v Guan Xianglin: Chronicle of a Folk-Art Protector
A new travel book tells the story of one man's journey around China to study and collect traditional arts and crafts. |
v Q+A: Liu Dalin and His Sex Museum
Professor Liu Dalin is a pioneer of sex studies in China, and his Museum of Ancient Chinese Sexual Culture has recently re-opened in Tongli, Jiangsu. |
v An Interview with Maggie Cheung - Best Actress at 57th Cannes Film Festival
Chinese actress Maggie Cheung took Best Actress at this year's 57th Cannes Film Festival. This is an edited translation of an interview the actress did with 'Beijing News'. |
v Ouyang Yuqian – Pioneer of Modern Chinese Theatre
Last month was the 115th anniversary of the birth of Ouyang Yuqian, considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese drama. To mark the occasion, the Beijing People's Art Theatre staged Ouyang'stranslation of "Wet Paint"by French playwright Rene Fauchois. |
v David Ding - the American Dream in China
At a time when so many Chinese college students are putting noses to the grindstone to study for GRE, TOFEL, and other exams which could open a gateway to the "American Dream", a young man from that country reminds us there could be another way of life. |
v Lin Huiyin: "Lady of Letters"
A number of books have been published recently which reexamine the fascinating life and work of groundbreaking architectural historian and 'Lady of Letters', Lin Huiyin. |
v The Master of Beijing's Street-cries
The cries of street peddlers have been a feature of life in old Beijing over many hundreds of years. Dubbed the "Master of Hawking", 72-year-old Beijing native Zang Hong has more than 100 types of cries at his disposal. |
v Zeng Zimo: A Female News Anchor Coming from Wall Street
The first time I heard of the name Zeng Zimo, I took it for granted that it must be a man as "Zimo" is such a masculine name. |
v Lin Hua –Translator of the Fairy Tales of Hans Anderson
When the 70's generation in China recall their childhood, most of them will think fondly of the few fairy tale books that could be found in China in the 70s - The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes - all were loved by spellbound Chinese kids in those days. And they are all by that wonderful Danish storyteller, Hans Christian Anderson. But who translated them? |
v "Laughing Girl"---Miriam Yeung
Among both Hong Kong and mainland showbiz circles, Yeung is far less to be an eye-catcher, so does her singing. Yet, her easygoing and happy nature proves to stand out all these "disadvantages" and builds herself a unique style of her own. |
v Qin Chuan – China's High-Brow Musical Expert
On May 10th, Beijing's Zhongshan Concert Hall played host to a recital by Qin Chuan, one of China's most exciting young classical pianists. |
v Li Xiangqun: A Spiritual Sculptor
Sitting in the International Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, there are two sculptures made by a brilliant young Chinese sculptor. |
v 19 Years in Fairy Tales
Although it's 19 years since Zheng Yuanjie wrote his first fairy tale, his fictional characters have not aged at all. |
v Book Review: The Last Carriage Team in Tibet
This book intends to reveal the life experience of Tibetan herdsmen who dwell 4000 meters above sea level. |
v Xie Jingchen: Bound to Draw
Xie Jingchen is a famous artist who innovatively combines traditional Chinese paintings with western-styled color using. |
v Wang Shu: Living in the Garden
There is no simple introduction to Wang Shu, who technically is a professional architect, but who sees himself primarily as a scholar. He is the first one to establish an architecture school in a fine arts department. He is one of the few people who can actually live in 'a garden' everyday. He is so called rebellious by his colleagues. -- Who is he? |
v Ai Weiwei and His Home
Avant-garde artist's Ai Weiwei's home is located near a crossover between capital airport road and the fifth ring road. The building takes up 400 square meters, and the courtyard, over 1,300 square meters. The immense compound is no different from houses of local residents: grey iron gates and brick walls, except for its impressive scale. For an artist and architect, the house is too simply decorated, or rather, it is too crude. |
v Racing Against Time
Mathematician Cai Tianxin's life before 40 could better be summarized in numbers: he entered college at 15, got his doctorate at 24 and became a university professor at 31. He was bestowed with the title"Oriental Elite" at 33 and would later travel to over 60 countries and complete 250 poems about the exotic lands he visited.
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v Voice of Nature
December 22, 2003 was a memorable day for Zhang Xingguo, a certified first chef. Over a hundred local chefs headed by Zhang signed their names on a declaration in Calabash Island City (Huludao), Liaoning Province, vowing not to cook wildlife all through their career as chefs. |
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People from the World of Culture in 2004
Director: Liu Chi