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Updated: 2012-09-07 11:20
(China Daily)
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New York: Master stroke Chinese sculptor Wu Weishan (left) receives a gift from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening of Wu's Sculpting the Soul of a Nation exhibit at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. South Korean diplomat Ban, who practices Chinese calligraphy in his spare time, wrote in Chinese "Shang shan ruo shui" (the highest level of morality is that of water) from Dao Te Ching by ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Zi. Zhang Yu Wei / China Daily |
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Washington: Saintly images A visitor looks at ancient paintings portraying Buddhist saints at the Freer Gallery, one of the Smithsonian Institution's museums of Asian art. The exhibition Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Painting, opened Sept 1 and runs through Feb 24. Of the 27 works on display, 14 date to the Song, Yuan, and early Ming dynasties (1000-1400 CE), and the remainder are from the 15th to 19th centuries, during the later Ming and Qing periods. Cai Chunying / China Daily |
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Los Angeles: Stand-In stars About 20 impersonators of Chinese and American stars including Michael Jackson, Bruce Lee, Marilyn Monroe and Deng Lijun performed at an Aug 30 concert at Universal Studios' CityWalk in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The show, which celebrated the Chinese moon festival, was hosted by TV channels ICN of the US and Tianjin of China. Kimia Mostaghimi / China Daily |
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New York: Runway-ready Men's wear designer Qingqing Wu (left) measures a model in preparation for a show by Chinese apparel company VLOV Inc at New York's Lincoln Center on Friday. VLOV is among numerous brands and designers taking part in this year's New York Fashion Week. Yu Wei / China Daily |
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