Tradition Revisited

When one looks at the scope of all the speeches and articles by the Ghinese president published in the two volumes of Xi Jinping: The Governance o f China,(and the many more he publishes during his travels to foreign countries), one has to come to the conclusion that he is without a doubt the most visionary and broadly developed intellectually of all the leaders on the world stage today.     

Crafting Tradition

For the past 35 years, Liu Ying,41, a designer and embroiderer of the Miao ethnic group, has been tirelessly promoting her subtle but vividly unique art. The Miao people mainly live in the southwest of China on a vast rugged land of beauty. Embroidery has a special place in Miao culture, being a decorative art that helps transmit their history and legends, in addition to the traditional oral transmission.     

Reviving Tradition

正Cultural y themed products breathe new life into ancient artifacts On the night of June 15, the Sanxingdui Museum live-streamed a visit to the museum and many in the audience called for the museum to launch blind boxes that contain replica artifacts that need to be repaired. Unexpectedly,     

Keeping Tradition Alive

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches,it is important to remember its truemeaning Today,when asked what Mid-Autumn Festival means,the first thing that many Chinese people would mention is looking at the full moon while eating mooncakes.However,the festival’s roots are about much     

Tinted ith Tradition

<正>A recent exhibition illustrated the evolution of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, right near the ChinaMyanmar border. A land of towering mountains and gaping ravines, the region’s local culture is vividly colored by a diversity of ethnic minorities such as the Nu and Lisu people.The prefecture used to be one of China’s least developed sections due to its rugged and ragged terrain plus the absence of suitable transportation.     

Tradition Goes Modern

The Chinese used to say they have two pairs of scissors: Wangmazi in the north and Zhang Xiao Quan in the south. These are two time-honored scissor brands that can trace their history back to the 17th century. Both are named after their founders. Wangmazi grew from a small shop near an ancient execution ground in Beijing owned by a man sumamed Wang. Since he had a pockmarked face, mazi in Chinese, people called him Wang Mazi. Wang didn’t make the scissors himself but had them manufactured at local workshops, giving them strict standards to ensure their quality.     

The Future of Tradition

正The oldest Chinese opera dates back more than 2,000 years. For centuries, traditional Chinese opera was the most popular cultural entertainment in the daily life of ordinary Chinese people.Traditional Chinese opera features many schools, including Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera—both are listed as World Intangible Cultural Heritage—as well as hundreds of local types across the country.     

From Tradition To Fashion

正A Chinese designer brings Yi embroidery to the world stage Everyday wear like casual shirts, T-shirts,jackets and denim, embroidered with traditional floral and phoenix patterns from the Yi ethnic group, staged a stunning runway show at recent New York Fashion Week, which took place on September 4-11.     

Tradition Gets A New Look

2017, the Moulin Rouge, Paris. A young Chinese man dressed in a traditional Miao costume was stopped by a doorman because the theater dress code recommends "elegant attire." "What I'm wearing is the formal costume of my hometown, the dress code." He explained. The doorman let him in and sighed, "I like your outfit. Where can I buy it?"     

市场经济与传统文化

在建设社会主义现代化的伟大事业中,在社会主义市场经济条件下,继承和发扬中华民族五千年的优秀传统文化,使我们的下一代形成有中国特色的社会主义价值观、人生观和世界观,不仅具有重要的现实意义,而且具有深远的战略意义.     

A Fresh Lacquer On Tradition

<正>A lacquerware adapts the traditional art form to modern lives As soon as the first ray of sunshine pierces through the air in southeast China’s Fujian Province,a lacquerware workshop opens its doors for business.The workshop’s owner is Li Changmin.He is a senior lacquer artist and a second     

传统与现代的对话——论刘以鬯"故事新编"

"故事新编"创造性地运用各种现代技法,把现代人的各种内心困惑与焦虑嫁植于传统民间传说和戏剧的故事框架及意象空间内,对人的内心精神情感世界进行了当下性的考察,并从"故"事及"故"事所植根的中国传统文化中找到某种互文,为现代人的思考提供了更多的借鉴空间.     

Old Tradition,New Lifestyle

<正>Large numbers of tourists stroll in a park in Zhengzhou, Henan Province,during the Spring Festival, which fell on February 3 this year.Statistics from the National Tourism Administration of China     

Shanghai: Modernity and Tradition

THE international metropolis of Shanghai features both modernity and tradition.Located at the center of China’s long coastline,the city has for the past century been a hub of convergence for commerce     

文化传统的折射——宋代社会繁荣背景下的武当文化探源

宋代武当文化乃是宋代经济社会繁荣发展的产物,因而它的形成与兴起反映了宋代文化发展与繁荣的轨迹.     

Chinese Film Breaks Away from Tradition

THE Chinese film The Goddess, made in 1934, was hailed by critics as "eternal" and "the pinnacle of Chinese silent film." Wu Yonggang wrote and directed this, his first film, with the obvious intent of set- ting it apart from any hitherto made in China. He paid no tribute whatsoever to the Chinese tradition of narration, or of achieving dramatic effect through external conflict, concentrating instead on conveying the mentality of the main character. The film is about the suffer- ings of a …     

Carry on the Tradition of Chinese Music

ON a freezing Saturday morning,nine-year-old Tongtong and her mother made their way to flute class at the Orange Tree,an art training company in central Beijing.She has attended it every week for over a year,and has never missed a lesson.As the gale howled outside,the training center filled with students preparing for their music classes.Traditional Musical Instruments:a New Trend When the Orange Tree was founded in 2011,traditional Chinese instruments were not part of the curriculum.Instead it offered classes in singing and Western instruments.As more and more parents requested classes in Chinese instruments,the company opened courses on