A Chinese production of the popular stage musical “Mamma Mia!” is to open in Shanghai next week, the show’s producers said Thursday. “After years of planning and negotiating, ‘Mamma Mia!’ the global smash hit based…
Category: Culture
In an uncharacteristically bold move, a host on CCTV news has called for tolerance and respect towards homosexuality following the recent online slurs by award-winning actress Lv Liping. In a late night commentary broadcast on…
Former China soccer captain Hao Haidong was one of millions of children who were encouraged to play the sport by their families. As a child he could never have imagined that one day the game,…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Chinese art, dance, movies and music are expected to charm Indonesians in an event called “Experience China”, which kicked off on Tuesday in the capital of the Southeast Asian nation. Organized by…
BEIJING – Li Na is doing her best to keep a low profile in China, despite returning home to a hero’s welcome after securing the country’s first Grand Slam title at the French Open. “Since I…
BEIJING – A well-known actress triggered heated discussion and criticism last week by citing the Bible to express her disapproval of homosexuality on her micro blog. Lu Liping, 51, is a Christian. Since last Wednesday…
For some reason, Shenzhen seems to have a bad reputation. Most people envision a maze of factories, constantly churning out the cheap goods we all know and love. As the mother ship of “Made in…
The “Paper-Cut County” of Yu in Northern China’s Hebei province is holding its second Chinese Paper-cut Art Festival tomorrow to celebrate the folk art, which has been passed on from generation to generation for more…
Renowned Taiwan-based dramatist Stan Lai, probably best known for his Secret Love In Peach Blossom Land (1986), will host a series of theatrical workshops for the first time on the Chinese mainland, sharing 30 years’…
The Beijing-based Red Gate Gallery, billed as the oldest privately owned-and-run gallery in China, celebrated its 20th anniversary Saturday with “20 Years – Two Generations of Artists at Red Gate,” a sweeping retrospective of nearly…