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qm1Ox or Donkey? Tiny Animal Stirs Huge Art Debate 
A donkey or an ox -- the question is still open -- may be at the heart of a controversy surrounding one of China's most
treasured national art works.
 
   
 
v Blossoming Roots from Romania 
The works of Devis Grebu have been successfully exhibited in 30 countries, including France, Germany, Israel and the United States.
v He Yunchang's Performance Art 
He Yunchang's name is synonymous with performance art in China. He began performing his works in public during the late 1990s and his works include 'Golden Sunshine' and 'Dialogue with a River'. This week CRI spoke with him by phone.
v Visions from Belgium 
The exhibition of five artists from Belgium at Laojia Art Museum is another great thing to list on Belgium¡¯s long list of achievements somewhere in between their heavenly chocolate and endless varieties of beer.
v In the Name of the Folk Culture 
Novelist Feng Jicai talks about folk-customs, which seems to be defining him as a folklorist instead of a writer.
v Sacred Buddhist Painting - The Tibetan Tangka 
The Tangka is a kind of scroll painting in Tibet. Tangkas can be found hanging in monasteries and homes of Tibetan monks.
v Rock Art in the Mandela Mountains, Alashan Right Banner, Inner Mongolia 
Rock art contains the most ancient testimony of human imaginative and artistic creativity, long before the invention of writing, and constitutes one of the most significant aspects of the common heritage of humanity.
v Loft Art and Loft living in China 
According to Modern Chinese Dictionary, Cangku refers to a building where foodstuffs, raw materials and goods are stored. These days cangku, or loft, has seen many derivatives.
v Wang Shu: Living in a 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 one of the few people who can actually live in 'a garden' everyday.
v Capital Water Crisis Worsens 
Aquantic activities at Yuanmingyuan Park, in northwestern Beijing, have been suspended for the first time in history because the lakes are running dry. The temporary policy marks a growing trend of water shortages across the city created by years of drought and a dwindling supply.
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