 Art on the move
First there was Yuanmingyuan, then Songzhuang and later, the 798 Art Zone. As urbanization spreads, artists?villages are being forced to newer locations. Zhu Linyong reports |
'Old uncles' sort out problems
Volunteer old uncles and aunties are making peace in one Hangzhou neighborhood, resolving quarrels among neighbors, sorting out mother-in-law problems and telling husbands to pitch in with the housework. |
Spring Festival mysteries revealed
Foreigners living in Hangzhou are looking forward to the Spring Festival partly because they have seen many images of colorful dragon dances, red lanterns and firecrackers. |
Watching how you tread
China Tourism Administration recently announced low carbon development strategies as part of their plan to accelerate tourism, in an effort to minimalize the environmental impact of traveling. |
Ming Imperial Granary Museum opens to public
Here people can view the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal free of charge, learn about the history of canal transportation and grain storage in imperial granary in the Ming and Qing dynasties as well as experience the life of being a granary head to grind the millstone and open the granary. |
TCM, calligraphy, martial arts Hangzhou draws expats to learn
Every weekday morning, a tall brunette laowai (foreigner) in a white coat moves among hospital patients, administering acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion and other forms of traditional Chinese medicine. |
Musical magic: Big-name jazz concert and new city orchestra
Hangzhou's 2010 New Year's Jazz Concert will be staged on Saturday, featuring well-known names like American singer Frankye Kelly. On January 31 the new Hangzhou Philharmonic gives a charity concert. |
Creative juices flow in cartoons
Hangzhou aims to become a force in China's animation industry. It's attracting talent, rewarding businesses and opening a museum. |
Hangzhou becomes pilot city
Zhejiang’s Hangzhou city has been listed as one of 16 National Pilot Innovative Cities by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). |
Professor creates bridge between China and Italy
Bridge between China and Italy |
Chinese acrobatics adds fun to Russian New Year
A spectacular Chinese acrobatic show staged on Saturday at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall near the Kremlin added much fun to Russia's New Year celebrations. |
Master strokes
Selected works by the Hangzhou Art School include the works of such masters as Lin Fengmian, Dong Xiwen, Chang Shuhong and Fang Ganmin. |
Hangzhou's Qibao Complex: a vision of life in the future
One day in my life of 2015 might start like this - In the morning I will send my baby to the kindergarten located within the apartment community and then drive my car to Jianhua road, which provides access to the Hangzhou business center and the company I work for. |
Zhejiang Museum opens Wulin extension
The national treasure the Square Zun Carved with Four Sheep will be exhibited in the new Wulin Extension of Zhejiang Museum during the next two weeks. Meanwhile, the Wulin Extension of Zhejiang Museum will open for free to the public from Dec 20th. |
Catholic church in Hangzhou celebrates 350th Anniversary
On Dec.7th, 2009 The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, a Roman Catholic cathedral in Hangzhou, China, marked its 350th anniversary. |
Artist donates works
Renowned Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong, 90, donated 72 works of art to Zhejiang Museum of Art and China Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou this week. |
Filmmaker zooms in on change
Ole Schell first visited China in 1987 as a teenager and recalls riding a bike through the hutong of Beijing. When he returned in 2007 he was shocked by the enormous changes. |
Li Yundi to honor Chopin at Hangzhou concert event
The Li Yundi Piano Concert, themed as “Quality, Grace”, will be held on the evening of December 19 at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre, located on Zhijiang East Road in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. |
MTSU and Hangzhou Normal University agree on Confucius Institute
MTSU President Sidney McPhee and President Ye Gaoxiang of China’s Hangzhou Normal University brought Chinese and U.S. cultures closer by signing the Confucius Institute agreement Wednesday morning. |
Seal-cutter's art
Fei Mingyao, a well-known Chinese seal-cutting artist from Shanghai, has published a collection of signature works. The collection, published by Xiling Yinshe Publishing House from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, features over 1,300 images of stamped signets the 62-year-old has created over the past five decades. |
