Category: Cultural Sights

Curiosities, news and anecdotes about Chinese culture

The Red Beach

FOCUS ON: Curiosity from China – The Red Beach Panjin, located in China approximately a six-hour drive from Beijing, is home to the stunning Red Beach. But contrary to the name, there isn’t...

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LUO DAN

FOCUS ON: Chinese Contemporary Artists – LUO DAN Luo Dan is a Chinese artist, based in Beijing, China. He graduated from the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Beijing, with a masters...

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2019, Year of the Pig

Legend has it that before Buddha left his land, he summoned all the animals. But only 12 showed up. The first was the Rat, followed by Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster,...

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Rice, the Robot from Hong Kong

8 FOCUS ON: Curiosity and News from China Technology – Rice, the Robot from Hong Kong Rice is an autonomous delivery robot developed by a tech company at Hong Kong Science Park. As you can see in...

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Wormhole Library in Haikou

FOCUS ON: Curiosity and news from China Wormhole Library in Haikou Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a library in the city of Haikou, China that is intended “to be a wormhole that...

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SIMON MA

FOCUS ON: Chinese Contemporary Artists  SIMON MA Simon Ma was born in Hong Kong in 1974. He spent his childhood learning the art of traditional Chinese painting. At the age of 7 he started to paint...

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An unmanned catering car in Shanghai

FOCUS ON: Curiosity and News from China An unmanned catering car in Shanghai In Shanghai you can get your food from unmanned catering cars. The “Unmanned catering cars” are controlled remotely:...

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HUANG GANG

FOCUS ON: Chinese Contemporary Artists HUANG GANG Huang Gang was born in Beijing in 1961. He is a sculptor heavily influenced by the transitions and revolutions of the Chinese Cultural Revolution,...

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The amazing mirrored ceiling bookstore in Dujiangyan

FOCUS ON: Curiosity and news from China The amazing mirrored ceiling bookstore in Dujiangyan The Shanghai-based architecture firm x+living has introduced an amazing bookstore design in the city of...

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The Mystery of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum

FOCUS ON: Curiosity and News from China – The Mystery of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Buried deep near Xi’an, beneath a hill that was built over it and surrounded by an underground ditch...

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