Fang Aiqing

2 weeks ago | chinadailyhk.com | Fang Aiqing

Portraying the stories of the underwater world with puppetry, a stage adaptation of French author Jules Verne's sci-fi masterpiece Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was held in Shenzhen on April 11-12, marking the opening of the 19th Festival Croisements. Launched in 2006, the annual cultural festival organized by the French embassy in China and the French Institute of Beijing encourages and facilitates exchanges between artists and institutions from China and France.

2 weeks ago | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Fang Aiqing

Portraying the stories of the underwater world with puppetry, a stage adaptation of French author Jules Verne's sci-fi masterpiece Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was held in Shenzhen on April 11-12, marking the opening of the 19th Festival Croisements. Launched in 2006, the annual cultural festival organized by the French embassy in China and the French Institute of Beijing encourages and facilitates exchanges between artists and institutions from China and France.

1 month ago | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Fang Aiqing

Magnificent large-scale archaeological sites such as expansive settlements, city sites, palaces and mausoleums reflect various development stages of ancient China and bear witness to the country's million-year hominin activity, over 10,000 years of cultural history and more than 5,000 years of civilizational history. They contain profound historical information regarding politics, religion, military affairs, technology, industry, agriculture, architecture, transportation and water conservancy.

1 month ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Fang Aiqing

The mysteries of Hongshan culture have laid dormant for more than 5,000 years at the Niuheliang archaeological site in Chaoyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province. Since its discovery in 1981 and first excavation in 1983, generations of archaeologists have been working on this large-scale ritual center for Hongshan society, dating back around 5,000 to 5,800 years.

2 months ago | chinadailyhk.com | Fang Aiqing

CPPCC members discuss better ways of showcasing and introducing Chinese stage performances to foreign audiences, Fang Aiqing reports. The Chinese performing arts industry is looking forward to bringing more quality work to the world, experts said during the recent two sessions. "Since reform and opening-up began in 1978, we have exported art forms such as Peking Opera, folk music and dance.