

Ann Hui has made nearly 30 films, has won Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards a record six times, and been given the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival and the Berlinale Camera Award. One of Asia’s most prolific filmmakers and a pioneer of the Hong Kong New Wave movement, her films have themes …

Vietnam Film Hong Kong Japanese Chinese Kong Hong

3 months, 1 week ago

Rise of 'China-chic' wins fans around world

China Daily

The traditional Chinese-style performance by singer and dancer Liu Yu amazes audiences. Rivers to the East The profound emotional impact of Chinese culture on foreign audiences extends far beyond the confines of the dance stage. Seven years ago, video blogger Li Ziqi gained global popularity on You-Tube with videos showcasing traditional Chinese culture and lifestyle, leading her to set a …

China Chinese Journey Chinese Culture

3 months, 1 week ago

Rise of 'China-chic' wins fans around world

China Daily

Yang Liping stars in her dance drama Peacock, in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, in January. Back in 2021, as Liu graced the stage, greeting the audience with a traditional Chinese bow, a foreign contestant was visibly moved, exclaiming, "This is why I came to China — to embrace Chinese culture." Even amid a constellation of dance champions and internet celebrities, Liu's …

China Chinese Liu Chinese Culture

Rise of 'China-chic' wins fans around world

China Daily

The traditional Chinese-style performance by singer and dancer Liu Yu amazes audiences. Rivers to the East The profound emotional impact of Chinese culture on foreign audiences extends far beyond the confines of the dance stage. Seven years ago, video blogger Li Ziqi gained global popularity on You-Tube with videos showcasing traditional Chinese culture and lifestyle, leading her to set a …

China Chinese Journey Chinese Culture

Rise of 'China-chic' wins fans around world

China Daily

The traditional Chinese-style performance by singer and dancer Liu Yu amazes audiences. Rivers to the East The profound emotional impact of Chinese culture on foreign audiences extends far beyond the confines of the dance stage. Seven years ago, video blogger Li Ziqi gained global popularity on You-Tube with videos showcasing traditional Chinese culture and lifestyle, leading her to set a …

China Chinese Journey Chinese Culture

3 months, 1 week ago

Rise of 'China-chic' wins fans around world

China Daily

Yang Liping stars in her dance drama Peacock, in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, in January. Back in 2021, as Liu graced the stage, greeting the audience with a traditional Chinese bow, a foreign contestant was visibly moved, exclaiming, "This is why I came to China — to embrace Chinese culture." Even amid a constellation of dance champions and internet celebrities, Liu's …

China Chinese Liu Chinese Culture

3 months, 1 week ago

Nation's culture growing in global influence

China Daily

By XUE JINGQI and LIU LULU in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-17 09:00 In recent years, Chinese dance drama has embarked on an international ascent, with Hong Kong often serving as the initial gateway. Yang's storied career, sparked in her youth, has blossomed into a role as a cultural ambassador, bringing the elegance and spiritual connection …

Dance Cultural Chinese Chinese Dance Chinese Dance Drama

Nation's culture growing in global influence

China Daily

By XUE JINGQI and LIU LULU in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-17 09:00 In recent years, Chinese dance drama has embarked on an international ascent, with Hong Kong often serving as the initial gateway. Yang's storied career, sparked in her youth, has blossomed into a role as a cultural ambassador, bringing the elegance and spiritual connection …

Dance Cultural Chinese Chinese Dance Chinese Dance Drama

3 months, 1 week ago

Rise of 'China-chic' wins fans around world

China Daily

Yang Liping stars in her dance drama Peacock, in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, in January. Back in 2021, as Liu graced the stage, greeting the audience with a traditional Chinese bow, a foreign contestant was visibly moved, exclaiming, "This is why I came to China — to embrace Chinese culture." Even amid a constellation of dance champions and internet celebrities, Liu's …

China Liu Chinese Culture Chinese Dance

3 months, 1 week ago

Nation's culture growing in global influence

China Daily

In recent years, Chinese dance drama has embarked on an international ascent, with Hong Kong often serving as the initial gateway. Yang's storied career, sparked in her youth, has blossomed into a role as a cultural ambassador, bringing the elegance and spiritual connection to nature inherent in Chinese dance to an international audience. As the curtain falls on this article, …

Dance Cultural Chinese Chinese Dance Chinese Dance Drama

3 months, 1 week ago

Nation's culture growing in global influence

China Daily

In recent years, Chinese dance drama has embarked on an international ascent, with Hong Kong often serving as the initial gateway. Yang's storied career, sparked in her youth, has blossomed into a role as a cultural ambassador, bringing the elegance and spiritual connection to nature inherent in Chinese dance to an international audience. As the curtain falls on this article, …

Dance Cultural Chinese Chinese Dance Chinese Dance Drama

3 months, 1 week ago

82-year-old woman dances to Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu on stage. Wholesome video

India Today

An 82-year-old woman has impressed the internet with her graceful dance performance on legendary singer Geeta Dutt’s iconic track Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu. The short video, shared by Instagram user Rajni, has garnered over 10 million views, with the text on the clip proudly stating, “She is 82 years old.” The video features Kanchan Mala, elegantly dressed in a …

Video Kanchan Mala

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Memories of a master

China Daily

Pipa and Fair Lady, also by Lin. Currently part of the collection of Shanghai's China Art Museum, the painting depicts jiashan, or a faux mountain, an important part of classical Chinese gardens that are piled with hollow rocks of varying sizes, shapes and textures. In a departure from the traditional way of depicting gardens, Wu used ink lines and colored …

Art Chinese Lin

3 months, 2 weeks ago

What's on

China Daily

CHINA DAILY Dramatic changes Dramatic social changes in 20th-century China are reflected in the works of artists of the time, which, in return, helped promote reforms that shaped the cultural landscape. CHINA DAILY Raw energy and style Wu Changshuo, a prominent figure of 20th-century art, was known for researching the characters inscribed on stone drums, believed to be a legacy …

Art China Chinese Beijing Tsinghua University

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Nostalgia rules

China Daily

Kinsman co-founder Gavin Yeung mixes a drink. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Protecting the practitioners The revival of interest in Hong Kong heritage ought to be good news for the city's tourism sector. However, at least one of the city's facilitators of intangible cultural heritage-based events sounds skeptical about the impact of packaging heritage for popular consumption. According to Anthony Fung, …

Hong Kong

3 months, 2 weeks ago

What's on

China Daily

CHINA DAILY Dramatic changes Dramatic social changes in 20th-century China are reflected in the works of artists of the time, which, in return, helped promote reforms that shaped the cultural landscape. CHINA DAILY Raw energy and style Wu Changshuo, a prominent figure of 20th-century art, was known for researching the characters inscribed on stone drums, believed to be a legacy …

Art China Chinese Beijing Tsinghua University

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan romance novelist Chiung Yao dies in apparent suicide

New Indian Express

Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao, whose romance novels were wildly popular in the Chinese-speaking world, has died, authorities said Wednesday. The body of Chiung Yao, which was the pen name used by Chen Che, was found at her home in New Taipei City, the local fire department told AFP. "In the drawers of every literary young girl in 1950s, …

Taiwan Chinese Yao Chiung Yao Chiung

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Veteran artist offers amateurs chance to shine

China Daily

Students of Xiao Ke's theater training program have their first lesson in early November in Beijing. Provided to China Daily "Of course, singing is not difficult for me," he said. Fu Peipei, a 41-year-old business owner based in Beijing who loves dancing and acting, was inspired by her family to apply for the program. "I've spent so much time focusing …

Offers Amateurs

Taiwan dancer's dreams realized in Harbin studio

China Daily

Liu No-yu coaches a student during a dance class at her studio in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. ZHOU HUIYING/CHINA DAILY Despite it being over 3,000 kilometers from her hometown in Taiwan, Liu No-yu has decided to settle in Northeast China's Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, to pursue her dreams. "I've never felt such warmth in any other city before," Liu said …

Dance Taiwan Studio Liu Harbin

Taiwan dancer's dreams realized in Harbin studio

China Daily

Liu No-yu coaches a student during a dance class at her studio in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. ZHOU HUIYING/CHINA DAILY Despite it being over 3,000 kilometers from her hometown in Taiwan, Liu No-yu has decided to settle in Northeast China's Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, to pursue her dreams. "I've never felt such warmth in any other city before," Liu said …

Dance Taiwan Studio Liu Harbin

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cross-Strait art festival opens in Taiwan highlighting Chinese characters

China Daily

TAIPEI -- Calligraphy and seal-carving art works by 200 prominent artists from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan are being exhibited at the 2024 Cross-Strait Chinese Character Culture & Art Festival, which opened on Saturday in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The event, running until Dec 3, also features an exhibit showcasing creative works centered on Chinese characters by young people, and an art …

Art Taiwan Calligraphy Chinese Culture Strait Chinese Characters Highlighting Chinese

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Iris Chang's legacy an inspiration to youth

China Daily

By LIA ZHU in San Jose, California | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-08 12:22 Ying-Ying Chang, Iris' mother, looks at stone tablet inscribed with introduction of the late Chinese American historian and author at the Iris Chang Memorial Park, San Jose, California. Twenty years after Iris Chang's passing, her determination to seek truth and justice continues to inspire a new generation …

Chinese Park San Jose Chang Iris Jose California Iris Chang

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Iris Chang's legacy an inspiration to youth

China Daily

By LIA ZHU in San Jose, California | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-08 12:22 Ying-Ying Chang, Iris' mother, looks at stone tablet inscribed with introduction of the late Chinese American historian and author at the Iris Chang Memorial Park, San Jose, California. Twenty years after Iris Chang's passing, her determination to seek truth and justice continues to inspire a new generation …

California Chinese Park San Jose Chang Iris Iris Chang

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Iris Chang's legacy an inspiration to youth

China Daily

By LIA ZHU in San Jose, California | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-08 12:22 Iris Chang's book The Rape of Nanjing: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II. BC Cook, a director and historian at the US maritime archaeology organization Sealark Exploration, reviewed Chang's Rape of Nanking in a recent article and praised how the book "energized the academic world" and …

Chang Iris Iris Chang

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Iris Chang's legacy an inspiration to youth

China Daily

By LIA ZHU in San Jose, California | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-08 12:22 A memoir by Iris mother Ying-Ying Chang. Song Gao, director of the foundation's youth division, said volunteers help maintain the monument, remove weeds, pick up litter, and address maintenance issues beyond the city's limited resources. Chang's work continues to receive support from scholars like Randy Hopkins, a …

Japanese Chinese Chang Nanjing Iris

Year-ender: Top 10 cultural events from 2024

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