具有“中国现代毕加索画风”的岫岩农民画（英文）

正Among the country’s first contemporary folk painting towns listed by the Ministry of Culture,Xiuyan is known as"art town."The Manchu in Xiuyan have the tradition called"farmer paintings"and since Reform and Opening-up,Manchu Autonomous County has fostered these artists whose work depicts Manchu folktales,people,lifestyle,customs and natural     

PRESERVING A TRADITION

COVER STORY The Chinese art of paper cutting has long been a popular pastime in the country's rural areas.For more than 1,000 years,farming families have used it as a method for decorating their homes,but the tradition has struggled for survival in recent years.In Yanchuan County in China's northwestern Shaanxi Province,however,the art form has experienced a revival thanks to the efforts of a local woman.Paper cutting master Gao Fenglian has invested her own money in establishing a paper cutting gallery in the region.The craft's growing popularity has also fuelled a new wave of people wanting to learn how to cut.More than 10,000 of the county's 200,000 are now skilled in the ancient craft,and its revival could serve as a model for the preservation of other Chinese traditions.     

Harmony between Man and NatureAn Ecocritical Perspective on the Hezhen Yimakan

正As the global environmental crisis gets more pressing,ecological criticism has become a"distinct school."The ecological world and the relationship between man and nature in many literary works have entered the sightlines of the ecocritics.This paper argues that the rise of ecocriticism theory in the West and in China,eco criticism and in Chinese ethnic literature(in particular folk literature)is part of the same phenomenon.Secondly,the text of the Hezhen epic     

Tian Longxin's Musical Journey

正Tian Longxin is known today as the "living soul of Tujia music" and "leader of aboriginal Tujia folk music in China."Born in Hunan Province,Tian is fluent in the Tujia language and an expert in Tujia folk music.Having devoted himself to preserving traditional Chinese culture,     

A Roaring Revel

Chinese New Year folk art takes center stage in the nation’s capital An exhibition on Chinese folk art opened to the public at Beijing’s China National Arts and Crafts Museum on February 22, featuring 164 pieces and sets of traditional folk and art works in celebration of the Year of the Tiger.     

New Year Woodblock Engravings from Taohuawu

NEW Year woodblockengraving, a type ofwatercolor blockprinting, is a folk artthat dates back hundreds ofyears. The whole processincludes drawing, block cutting, printing and color processing. Woodblock engravings became popular in theQing Dynasty (1644-1911),and were an integral featureof Chinese New Year celebrations.Where Peach BlossomsBloomTaohuawu, in the garden city of Suzhou in southern China, literally meansPeach Blossom Basin. Tothe Chinese people, peachblossoms symbolize tranq…     

Jubilant Feast

Chinese artists tour the globe to celebrate the Spring Festival with local people A concert entitled,"Cultures of China, Festival of Spring,"starring Chinese folk singer Song Zuying,was held in New York City on February 16 in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The show opened with popular Chinese folk song What a Beautiful Jasmine,which drew warm applause for Song’s sweet sound and natural charm.     

A Vocal Ambassador

<正>Chinese folk artist sings traditional songs in English On the afternoon of October 3,Chinese singer Yixuan Pang staged a solo concert titled Silk Road by Vocal Arts at the Carnegie Hall in New York City.At the concert,Pang not only performed Western classic works in German,French and Italian,but also sang Chinese folk songs such as The Rippling Brook in both Chinese and English.     

Art for a Happy Niu Year

The Year of the Ox,niu in Chinese,is being celebrated with hundreds of creative ox-themed products,videos and art The ox,the second sign in the Chinese zodiac,is associated with industriousness and perseverance.The National Art Museum of China in Beijing heralded the Chinese New Year with an exhibition of masterpieces inspired by the ox.The Vitality of Art has brought together nearly 600 traditional Chinese paintings,oils,calligraphy,sculptures and folk art.     

满族“索伦竿子”民俗(英文)

正In Manchu tradition,there is a folk story behind the sacred pole for heaven worship,called the Solon Pole,that involves the legendary man who united the Manchu tribes to become their leader.Young Nurhaci was a servant of the Liaodong District Commander-inchief,Li Chengliang,a suspicious man who thought Nurhaci would revolt against the Ming Dynasty and decided to kill him.Alerted of the danger,Nurhaci fl ed     

LETTERS

Suggestions and CommentsI enjoy reading articles about Chinese folk artsand the development of western China Where thereare many tourist attractions. The Language Cornerhelps me learn the Chinese language and know moreabout the standard of living of the Chinese people. Ilove the arts. And through China Today magazine, Ihave learned that traditional Chinese arts have beenwell maintained in portraying the lifestyle of theChinese people from various aspects.I love most the photographs of Em…     

A Special China Tour——A FFCA Delegation's Visit to China

At the invitation of theCPAFFC, a ten-member del-egation of the Federation ofFrench-Chinese Associations(FFCA) paid a working visit toChina in October 1998. The aimof the visit was to study the tra-ditional Chinese folk art and ex-plore the possibility of coopera-tion with the CPAFFC in thisfield. Through the ten-day visit     

杨家埠木版年画(英文)

正New Year woodcut paintings are a time-honored folk art,and Yangjiabu Village in Shandong Province has been one of the three leading Chinese folk woodcut producers ever since ancient times.The other two are Yangliuqing in Tianjin and Taohuawu in Suzhou.The Yangjiabu woodcut paintings for printing images forthe new year holiday come with a history of over 400     

A Shaolin Kungfu Dance Drama

SHAOLIN in the Wind is a collocation of martial arts, folk music and dance performed by monks from the Shaolin Temple, home of Chinese martial arts, and the cream of the Zhengzhou Song and Dance Troupe. The play is China's latest theatrical export to North America. Preparations, in     

Chinese Musical Instruments Past and Present

As contemporary China welcomes Western musical instruments,its traditional musical instruments retain popularity among novices,including some overseas amateur musicians.At the same time,performances overseas by Chinese folk music troupes of such classical pieces as A Moonlit River in Spring,Moon Mirrored in the Pool,Jasmine Flower,Notturno in the Fisherboat,and the innovative Impression of Chinese Music have instantly won them international reputations.     

Shaanxi Youth Folk Art Troupe Performs at Los Angeles Disneyland

At the central square of Disneyland in Los Angeles during the Chinese Spring Festival,a group of Chinese children wearing horn-shaped braids or white towel kerchiefs on their heads performed the waist-drum dance to the rhythm of typical northern Shaanxi folk music.The wonderful performance given by the Shaanxi Youth Folk Art Troupe at Disneyland was part of a cultural exchange with the United States     

Is There“Backsliding”in China's Human Rights?——On US-China Dispute over Human Rights

On March 30. 2004, the Information Office of the State Council of China issued a white paper entitled Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 2003. This is the seventh white paper ever published by the Office to expound China's human rights conditions and its views since 1991, when it first issued Human Rights in China. Based on solid facts, the latest Chinese white paper on human rights, as well as the previous ones, elaborates convincingly the efforts made by the Chinese government to promote and protect human rights and progress in China's human rights conditions, refuting the alleged "China's backsliding in human rights" made up by the US government.     

The Industrial Rejuvenation of an Old Urban District

DADONG District lies in what was the former site of the Qing imperial court-Shenyang - before the Man-chu royal family gained national control and moved into Beijing＇s Forbidden Cityin 1644. Nestled in this center of the Manchu civilization, Dadong boasts a rich historic and cultural legacy of the Manchu people.     

Iian Longxin＇s Musical Journey

Tian Longxin is known today as the ＂living soul of Tu-jia music＂ and ＂leader of aboriginal Tujia tblk music in China.＂ Born in Hunan Province, Tian is fluent in the Tujia language and an expert in Tujia folk music. Having devoted himself to preserving traditional Chinese culture, Tian has amassed a library, of more than 3.8 million char-acters on Tujia folk music and operas. He has also composed tunes and performed many times for international audiences. In 2008, he was recognized as an ＂inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage.＂     

THE ELE GANCE OF QUYI——The Fourth Quyi Showcase of Chinese Ethnic Minority Groups

The history and tradition of Quyi （storytelling with music and periormance） are among the longest and most profound of China＇s folk art forms. Having evolved over centuries and centuries from folk oral literature and singing, Quyi is the catch-all name of various ＂art forms of talking and singing＂ in China. For millennia Quyi has been the vehicle by which Chinese people of whatever ethnic group have expressed their way of life and revealed their inner feelings.