Tujia Song and Dance

CHANGYANG is a Tujia ethnic autonomous county. It is also cradle of the ancient Ba Civilization of the Yangtze River Valley in the southwestern mountains of Hubei Province. The Tujia community's rich folklore gives visitors a glimpse of its ancient civilization.     

Yue Xiang：Peacock Dance Kina

THE peacock dance is the most famous among the Dai folk dances. Since the most well renowned dancers of the style, such as Dao Meilan and Yang Liping, are female,many people often mistakenly associate the art form only with female dancers. However, in Yunnan Province, the indigenous center of the Dai peacock dance, the dance has traditionally been performed by males who display masculinity and a primitive vitality.     

Epic Dance Drama： A Song of Unending Sorrow

The eternal poem Song of Unending Sorrow composed by Bai Juyi (772-846) is the heart-rending love story of the Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Longji and his favorite concubine Yang Yuhuan.     

Wei Fengjiang─A Bridge Between China and India

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Miao Drum Dance Shi Shunmin: The Beat Goes on

正Shi Shunmin,born in 1949 in Jishou,capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture,is a leading exponent of the Miao drum dance.She has perfected the art of this special dance,based on interpretations of natural movements in daily life and work combined with traditional choreography,resulting     

火塘：方寸之间的灵性世界

几缕火焰,几缕青烟,伴以几块石头,或一个铁三脚架,看去平平常常,但它却与人朝夕相伴,患难与共,与人的社会、文化融为一体———     

土家族风俗习惯与精神文明建设

本文分析了土家族习俗中的“精华”与“糟粕”,指出加强土家族地区精神文明建设,必须保持和发扬优秀的传统道德风尚,变革陈规陋习。     

The Interplay Between Fortune and Misfortune

TME and the seasons in China's coun-tryside pass according to the agricultur-al Lunar Calendar, and at least one festi-val is celebrated each month. Most important is Spring Festival (chunjie), when whole families reunite to celebrate the transition from winter to spring. At this time the indoor walls of all freshly scrubbed dwellings are decorated with papercuts and works of cal-     

Ang Lee's Language of Film-a Bridge Between the East and West

THE Taiwan-born. New York-based moviemaker Ang Lee once again hit the headlines in Hollywood and indeed around the world when he picked up the Best Director Award at the 78th Academy Awards for Brokeback Mountain. As the most successful director ever to have emerged from China, at least in terms of the number of awards he has collected.     

The Rongjiang Miao： Deep in the Mountains

<正>Located at the southern foot of the Miaoling Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau,Rongjiang County is home to some 80,000 Miao people.Locked in bv towering mountains,they and their colorful folk customs have remained little known to the outside world.I spent one and a half months in Rongjiang discovering all I could about the ancient villages,costumes, festivals,and weddings of this branch of the Miao.The story represents the first comprehensive coverage of the residents there.     

Dance Like Everybody＇s Watching

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Li Mengchu is just like any normal student at Shanghai Nanyang Model High School, but she has witnessed the Shanghai Expo from its inception. Eight years ago, she was sent to Paris to attend China＇s bid to host the 2010 World Expo as a dancer in the CWI （China Welfare Institute） Children＇s Palace.     

杨琤

The Baishou dance （literally ＂hand-waving dance＂） is a traditional group dance of the people, one of 55 ethnic minorities in China. The Tujias live mainly in the Wuling Mountains, straddling the borders of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou provinces, and Chongqing Municipality in Southwest China. Being good at dancing and composing songs, they created the Baishou dance several hundred years ago.     

The Precious friendship Between Joseph Needham and Lu Jiaxi

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Adding a Rainbow over the Golden Bridge of Friendship On Yunnan Song and Dance Ensemble's Visit to Japan

At the invitation of theMin-On Concert Associ-ation of Japan, the 46-memberYunnan Song and Dance En-semble of China sent by theChinese People's Associationfor Friendship with ForeignCountries (CPAFFC) made aperformance tour of Japan fromJanuary 17 to March 28, 1995.It toured 41 cities includingTokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hi-roshima, Nagasaki, Kagoshi-ma, Kyoto, Sendai and Sap-poro, and gave 42 perfor-     

Karibu Islands：Somewhere Between Fact and Fiction

IF time flowed backwards, what kind of life would you choose？ Perhaps you＇ve never thought about it. Visual artist Zheng Bo presents this fantasy in his digital video and text entitled Karibu Islands＇. Time goes by in reverse in the Karibu Islands. Life starts at enfeebled old age; the body gradually grows stronger until it＇s time to start work-at retire- ment age - and life continues on its backward course through middle-age to youth,     

Fu Ying： Cultural Bridge

AT the beginning of 2010, Fu Ying, Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, learned of her new mission to take effect January 4, 2010. A promotion would make her vice minister of foreign affairs, the second female in China ever to take the post. The first one was appointed over 30 years ago.