National Treasures

The Palace Museum signs a five-year cultural cooperation contract with the Louvre Museum The antiquities collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing will be exhibited in the Louvre Museum next year.     

National Treasures

Five thousand years of history have endowed China with abundant cultural relics. In the past two centuries, a considerable number have been either looted by or sold to other countries because of wars and various other reasons. According to figures     

Treasures Abroad

Nowadays,more and more Chinese people are able to afford travel overseas.During their journeys,museums are a must-see,where they not only appreciate foreign art,but also find numerous Chinese cultural relics that they have never seen in China.What has astonished them very often is that so many Chinese cultural relics are well collected in these foreign museums.     

Time-Honored Treasures

正Traditional cultural practices live on in Guangzhou Xie Cuilian is an amateur performer of Cantonese Opera.Following a lifelong passion for the traditional Chinese art form which involves acting,music,singing and martial arts,she has finally become a regular actress on the stage of the Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Art Museum.Her love for Cantonese Opera began when     

Saving Forgotten Treasures

<正>Restoring classic movies for modern viewers The elaborately restored version of the classic film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang in 1927, held its Beijing premiere on September 2. While attracting     

Rejuvenating Cultural Treasures

正Researcher on a mission to preserve and revive time-honored Dunhuang art Despite spending 25 years on the edge of the Gobi Desert researching worldrenowned Buddhist grottoes,Wang Xudong, Director of the Dunhuang Academy, stil calls himself a member of a younger generation."A lot of co-workers have worked for more than 30 years at the academy. For instance, my predecessor Fan Jinshi has worked     

Treasures on Show

Tennis is becoming more popular in China but there are still worries facing the sport 0ctober was a happy time for the sport of tennis and tennis fans in China. The China Open in Beijing,the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters and the China Tennis Grand Prix in Nanjing,Jiangsu Province,all take place.     

Keeping Swamp as Treasures

A Chinese nature reserve is providing a safer and better home for a precious species     

Toys Turn Into Treasures

Thirty-nine-year-old Bao Yongliang is the head of the Department of Digital Animation at the Jilin University of Arts in northeast China.However,the birth of his daughter in 2013 not only fulfilled Bao's dream of becoming a father,but also inspired a creative passion that has seen him launch his own art toy company.     

Treasures of Chinese Buddhism

BUDDHISM has been one of the major shaping forces of Chinese civilization. Though not an indigenous religion, Buddhism has the largest number of followers in China, and wields far-reaching influence among its people. During its 2,000 year presence in China it has reached every corner of the country and touched every aspect of Chinese life.     

Treasures From a Watery Grave

The government explains its policies on ethnic groups in a new white paper The implementation of regional ethnic autonomy is an inevitable choice for China,a white paper issued by the State Council Information Office con- cluded on September 27.     

A Trove of Forbidden Treasures

<正>Beijing’s Palace Museum gems find a new home in Hong Kong Located at the western tip of the West Kowloon Cultural District and adopting an innovative curatorial approach,the Hong Kong Palace Museum opened its doors to the public after five years of planning,designing and construction.     

In Search of Shandong Treasures

Over the past year, I have been intrigued with the thought of going to Qingzhou to see the museum and the site where the Qingzhou Buddhas were discovered. Finally I bought an overnight train ticket - destination -Qingzhou!     

Past Treasures Can Strengthen Present Ties

正In Beijing lies one of China's most historical sites,the Yuanmingyuan or the Old Summer Palace,a royal garden built in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).Over 800,000 relics are alleged to have been plundered from the Yuan mingyuan by the Anglo-French forces in October 1860 during the Second Opium War(1856-60) and are today in museums across the world.     

Is China the Winner in World Bank Reform？

ON April 25, the World Bank endorsed a proposal for reform that will shift a significant balance of voting power from the developed countries to the developing ones. China therefore becomes the third most influential member, following only the United States and Japan.     

Zhang Boju：Collector of National Treasures

EVERY lifetime has its unforgettable moments. My visit to Zhang Boju （1898-1982） in 1981 was among them.Although just one of many interviews during my career as a professional photographer, it was special. Zhang was one of the few celebrities that I truly looked up to, respected and admired. He was, and remains, the greatest art collector of modem China. His dedication to protecting China＇s historical and cultural relics and artifacts transcended not only the value he placed on family property, but also his life.     

Books to Children,Treasures for Young Minds

<正>It’s great to read these stories in Tibetan, exclaims Cirenquzhoi, a 14-year-old Tibetan girl from Shangri-la Tibetan Middle School, as she opens a Tibetan...     

Saving Forgotten Treasures Restoring classic movies for modern viewersInformation

The elaborately restored version of the classic film Metropolis,directed by Fritz Lang in 1927,held its Beijing premiere on September 2.While attracting classic movie lovers into the theaters,Metropolis also called attention to the large number of old Chinese films housed in film archives,which,out of sight and out of reach of moviegoers,are decaying.But measures have been taken to address the problem amidst China's movie industry boom.     

The Taipei Palace Museum： A Collection of Unique Treasures

To avoid chaos caused by war, nearly 20,000 cases of cultural relics from the Forbidden City in Beijing were moved southward in the 1930s. Parts of the imperial collection were then relocated to Waishuanghsi in Taipei. Many people do not know that there are two palace museums in China： one in Beijing and another in Taipei.