Embracing Traditional Operas

正Traditional Chinese operas are an important part of China’s intangible cultural heritage,including well-known genres such as Peking Opera,Kunqu Opera and Cantonese Opera.Among them,Peking Opera has greatly outperformed others in terms of recognition abroad.Some foreigners not only travel to China to watch it,but also to pick up some of the opera’s performance techniques.     

Address Delivered to the Christian Leaders in the West Of the United States

This is my second visit to Los Angeles as the Director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs to exchange views with all the American Christian friends present. I believe what you want to learn best is the real situation of Chinese Christianity at present. I can tell you with pleasure that Chinese Christians are running their church independently and has thus removed the "cap" of "foreigness". It has become a religion that eulogizes love and traditional culture. As a reli-     

MODERN OPERA REVERBERATIONS

正Exploring the contemporary existence of traditional Peking Opera ‘Zhang Huoding!Zhang Huoding!Zhang Huoding!"Legions of young fans,waving and clapping hands,yelled out the name of their idol among crowds at the Chang’an Grand Theater in Beijing on May 24.This was not a pop concert,but a Peking Opera show—a traditional art form in China that has a history spanning over 200 years.It has nonetheless seen a recent decline in popularity as it continues to lose younger generations of followers—but not in some cases.     

THIS WEEK

正Merry Christmas!A huge fir tree goes up at the north end of Qianmen Street,south of Tiananmen Square in Beijing,on December 18.Many shopping malls and restaurants across the country are decorated with Christmas trees,with Santa Clause greeting customers at the entrance and songs such as Jingle Bells gracing their ears.Even a few Chinese are buying Christmas decorations to adorn their homes for the Western holiday.     

Beijing's Pride

<正>A Peking Opera master brings purity to an enthusiastic New York crowdNew Yorkers got a taste of real Peking Opera with a brief yet wondrous visit by Zhang Huoding on September 2featuring rare performances of Legend of the White Snake and The Jewelry Purse—marking Zhang’s first performances outside China.The performances are the fourth event staged at Lincoln Center’s David H.Koch Theater by the China Arts and Entertainment Group(CAEG),following performances of The Peony Pavilion,Silk Road,The Red Dress and     

More Than Just a Language

To help bring our worlds closer together and open up the idea of a language not just being a tool for communi- cation, but communi- cation itself She stared at me with such confusion that I was actually taken aback."But how can you assess us properly if you do not give us an exam that has right or wrong answers?"she asked.I tried to explain my method of teaching to this sophomore university student,stating my belief that students being able to orally express their opinions,ideas and reason- ing is just as valuable as knowing a right or wrong     

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…     

Nurturing the Seeds of Musical Talent

A LTHOUGH auditions kick offat 9am and don＇t finish until 6：30 in the evening, students from the Middle School affiliated with Beijing＇s Central Conservatory of Music maintain their enthusiasm and energy all day. Bright-eyed and fashionable, they look much the same as other youngsters their age. But when you hear the emotion that pours out as they play, you begin to understand these are talented people. Paul Dornian, director of Canada＇s Mount Royal Conservatory and the initiator of the Morning-side Music Bridge （MMB） scheme, attends the auditions as a judge, but acts more like a kindly father. He eases the students＇ anxiety and coaxes the very best out of them.     

China Folk Theatrical Art

Peking Opera Known as China's na-tional opera, Peking operaof China is a national trea-sure with a history of 200years. In the 55th year of the reign ofEmperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty(1790), the four famous Huiban operaTroupes were invited to the capital andcombined with Kunqu opera, Yiyangopera, Hanju opera and Luantan inBeijing's thearetical circle of the time.Through a period of more than half a     

Handing Control to Locals

Localization is the word on every accountant's mind in China as the country sets out on efforts to put more Chinese into positions of authority at the big four accounting firms of KPMG,Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu,Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).The new measures took effect in May. "What China is really doing here is adopting the global norm," said Paul Gillis,a professor of the international MBA program at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management."If you look at the big four around the world,China is an anomaly where foreigners control their practices.Throughout the rest of the world,the big four are a collection of practices owned by local partners."     

Dance Drama Crested Ibises Staged at National Center for the Performing Arts

"By the floating mist of the lake,several pink feathered crested ibises are flying slowly across the crimson rays of the setting sun,causing rhythmic ripples with their red feet,quietly and elegantly……"The premiere of a fascinating and poetic dance drama was staged at the Opera House of the National Center for the Performing Arts(NCPA)on December 9,2014.Crested Ibises,jointly     

Nanning,the Garden City

NANNING deservedly enjoys,its reputation as a garden city.＂Be careful,fruits might hit you,＂locals say without exaggeration. The city＇s streets are lined with fruit-bearing tropical trees, such as coconut,mango and jackfruit,and residents love to sit in the shade of magnolia trees.Jacaranda trees line its many bicycle paths, pinangs decorate its restaurants,and local residents cultivate a variety of flowers on their balconies.In this humid city,the streets are always covered in greenery,even in the depths of winter.     

Priceless Moments at the Ritz-Carlton,Beijing

正At the Ritz-Carlton,Beijing,guests are welcomed with legendary service,luxury hotel rooms and suites,and exquisite fine dining.To further enhance the guest experience,the Ritz-Carlton,Beijing is offering a special Priceless Moments package that encourages visitors to treat themselves to something special dur-ing their stay.The Priceless Moments package allows you to enjoy lunch or brunch,as well as to wine and dine yourselves at any mealtime during your stay at our     

Hotel to Phase out Disposable Articles

Several hotels in Changsha, Shanghai and Kunming have recently staged a Green Hotel campaign: hotels will not offer disposable toothbrushes, toothpaste, slippers, combs or bottled shampoo and body lotion to their guests unless requested. Meanwhile a Green Hotel Standard has been issued, proscribing "disposable articles, such as toothbrushes, soap, combs and slippers," and stipulating that "textiles, such as bathrobes, towels and pillowslips, in hotel rooms are to be changed strictly at the request of guests,     

Sweet and Juicy

Yang Faxiu's kiwifruit are one of a kind. The Sichuan agri-businesswoman shows Chinese producers can use research and marketing savvy to get their food products onto European supermarket shelves. HER brochures are as green as her smile is broad. Buzzwords like "health," "green color" and "environmental profection" (sic) pepper her glossy brochures. Bespectacled and glamorous in a schoolmistress kind of way, Yang Faxiu says her kiwifruit are a whole new taste on the brown furry fruit with the green flesh eaten for their vitamin C. Haggling with Dutch retailers at a recent trade fair in Chengdu, the boss of Jinhe Agricultural Company is all confidence and little bluster. She's got the goods.     

For the Balance Between Rights and Power——In Remembrance of Former CSHRS President Luo Haocai

正Mr. Luo Haocai taught at Peking University Law School for a long time. Even though he held such important positions as vice president of Peking University (PKU),chairman of the Central Committee of China Zhi Gong Party, vice president of the Supreme People’s Court, and vice chairman of the Ninth and Tenth National Committee of the CPPCC, he preferred being called "Teacher Luo." My frequent interactions with Teacher Luo started in 2007 and continued to 2016 when he was the president of the CSHRS.     

An Orchid in a Traditional Garden

<正>Kunqu Opera blooms afresh 600 years after birth and subsequent decay Imagin a star performer at the age of 60 still retaining the charisma of their heyday and keeping the audience enthralled during a three-hour performance,and you have the profile of the Beijing-based Northern Kunqu Opera Theater(Beikun),which has had the honor of performing in the 2012 London Olympics and     

Incited Self-Immolations

正"We oppose using radical actions, such as self-immolation, to disturb and undermine social harmony. These young Tibetan monks are innocent, and we feel deeply distressed by their behavior," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at a news conference after the conclusion of the annual session of the     

LIVING THE HI-TECH LIFE

<正>Technology makes residential community life easier for all Nearby a nucleic acid testing site in Beijing’s Haidian District,you will spot a roadside sign featuring a QR code.Scanning it with their smartphones,people can see how many testing sites are in the vicinity,their respective locations and operating hours,the number of people waiting in line at each site at that exact moment,     

A TALE OF CONTINUITY AND CREATIVITY

正Peking Opera seeks balance between tradition and innovation in modern times In the classic Peking Opera San Cha Kou(or The Crossway), two male roles battle each other fiercely yet quietly in the night. The stage characters pretend to be shrouded in darkness, lunging at one another by listening, smelling and touching, but never seeing. To Chao Fan, an actor with the China National Peking Opera Co., this type of performance, one without an actual physical setup, is the charm and essence of Peking Opera.