Category: Cultural Sights

Curiosities, news and anecdotes about Chinese culture

NINI

FOCUS ON: Chinese Contemporary Artists – NINI Nini is the pseudonym of a young Chinese artist (NieJingjing) whose artistic experience is placed within contemporary Chinese Abstract...

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“Eight” is a lucky number

FOCUS ON: Curiosity and News from China⠀ “Eight” is a lucky number⠀ In China numerology is commonplace and is more than just superstition, it’s a lifestyle! Lucky number have pronunciations...

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CHEN ZEN

FOCUS ON: Chinese Contemporary Artists – CHEN ZEN Chen Zhen was a Chinese artist. He was born in Shanghai in 1955 and he passed away in Paris in 2000. He was an artist who made of...

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寒露 (hánlù) – Cold Dew

寒露 (hánlù) – Cold Dew Source: Baidu 寒露 (hánlù), the 17th solar term of the year fell on the 8th of October. By this time, temperatures will start dropping all over China. This...

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中秋节 (Zhōngqiū jié) – Mid Autumn Festival

中秋节 (Zhōngqiū jié) – Mid Autumn Festival Source: Baidu Mid – Autumn Festival this year fell on the 1st of October 2020, also known as “Moon Festival”, as during this...

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The Hanging Temple

FOCUS ON: Curiosity and News from China The Hanging Temple The Hanging Temple, also Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple is a temple built into a cliff (75 m or 246 ft above the ground) near Mount...

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秋分 (qiūfēn) – Autumn equinox

秋分 (qiūfēn) – Autumn equinox Source: Baidu 秋分 (qiūfēn), the Autumn Equinox, this year fell on the 22nd of September. It’s the 16th solar term of the year and divides Autumn in two...

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A Symphony Orchestra on a Mountain

FOCUS ON: Curiosity and News from China A Symphony Orchestra on a Mountain “XSO meets Mount Hua” Summit Clouds Rhapsody: 120 musicians for 10 classical music works conducted by...

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TIAN YE

FOCUS ON: Chinese Contemporary Artists – TIAN YE TIAN Ye is a Chinese artist born in Ninhxia Hui Autonomous region in 1973. He studied Chinese freehand landscape painting and then he study at...

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SONG DONG

FOCUS ON: Chinese Contemporary Artists – SONG DONG Song Dong is a Chinese artist, emerged from a strong Chinese avant-garde performing arts community and developed into a significant...

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