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China unveils 2009 World Stamp Exhibition emblem |
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The emblem and mascot of the 2009 World Stamp Exhibition were unveiled in China on Wednesday, under the theme "A gathering in the City of Peonies". |
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2008 China Symphony Summit kicks off |
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The 2008 China Symphony Summit kicked off in Qingdao, a costal city in east China's Shangdong Province on Wednesday, reported on the website of China National Radio. |
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Peking Opera enters campus, young generation |
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There's tangible heritage, like Mount Huangshan World Heritage Site, but there's also intangible heritage - arts, dance and music. These are equally important. |
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Flowers greet Shanghai World Expo |
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A flower exhibition, preparing the way for the 2010 World Expo, opens at the Shanghai Botanic Garden this weekend. Flowers of numerous species will bloom over an area covering 300-thousand square meters. Staff are hard at work, making final arrangements. |
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'Beauty of Qinghai' exhibition attracts HK visitors |
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China's Qinghai province, one of the country's biggest western territories, is raising its profile in one of the world's most important port cities, Hong Kong. A touring exhibition is introducing Hong Kong to the culture of Qinghai. |
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Scholars collect ancient Tibetan literature overseas |
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Chinese scholars are working to collect, compile and publish ancient Tibetan literature that has been taken overseas due to various reasons, amid efforts to preserve and promote the distinctive Tibetan culture. |
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New holiday system set for first test |
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The country's new holiday scheme will be put to the test next Friday, with the arrival of the Qingming Festival. The celebration, also known as the Tomb Sweeping Festival, joins the Dragon-Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as the new holidays on this year's calendar, while the once-weeklong May Day holiday is shortened. |
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Chinese relics set for debut exhibition in Africa |
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A selection of Chinese relics is to make its debut in Africa from the end of March to celebrate the tenth anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and South Africa. |
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Another Bosnian bridge put on UNESCO's World Heritage List |
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An old bridge in eastern Bosnia has been put on UNESCO's World Heritage List, the second bridge in the Balkan country after the Old Bridge in Mostar to be recognized by the UNESCO, the organization's chief said in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Tuesday. |
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Here comes 'Vision Shanghai' |
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Following the "Vision Beijing" project which involved five internationally acclaimed directors making tribute films for the Beijing Olympics, Shanghai, the host city of the 2010 World Expo, has completed a similar project called "Vision Shanghai." |
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Song & Dance Gala ushers Olympic Torch Relay |
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The Sun God Apollo is said to have lit the first Olympic flame, bringing brightness and warmth to humanity. One hundred and eleven years after the birth of the modern Olympics, the sacred flame is to be gathered this week, at ancient Olympia - to lend its brightness and warmth to the 29th Olympiad. |
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Brazilian youth learn traditional Chinese dragon dance |
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Brazilian youth learn to perform traditional Chinese dragon dance in Sao Paolo of Brazil, March 23, 2008. Organized by China Overseas Exchanges Association, a three-day training camp is held in Sao Poalo to teach the Brizilian young people who are interested in traditional Chinese culture and acqierements. |
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Peking Opera Monkey King to debut in Dubai |
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At the invitation of a culture company in Dubai, artists from Zhejiang Peking Opera Troupe in eastern China's Zhejiang province will give a performance on March 26 in Dubai. This will be the first time an art troupe from Zhejiang province has appeared on the stage of Dubai. |
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Ancient Chess found |
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Archeologists found an ancient metal Chinese chess piece with rare and already extinct characters on it. |
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Renovation of Potala, Norbu Lingka palaces resumes |
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Renovation of two major cultural heritage sites in Tibet resumed earlier this month amid warming spring weather after being suspended during the freezing winter, a local official said on Tuesday. |
