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Sculpting in flour

Hao Xiaoshi the artist

Children carry on Dong musical tradition

Guozhuang bonfire dance in Tibet

Guozhuang village is in Qamdo Prefecture, in the east part of Tibet autonomous region. Guozhuang's bonfire dance is the most famous folk dance in Tibet.

Wang Qizhi: the man who painted Mao

At the Tiananmen Rostrum, there hangs high a portrait of former chairman Mao Zedong. Wang Qizhi is the man who used to paint the portrait of the leader.

Calligraphy 101

For most westerners, the word 'calligraphy' simply brings to mind pretty letters on a page. But for the Chinese, it's a highly prestigious art form, and an important aspect of the country's culture.

Fine Arts

A calligraphy postgraduate

Wang Gaosheng is a postgraduate major in Chinese calligraphy theory now studying at the Institute of China Calligraphy Culture, Capital Normal University.

Ink block printing

Ink paintings are one of the oldest known Chinese art forms. With just a few strokes in limited colors, beautiful landscapes and vibrant animals can be brought to life.

Yang Yingying and her Chinese paintings

Yang's work has the rich flavor of traditional Chinese painting, also the deep meaning of folk culture. She hopes to share her life experience and express her well wishes through her work.

Handicrafts

Write on rice

In Beijing, there is a man on the roadside of Houhai, sitting silently and concentrating on writing things on rice every day. His name is Zheng Liang.

Bristle figurine

Many people like Peking Opera because they are fascinated by the costumes and make-up of the different characters. The characters are often reproduced as bristle figurines, a well-known Beijing folk art.

Fiery sculpture

Liuli artwork is among many of the traditional Chinese handicrafts, and it has more than 600 years of history. It can also be found on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Music and Dance

Sound of Sorrow

The cuoqin dates back 4,000 years but would have largely been forgotten today except for the efforts of one man.

Beijingers: A Peking Opera fan

Instead of a traditional art only old men like, Peking Opera is becoming a hobby for young men and women these days.

Guozhuang bonfire dance in Tibet

Guozhuang village is in Qamdo Prefecture, in the east part of Tibet autonomous region. Guozhuang's bonfire dance is the most famous folk dance in Tibet.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture

The Chinese traditional medical treatment of acupuncture or piercing the body with a needle is a treatment which focuses on the inside from the outside.

Scraping your illness away

Scraping is a technique which developed from traditional Chinese medicine theory. The earliest tool was a special kind of stone "bian shi".

Trying out traditional medicine

Zhen jiu is a therapy that combines both acupuncture-the inserting and manipulating of needles into pressure points-and moxibustion.

Waning craftsmanship showcased at Expo

Summer camp keeps folk art alive

Passing the heritage of Er Ren Zhuan

Oroqens celebrate Fire God Festival

Miao water drum dance celebrates offering

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