A Cultural Look back at 2004

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At a time when the Western New Year has been and gone, but Chinese New Year has yet to come, we're all stuck in a sluggish state of inter-holiday limbo. Additionally understanding that all inspiration has its roots in previous experience, we here at the CRI Culture Channel wish to kickstart creative 2005 by bringing you some of the highlights of 2004. Enjoy.

Blogging in China

Two Blockbuster Makers

Ten Essential Reads

People of the Year

Three Major Archaeological Discoveries

Avant-garde Dramas in 2004

Rock Carnival in Desert

yunnan

Dynamic Yunnan is considered one of the best original dance dramas of 2004.

·Kunqu Opera—a Peony in Our Backyard

·The Hope and the Mire of the Chinese Ballet

·Dramas in 2004－Striking a Balance between Avant-garde and Traditional

kekexili

Ke Ke Xi Li, with a cast predominantly composed of local Tibetans rather than big box office names, stunned audiences for its humanistic touch on the soul.

· Deng Xiaoping in Films

·SARFT Says No to Reinterpreting 'Red Classics'

·Kekexili: An Uncompromising Hit

·Two Blockbuster Makers

China Culture Year

Many Paris citizens still remember the scene of the Chinese cultural parade at the world-renowned street of Shamps Elysee at the beginning of 2004.

·Three Major Archaeological Discoveries of China in 2004

·Two Cities in the Spotlight of 2004

·Why Pingyao's Wall Came Tumbling Down

·Animation and Comic Carnival in Beijing

·Blogging in China

National Arts Exhibition

The 10th National Arts Exhibition - a review of the achievements made by Chinese artists during the past five years.

·Controversial Buildings

·Nude Chinese Kneeling Sculpture Sparks Critique

·French Impressionist Works Impress Shanghai

·Shanghai Biennial: Technique of the Visible

folk

For the folk lover, there has been a growing tendency to make a choice between two conflicting singing styles.

·Chinese Folk Schism-Grassroots or Academic?

·Rock Carnival in Desert

chunshu

A young generation of writers born in the 1980s are causing stirs in China's literary world.

·Notable Writers in 2004

·Ten Essential Reads

·New Generation of Chinese Writers


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