Tianjin Cathay Future Children’s Art Troupe’s Performance Tour in Latin America

The Tianjin Cathay Future Children’s Art Troupe (TCFCAT) has cooperated with the CPAFFC for more than 10 years in making performance tours to more than 70 countries. During the (northern) summer vacation, a 24-member TCFCAT delegation-all of them children under the age of nine-visited Ecuador for an extended run of performances, along with one each in Venezuela and Costa Rica.     

Third China Xinjiang International Children’s Art Festival

The Third International Children’s Art Festival of Xinjiang, China,sponsored by the Xinjiang People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (XPAFFC) and presented by the Urumqi No. 67 Middle School, was held in Urumqi from July 20 to 26.Seventeen children’s art troupes comprising 300 students in all took part, including nine troupes with 140 students from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Tajikistan, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia. The     

Shaanxi Song and Dance Troupe’s Performance Tour in Japan

Sixty-eight performances in 71 days covering 39 cities—that was the incredible achievement of a 50-member Shaanxi Song and Dance Troupe that toured Japan from May 10 to July 15.An audience totaling 90,000 person-times enthusiastically watched the troupe perform the epic song and dance drama Moon Over Chang’an.The troupe was sent by the CPAFFC at the invitation of the Min-On Concert Association of Japan.Diplomats of the Chinese Embassy and consulates in     

China Art Troupe in Japan

At the invitation of the Japanese Min-On Con-cert Association, the China Art Troupe or-ganized and sent by the CPAFFC paid a visit toJapan from March 18 to April 27, 2005, takingpart in the Third Asia Peace and Art Festival andmaking a performance tour in Shikoku.The small 10-member art troupe consisting ofperformers of folk songs, dance and music gavea variety of lively and colourful performances, viv-idly displaying the charm of the Chinese culture.In the 40-day performance tour, it…     

Japanese Chorus' Performance Tour of China

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of thevictory of the Chinese People's War of Re-sistance Against Japanese Aggression and theWorld Anti-Fascist War, the well-known writerSeichi Morimura and the famous composerShinichiro Ikebe headed an over 200-memberJapanese chorus with their mixed chorus suite TheFeast of Devil to China, which gave two themedconcerts on August 24 and 26 in Nanjing andBeijing respectively. Zhang Kehui, vice-chairmanof the National Committee of the CPPCC, ChenHa…     

China Henan Cultural and Art Troupe''''s Performance Tour of Venezuela and Brazil

Invited by the Venezuelan National Council of Culture and the Brazil Chinese Cultural Exchange Association, a 69-member cultural and art troupe from Henan Province, China gave three performances with a total audience of over 20,000 people in Venezuela and Brazil from February 25 to March 8.     

Little Singers of Monaco''''s Performance Tour of China

A Monaco children's chorus consisting of 34 members toured Beijing and Shanghai from July 20 to 28 and gave a concert in each city. The chorus came to China at the invitation of the CPAFFC. The Monaco children's chorus was founded at the end of the 19th century. It has received the     

Xinjiang:China’s Jurassic Park

Xinjiang’s Secret “Did you know that there are dino- saur fossils in Xinjiang?” Almost every local inhabitant who is asked this ques- tion answers “No.” Xu Xing is leader of the Xinjiang dinosaur fossil excavation project. The excavation sites chosen by him and his team are in the “depopulated zone” hinterland of the Junggar Basin, 200 kilometers from the nearest city. “The discovery of winged dinosaur fossils in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province a few years ago was of great pa…     

Austrian Wels Orchestra’s Performance Tour in Shandong

On the evening of April 12, beau-tiful music wafted through the big hall of the Rizhao International Conference Center. When the enthusiastic and exciting Radezky March was played, an audience of over 1,000 people gave a standing ovation in time to the music as the Austrian Wels Orchestra’s performance tour in Shandong came to a successful end.     

Performance Tour of China by Shochiku Grand Kabuki Chikamatsu-za

To mark the 35th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan,the Shochiku Grand Kabuki Chikama-tsu-za Troupe of Japan,composed of 75 people,made a 20-day performance tour of China starting September 3 at the invitation of the CPAFFC.It     

A Global Inspiration——the China Disabled People＇s Performing Art Troupe

AS a large-scale,multi-disciplinary theatrical performance by the China Disabled People＇s Performing Art Troupe,My Dream was a cultural highlight of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.It included 18 programs that ranged from music and Peking Opera,to dance dramas and musicals.Its evocation of Oriental charm,with a blending of international cultural themes,left many audiences in tears.     

Japanese Matsuyama Ballet Troupe''''s Performance Tour in China

To mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the SinoJapanese Peace and Friendship Treaty, the 91-member Japanese Matsuyama Ballet Troupe gave performances of the new adaptation of Swan Lake, two in the Shanghai Grand Theatre and four in the Beijing Tianqiao Theatre, from October 7 to 18, 2003, successfully concluding their 12th performance tour in China.     

The Art of Sailing;Zhai Mo,China’s Painter-Sailor

From January 2007 to August 2009,painter-sailor Zhai Mo single-handedly circumnavigated the globe,becoming the rst Chinese person to do so in a sailboat.     

Many Countries Say Xinjiang Riot China’s Internal Affair

Many countries around the world said the July 5 riot in northwest China is an internal affair of the country, and the Chinese government is handling the incident properly.     

China Tianjin Cathay Future Children''''s Art Troupe in Brazil and Colombia

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations be-tween China and Colombia and the 5th anniver-sary of the twinning of friendship city/state tiesbetween Tianjin Municipality and the State of Riode Janeiro, the China Tianjin Cathay Future Chil-     

Custodian of Huizhou’s Lacquer Art Traditions

GAN Erke was born in 1955 in Huangshan, Anhui Province. Today, Gan has considerable expertise in painting, carpentry, carving, and traditional lacquer techniques. Over the last three decades he has been instrumental in revitalizing the Huizhou pineapple lacquer tradition. Gan has also played an important role in bringing a local strand of lacquer inkslab art back from the brink of extinction.     

The Performance Art of Peking Opera

BY the turn of the19th century,Beijing's status as economic,po-litical and cultural capital had attracted so many theatrical troupesfrom Shaanxi,Anhui,and Hubei that it resembled a multi-facetedperformance venue.The Anhui Opera troupe initially arrived at theinvitation of the imperial court,but its popularity soon extendedfrom the nobility to the common people.Lesser-known companies came on theirown initiative,and their warm reception encouraged many,in common with theAnhui Opera company,to…     

Children’s Rights Protection Enters New Stage in China

The State Council of China issued the national Program onthe Development of Children(2011-2020)on July 30,2011,outlining new targets and new measuresby the government in promoting under-takings concerning children.