A scene from The Sun, The Kill, the opening drama of the arts festival. Photo: CFP By Zhu Shanshan With lunch box in hand, Shao Zehui, one of China's promising theater directors, burst into the rehearsal studio to give final instructions to the cast of his latest show The Sun, The Kill that opene...
A scene from the Peking Opera-version of Red Cliff. The Peking Opera-version of the classic story Red Cliff is heading back to Beijing for 10 more shows from September 21 to 28. Red Cliff tells the story of a well-known battle during the Three Kingdoms period. The Peking Opera-version is a big-bu...
US artist Julian Schnabel. By Liu Chang Fans of contemporary US artist Julian Schnabel's work, shown in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2007, will get a chance to see more. A print exhibition of his work will open Saturday at the Chang Art Gallery in Beijing's 798 Art District and will run unt...
Fans of The Beatles lined up Wednesday to buy the band's collected works on a new set of discs and get their hands on an animated video game featuring some of the Fab Four's greatest hits. The Beatles collection, launched worldwide Wednesday on 09/09/09, is expected to dominate the charts in mark...
Chan-Tea Culture By Pan Yan The first Chan-tea Culture Festival at the 1,700-year-old Tanzhe Temple in Beijing wrapped up Monday. The two-month long event attracted a large number of tourists and was aimed at helping people understand the unique Chan-tea culture that has existed in China for over...