Thanks to his "Red Classic" paintings, which mark the course of the Chinese revolution, Shi Lu (1919-82) is recognized as one of the great Chinese painters of the 20th century.
Nestled on the top floor of a swanky hotel with panoramic views over Yanqi Lake and the surrounding Mutianyu mountains, Views Restaurant has opted for authentic local Huairou dishes instead of fancy international fare.
The line between painting and photography has blurred in conceptual artist Fu Wenjun's works.
Two Chinese artists will soon present their experiments in ink at Asia Week in New York.
CAIRO - At first glance, the Cairo art installation appears to be a mural in red and purple hues, of three people at a table. Then, one of the subjects pours bright pink paint from a teapot into a cup. Another lights a cigarette, and the scene comes into focus.
Cellist Chu Yibing celebrated his 50th birthday with an audience of thousands including his musician friends in Beijing with a two-day event featuring recitals, workshops and movies in February 2016.
LONDON - Sergei Polunin wants to shake up the ballet world by becoming the David Beckham of dance.
LONDON - The London Symphony Orchestra has begun an intensive period of cultural bridge-building with China aimed at promoting East-West ties and mutual understanding. LSO has completed its sixth China tour.
An abandoned mercury mine is shaping up to be a tourism hot spot. The Zhusha ancient town in Wanshan district, Tongren city, in Guizhou province, which covers an area of 5 square kilometers, produced 33,000 tons of mercury and vermilion from 1950 to 2001, accounting for more than 80 percent of the nation's total output then.
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii - Well before dawn each morning, throngs of tourists from around the world make their way to Maui's tallest peak, a dormant volcano, to see what Mark Twain called the "sublimest spectacle" he ever witnessed.
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