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Hu Yongyan: China’s classical maestro
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- Hu Yongyan: China’s classical maestro
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- 11:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Hu Yongyan: China’s classical maestro
Hu Yongyan began his formal studies at China's Central Conservatory of Music after which he studied at Yale University and the Juilliard School in New York. Now, Mr. Hu is the Artistic Director of the EOS REPERTOIRE ORCHESTRA -China's Orchestra Academy at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and is highly appraised by people for his numerous popular productions of classical music, operas, musicals and film soundtracks.
Chinese Artists:
For this video series we invite modern Chinese artists to share their life experiences with us and how they have pursued their “Chinese Dream” within their careers. The chosen artists cover various fields such as music, film, folk arts, and fine arts to name a few.
Their names may already be known throughout the world, or they may lead normal lives among us, but every one of them has remained true to their original intention in the arts and has held ...
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- Feng Ling: Art Inspires Freedom
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- 8:33
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Feng Ling: Art Inspires Freedom
Feng Ling's conviction is that art inspires freedom and an independent spirit. She believes that an artist is responsible for social development and historical inheritance. An optimist and an idealist, she informs her artistic language with Jungian Philosophy as a way to explore ideas regarding the uncertainty and the possibility of human expression.
Chinese Artists:
For this video series we invite modern Chinese artists to share their life experiences with us and how they have pursued their “Chinese Dream” within their careers. The chosen artists cover various fields such as music, film, folk arts, and fine arts to name a few.
Their names may already be known throughout the world, or they may lead normal lives among us, but every one of them has remained true to their original intention in the arts and has held on to their artistic creations. Thanks to these people who have dedicated their lives t...
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- "The divorce lawyer" Wu Xiubo teacher interview
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- 8:22
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- "Divorce Lawyers" aggressively, starring Wu Xiubo China Daily interview. Why then play this movie? Uncle asked two questions after what appeared to decide? And he admitted that making this film feels like not to go home after work, and a few friends went to the bar self-deprecating, very interesting.
"Ma Xiangyang countryside", "divorce lawyer", "youth octave higher," "scholarly troubled times", all the way to shoot, Wu Xiubo feel that "acting is a kind of travel." His sentiment is "All of the noble and base, each person has to reflect."
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- Gong Ping:Born to make films
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- 6:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Born to make films
Gong Ping, a filmmaker, graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2006. During the 10 years of her film career, she has worked as producer, director, and scriptwriter. There is no lack of excellent films in her works, among which, her directorial debut Love Wanted was shortlisted for the 2013 China Image Film Festival. Two of her works, Lover of a Stewardess and Exotic Fall, won several prizes at the 2014 National Anti-Drug Public-Service Microfilm Contest.
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- Police Dog Training Base
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- 5:14
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Police Dog Training Base
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- The world of little girls
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- 7:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The world of little girls
Hou Wen is a sculptress. She graduated from the sculpture department at the Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts. Her graduation project was selected for the National Excellent Graduation Sculpture Exhibition.
Hou Wen is gifted at creating sculptures, and her work, The Series of Little Girls, has enjoyed a solid reputation.Her sculptures are routinely invited to appear at exhibitions. Her best work, including Purification, always impresses people with their pure and serene character images.
Chinese Artists:
For this video series we invite modern Chinese artists to share their life experiences with us and how they have pursued their “Chinese Dream” within their careers. The chosen artists cover various fields such as music, film, folk arts, and fine arts to name a few.
Their names may already be known throughout the world, or they may lead normal lives among us, but every one of them has remained true to t...
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- Brett Yormark:CEO of the Brooklyn Nets
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- 6:57
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Brett Yormark, CEO of the Brooklyn Nets and the team’s home arena, the Barclays Center, arrives straight from Beijing’s Capital Airport and flies right into an interview. The 47-year-old father of two children joined the Nets in 2005 and became the architect of the team’s move to Brooklyn in 2012. On his sixth trip to China, Yormark spoke to China Daily’s Yan Weijue about rebranding, global strategy and basketball
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- Barbados Ambassador Interview
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- 17:35
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- China and Barbados established diplomatic relations in 1977. The two maintained close political relations with frequent high-level visits and people to people exchanges.
The bilateral economic and trade relations developed rapidly, cooperation in many other areas have been fruitful and coordination in international affairs significantly strengthened.
China has provided Barbados with assistance within its capacity and Barbados rendered strong support to China in many areas. The two countries have long been invaluable friends.
Ambassador profile:
Dr. Chelston Brathwaite was born on 8th March, 1943, in St. Michael, Barbados. He attended the St. Matthew's Boys School and the Modern High School. He furthered his studies in agriculture at The University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine, Trinidad, where he aided the development of the Harland Society, which engaged students in agricultural development in the region. After obtaining his first degr...
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- Five minutes to see through bad-mouthing Chinese cards
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- 4:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Animation style in a relaxed and humorous asides, the movie will have the Chinese economy as a "departure just a small wooden boat," it grew as "ocean liners" in the process, there is no lack or singles, or group of bad-mouthing "prophecy Emperor" were. A variety of perspectives and the reality of China's economic development experts and scholars abroad fierce collision, "predicted Emperor" of bad-mouthing the argument have been defeated, proved unfounded.
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- Foreign Ambassador's Views on China-Latin America Relations【Episode 1 】
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- 5:38
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- President Xi Jinping will attend a BRICS summit on July 15-16 and visit Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba from July 17 to 23.
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- Foreign Ambassador's Views on China-Latin America Relations【Episode 2】
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- 6:07
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- President Xi Jinping will attend a BRICS summit on July 15-16 and visit Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba from July 17 to 23.
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- THE WEEK June 20: Unexpected Power!
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- 4:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Over the top
While the world is focused on the FiFa World Cup in Brazil, the internet is looking at Germany. No, they're not checking out the German team and their amazing defeat of Portugal, instead, they're checking out German Arm Wrestling Champion Matthias Schlitte. Born with a bone disorder in his right arm, Matthias' used his disorder to his advantage. His right arm is double the size of his left arm and he's using it to dominate arm wrestling.
The secret life of college students
Almost like the movie, the Secret Life of Walter Mitty , where Ben Stiller's main character jumps from on scene to another, the graduating class of 2014 of Shandong University is doing the same with movies. A group of students from Shandong University posted a series of images of themselves imitating famous movie posters, everything from the Hollywood blockbuster Thor to the Chinese dark horse Finding Mr. Right. The photos have gone viral online in China and haves s...
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- THE WEEK June 13: Super chicken space sailor
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- 4:05
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will now be taking preorders for tickets to outer space.
To serve and protect
Over in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the police have an extra duty apart from their normal ones. The Kaohsiung Police are apparently now also pest control. Earlier this week a 20-year-old College student surnamed Wang called police after she had discovered a cockroach in dorm room! The police came and found the roach. After capturing the tiny fiend, the police set it free. Students and Netizens around Taiwan have criticized the student for wasting police resources. Taiwan is tropical and cockroaches are common on the island.
Babe in the big city
A female pig created waves across the Chinese internet recently after photos of her daring escape from a truck appeared online. The sow was on a truck headed for slaughter in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. For unknown reasons, the sow was able to get out of her confinement and escape the t...
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- THE WEEK June 6: Roach, pig & plaza dance
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- 4:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- To serve and protect
Over in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the police have an extra duty apart from their normal ones. The Kaohsiung Police are apparently now also pest control. Earlier this week a 20-year-old College student surnamed Wang called police after she had discovered a cockroach in dorm room! The police came and found the roach. After capturing the tiny fiend, the police set it free. Students and Netizens around Taiwan have criticized the student for wasting police resources. Taiwan is tropical and cockroaches are common on the island.
Babe in the big city
A female pig created waves across the Chinese internet recently after photos of her daring escape from a truck appeared online. The sow was on a truck headed for slaughter in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. For unknown reasons, the sow was able to get out of her confinement and escape the truck. In the process of the escape, the sow miraculously lands on her feet after a 16 foot drop....
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- Sino Argentine gala in Beijing 2014
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- It was an amazing mix of cultures as the Exhibition of Arts and Culture: Argentina-China opened on June 24 in Beijing.
The exhibition, which was held at the Embassy of Argentina and co-hosted by the International Art and Business Alliance, featured Chinese calligraphy and paintings, as well as traditional music and costumes.
Not to be outdone, Xu Xuanyi, chairwoman of Chinese Association of Argentine Tango, performed the traditional dance of Argentina with her partner for the guests.
Li Baorong, deputy director-general of the Latin American Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was present for the event along with other officials from both countries.
According the Argentine embassy, political, economic and social ties with China are at an all-time high.
The exhibition was cited as a prime example of how to bolster relations through arts and culture.
Video: Sun Tianyuan & Wang Yuxi
Producer: Flora Yue
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- BIG TALK: A new Barbados-China Connection
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- 12:56
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- South Korea's new ambassador to China Kwon arrived in Beijing on the 4th World and the inauguration ceremony will be held in South Korea Embassy in the afternoon, put into work.
Kwon World to Yonhap reporter said, will make every effort to improve all aspects of the relationship between South Korea and China to create a foundation. Kwon said the world, held later this month in South Korea summit will promote bilateral framework agreement reached several large, but their future is to focus on the concrete implementation of these agreements. In addition, in setting the Korea-US and Korea-China relations, he said, the separation of which is more important or closer to the Korea-US and Korea-China relations, this approach is wrong.
Kwon graduated from the Law Department of the World at Seoul National University in 1981, served as prosecutor in 1983 after the passage of the 25th judicial examination, a total of three years after 2002,2004,2008 Party MPs elected t...
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- BIG TALK: China-Switzerland FTA beneficial for both
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- 13:51
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The free Trade agreement between China and Switzerland that was signed on 6 July 2013 by the Chinese Minister of Commerce, Gao Hucheng, and the Swiss Federal Councilor, Johann Schneider-Ammann, will enter into force on 1 July 2014.
With this, Switzerland will become the first continental European country with a free trade agreement with the soon largest economy of the world's second largest economy.
Jean-Jacques de Dardel, Switzerland Ambassador to China, described its free-trade agreement with Switzerland as a comprehensive and mutually beneficial pact that should contribute to increased trade between the two economies, during an exclusive interview with China Daily before 1 July.
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- "Porcelain capital" showcases ancient skills
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Jingdezhen is a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province. it is one of the most international cities in China's inland, Known as the "porcelain capital",Jingdezhen has been producing quality pottery for more than 1,700 years, and attracts numerous ceramic artists around the world.
As one of the first and the most important global goods, porcelain introduces Chinese culture, art and the name of Jingdezhen to the world.Foreign ceramic artists come here to learn the skills, and work with chinese artists.Their studios could be found in the city's streets, countryside, even in remote mountains."Jingdezhen is like a holy place for ceramic artists," said Yuk Kan Yeung, artist from Holland. "Everyone knows Jingdezhen, everyone wants to come here.
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- how far can Brazil go
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- how far can Brazil go
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- World Cup country profile: Brazil
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Brazil are the greatest nation in world cup history. And to have their beautiful game's biggest tournament take place in its spiritual home is a prospect exciting football lovers all over the globe. With this excitement comes great pressure on the host nation to win what would be a record sixth world cup. There is no doubt they are capable of lifting the trophy in Rio's magnificent Maracana stadium on the 13th of July. Coach Louis Philippe Scalary has already won a world cup with Brazil taking the samba boys to glory in 2002. Now he will try to mastermind victory in 2014 with a team built around the worlds class talents of Barcelona star Namar and captain Thiago Silva as they proved when beating spain 3-0 in the 2013 confederations cup final. Brazil will take some stopping on home soil.
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- Yes! Brazil is ready! but...game may be tough
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- 3:15
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Brazil is totally ready for the 2014 World Cup, according to World Cup Affairs speciallist Guilherme Belli from the Brazilian Embassy in Beijing.
But! (There is always a but in this show. LOL), Brazil faces a very tough group A.
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- Legend of the two systems
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- 20:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- TED speech set: the dilemma of capitalism ----- Shi Mo: Legend of the two systems
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- BIG TALK: New Council aims at strengthening ties
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- 17:03
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Osvaldas Ciuksys, Chairman of the Lithuania-China Business Council, talked to China Daily about the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists and its newly established Lithuania-China Business Council in Beijing on May 12.
According to Mr. Ciuksys, Chinese businesses are welcome to join the council to build a more smooth and promising bilateral trade relations between Lithuania and China.
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- Uruguay Katharina choir
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- 4:24
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Uruguay Katarina choir on May 12 in Beijing to meet with the audience.
As Uruguay's "national treasures" Chorus, Katharina choir, with its exaggerated performances, unique sense of humor, strong rhythms, colorful costumes, fancy makeup, dance rough it much attention.
Katarina choir music theater-style concert performances plus a variety of methods, mixed ensemble, chorus and monologues, usually appear in the carnival's opening session, as well as the highlight of the procession, while the speech, said, while singing the rich form the majority of the show welcomed by the audience.
Their performances hybridity theater, circus, dance, percussion, makeup, costumes, humor, drama and other arts. They are full of humor Uruguay's traditional culture and its people, lively and passionate performances the audience as if living in a carnival parade in Latin America!
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- THE WEEK May 9: Schrodinger's cabbage
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- 4:23
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Not so big theory
The hit United States television comedy The Big Bang Theory has been removed from China based Internet streaming sites! Along with three other TV shows, The Big Bang Theory and company were removed because they supposedly violated new government regulations regarding the showing of foreign television shows. However, the removal of the shows have drawn the ire of fans of the show as well as netizens. The real focus of their anger however lies with China Central Television. It turns out that CCTV will now be showing the an edited and dubbed version of The Big Bang Theory. Fans speculate that CCTV used its clout to remove its competition. Talk about a messy situation.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Huang Lingyong was driving his car in Xinfeng county Jiangxi province. While he was going at about 112 kilometers and hour he came across a chicken! Huang hit said chicken with his car. Fearing that he had taken a life, he got out of his vehicle to check...
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- 2014 Muay Thai China tour match
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Muay Thai in June 2014 China Tour kicked off the evening of May in Beijing.
The event is organized by the Royal Thai Embassy and sponsored by the National Foundation of Thailand, Muay Thai's top team, "Muay Thai fighting" in a live demonstration of Muay Thai origin, apprentice links, Muay Thai and puppet parade, so that we can have a more Muay Thai culture comprehensive and intuitive feelings.
Thai Ambassador to China's Wen Wei Qiu Jun expressed the hope that through this event to dispel misconceptions about Muay Thai.
Known as Muay Thai martial arts, also known as the "Eight bodies fighting technique", "eight body" refers to the hands, feet, elbows and knees. In addition to the head, all parts of the body can be used to attack each other. Muay Thai divided by region in southern, central, northern and northeastern part of the four factions, the main difference is that the trick routines, such as the northern part of Muay Thai with good legs, southern, central Muay Tha...
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- Contemporary Art Exhibition
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- "Mimi co - Latin American Contemporary Art Exhibition" on May 7 kicked off in Beijing.
The exhibition is organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of Argentina, Brazil Embassy, Embassy of Ecuador, Mexico Embassy, Embassy of Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela Embassy Embassy co-sponsored .
Artists from the seven countries carry a total of 128 works of contemporary art exhibition, covering painting, printmaking and photography and so on. Organizers of the exhibition will be sought through the natural beauty, history and tradition, human feelings and multicultural panorama of Latin America presented in front of an audience.
Artists have said, for this exhibition is looking forward to be able to come to China.
As one of the fourteenth session of the "Meet in Beijing" Arts Festival an important part, compared to previous years, this exhibition has been a great breakthrough in the scale of the exhibits and events.
The exhibition will continue until May 21, t...
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- BIG TALK: Macao to host 5th investment forum
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- 15:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The 5th Infrastructure Investment and Construction Summit Forum will take place in Macao, China, May 7 - 9.
As one of the top-end forums in the field, representatives from about 50 countries and regions are expected to attend this year's forum, including ministers from the attending countries along with representatives from over 30 established world-wide financial institutions.
Organized by the China International Contractors Association, the forum offers a platform for financial institutions, investors and builders to seek collaborative projects and partners according to their preferences.
Diao Chunhe, president of the China International Contractors Association, talks to a China Daily reporter about the forum's preparation, the association's responsibilities and the industry's future development.
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- Ruan Hao: Inspiration comes from challenges
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- 4:41
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Ruan Hao, 28 years old. He founded LYCS Architecture in 2010.
Ruan, is always moving as he runs a company with over 30 employees. The video shows an innovative project, in which, due to the limited space, Ruan designed a running track on the roof of a school building. He was the first person in China to do this.
Ruan's work is all about breaking rules. His fearless sense of adventure shines through in his projects.
Editor's Note:
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition takes place from 7 June to 23 November 2014 at the Giardini and Arsenale venues (Preview on 5 and 6 June) and in various other venues in Venice.
EMGdotART, a privately funded foundation, brings over 10 Chinese individuals and organizations to the exhibition to showcase the Chinese thoughts on this year's theme: Fundamentals.
Wang Shuo in Beijing, Zhao Yang in Dali and Ruan Hao in Hangzhou are three of the young elites.
Vi...
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- Zhao Yang: Adapting to the local life
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- 4:57
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Zhao Yang, 34 years old. He established his own practice, Zhaoyang Architects, in 2007.
Zhao Yang's office is located in Dali. He has two partners, Li Ye and Wu Zhou. All three of them went abroad to study, and all returned to contribute what they learned.
Zhao is a man of few words, except when he talks about his work. Two of his buildings featured in the video were resort hotels. Both were impressive and unique, taking advantage of Dali's beautiful mountains and sea.
He uses local handicrafts in his designs, and gets personally immersed in the process. He believes that a hands-on approach, especially working closely with local builders and craftsmen, will bring buildings to life.
And it does: his work is unique and romantic.
Editor's Note:
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition takes place from 7 June to 23 November 2014 at the Giardini and Arsenale venues (Preview on 5 and 6 June) and in various other v...
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- Wang Shuo: Hutong is like a forest
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- 4:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Wang Shuo, 33 years old， started the practice of META-Project with partner Zhang Jing and Max Fu in 2009.
Wang is a leading authority on hutongs. His office is in an old hutong and this is where he does his research and design.
For Wang, a hutong is like a forest: from the outside it all looks the same, but there is really lots going on under the trees. In his words, you have to understand it to be able to save it or make it better.
This philosophy of preservation is vital to his design.
Editor's Note:
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition takes place from 7 June to 23 November 2014 at the Giardini and Arsenale venues (Preview on 5 and 6 June) and in various other venues in Venice.
EMGdotART, a privately funded foundation, brings over 10 Chinese individuals and organizations to the exhibition to showcase the Chinese thoughts on this year's theme: Fundamentals.
Wang Shuo in Beijing, Zhao Yang in Dali and ...
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- Performance at Meet in Beijing Arts Festival
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- "The 14th ""Meet in Beijing Arts Festival"" attracts thousands of people to Chaoyang Park in the capital city of China on May 1. Musicians from different countries give performances to showcase diversified cultures to Chinese people.
The Steel Drum Band from Trinidad and Tobago was one of the highlights of the live shows on May 1. The band is famous in Trinidad as it was the one who extended the warm welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife on their state visit to the Caribbean country in 2013."
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- Meet in Beijing Arts Festival at Chaoyang Park
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- 7:57
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The 14th "Meet in Beijing Arts Festival" attracts thousands of people to Chaoyang Park in the capital city of China on May 1. Musicians from different countries give performances to showcase diversified cultures to Chinese people.
The Steel Drum Band from Trinidad and Tobago was one of the highlights of the live shows on May 1. The band is famous in Trinidad as it was the one who extended the warm welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife on their state visit to the Caribbean country in 2013.
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- Performance at Meet in Beijing Arts Festival Cuban Black Moon bands
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- 3:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- "The 14th ""Meet in Beijing Arts Festival"" attracts thousands of people to Chaoyang Park in the capital city of China on May 1. Musicians from different countries give performances to showcase diversified cultures to Chinese people.
The Steel Drum Band from Trinidad and Tobago was one of the highlights of the live shows on May 1. The band is famous in Trinidad as it was the one who extended the warm welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife on their state visit to the Caribbean country in 2013."
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- Performance at Meet in Beijing Arts Festivall Barbadian artistes
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- 6:45
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- "The 14th ""Meet in Beijing Arts Festival"" attracts thousands of people to Chaoyang Park in the capital city of China on May 1. Musicians from different countries give performances to showcase diversified cultures to Chinese people.
The Steel Drum Band from Trinidad and Tobago was one of the highlights of the live shows on May 1. The band is famous in Trinidad as it was the one who extended the warm welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife on their state visit to the Caribbean country in 2013."
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- LAOWAI NOT ：Half my life in China
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- 8:59
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Frances Fremont-Smith, known in Chinese as Fan Wanzhen, came to China in 1978. After finishing her course work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she decided to stay in China rather than go home. During the ensuing thirty-six years, she witnessed great changes in China and did various jobs to promote bilateral mutual understanding between China and the U.S., along with all the things related to the development of China.
Fan Wanzhen married her husband, Jia Lijun in 1982, and now they are living in Beijing. Having been married for almost 32 years, she still feels excited and sweet when recalling fond memories.
Now she is the executive director of a United Family Hospital foundation. She said she hopes medical assistance will be provided to underprivileged people living in remote areas of China through WebEx technology one day.
No matter where the future will bring us in this fast-changing world, she said, "there is no question that China wi...
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- Laowai Not: Breathing bike
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- 4:29
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Matt Hope is an artist from the UK. Living in Beijing for five years, he has observed the extreme environmental conditions. As an installation artist, he invented a bike to generate clean air for its rider.
Hope said he made this bike to bring more attention to the air problem and to spark discussion about what an individual can do about the poor air quality.
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- Laowai Not: The black pearl
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- 5:09
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- As long as she has the ability to walk, she's going to use it to help those in need. That's the pledge made by 24-year-old model and dancer Mariatu Kargbo.
The tall, bright-eyed entertainer has used her celebrity status as a nationally known dancer in Sierra Leone and as the 59th Miss Sierra Leone contestant for the Miss World competition to donate thousands to those in need, back in her home country.
Mariatu received a interview with China Daily, talked about her career and life in China.
来自非洲塞拉利昂的黑人姑娘玛利亚，已经在中国生活了近10个年头。从来到中国到成舞台明星，从脱离贫困的故乡到帮助他人，玛利亚走过了一段充实但崎岖的路程。玛利亚接受了中国日报的采访，向我们讲述的在中国的路，她眼中的中国和中国人。
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- Laowai Not: Stock photography in China
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- 4:55
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Shannon Fagan came to China in 2010. The 37-year-old American was a commercial photographer back in the US, but because of the economic downturn he decided to move his business to China.
Rather than taking pictures, he said, he makes pictures -- designing a photo to capture a specific attitude, activity or atmosphere in China. Clients can purchase them from his company's library to help sell their products.
Stock photography is a fairly unknown industry in China, Fagan said, and he runs much of his business on speculation of what the market needs.
Donning knee and elbow pads during shoots, Fagan has suited up for business in China.
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- Beijing's salsa royalty
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- 4:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- He considers himself a Beijinger and she's a dancing queen, together the Philippine couple teaches Latin dance to an integrated group of young Chinese and foreigners.
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- Kiwi gets a slice of China
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- 5:05
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Jade Gray is from New Zealand. During the 15 years he has lived in China, he has worked as a ski instructor, owned a fitness center owner, been program manager on a farm, and ran a nightclub. Now, he is the co-founder of Gung Ho! Pizza factory.
Which city is his favorite in China? Of all Western food, why did he choose to open a pizza company? And how does his Gong Ho! team compete with the Big Name pizza brands?
Most of all, what's been keeping him in China for so many years?
Let's find out in the video.
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- E04 Renovate or demolish
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- 7:48
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The Drum and Bell Tower area is located in the middle of the Beijing central axes, which embodies huge historical and cultural values. Wang Shiren, an expert advisor to the Beijing Committee of Historical and Cultural City Protection,believes renovation of that area is necessary and development of the city is more important than protecting Beijing's historic blocks. Meanwhile, Su Zengqin, a social and legal scholar, insists thate historic blocks should be protected and preserved in their original style.The two scholars talk about their differing opinions in the final episode of Building New Lives.
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- E03 Liu's family business
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- 5:56
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Liu Jinmin has been a hutong-tour business for five years. As located near the Bell tower, the tour service very popular among foreigners. But Liu's family will lose this business which they depend on. Liu spoke about and what is happening to his house.
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- Building new lives: Rebuild and reuse
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- 5:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Robin, an architect from Brunei, came to Beijing in the early 2000s and lived in a hutong for about 10 years. His reconstruction turned the old Goddess Temple near the Bell Tower into a fashionable cafe. As an expert on structure and design, Robin talked about his opinion of the renovations and reuse of old buildings and communities.
Also see:
Building new lives: Zhang's memory
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/video/2012-06/18/content_15508991.htm
Special coverage: Drum and Bell towers: past, present, future
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2012-03/30/content_14955029.htm
Video: Sun Peng
Subtitles: Christie Lee & Chris Clark
Producer: Flora Yue
- Title
- E01 Zhang's memory
- Runtime
- 5:54
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Zhang Wenxiang, 90, has been living near the Bell Tower for nearly 70 years. But now his old house will be demolished due to a road-widening construction project. Beijing's oldest communities are also the city's most convenient, so Zhang does not want to leave his home for a new building. He spoke about his life over the past decades and all of his good memories.
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Video: Sun Peng
Subtitles: Christie Lee & Chris Clark
Producer: Flora Yue
- Title
- Man deals in laughter tears
- Runtime
- 6:40
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Jiang Xiao was born into a family of comedians and was on a career path tomake people laugh. Instead he chose to work in a place where people cry - the mortuary in Beijing's southern Daxing district.
"Without respect for the deceased, one can't really enjoy this life," said Jiang.
Video: Sun Peng
Intern: Sun Tianyuan
Translate: Jia Fan & Chris Clark
Producer: Flora Yue
- Title
- Love In The Air
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Romance is literally in the air these days at China World Summit Wing, Beijing as the capital's tallest hotel stages its second annual Love in the Air wedding fair on 31 March.
A total of 33 couples -- recruited over the past month via China World Summit Wing's official Weibo and WeChat -- climbed atop the hotel. On the hotel's helipad, 330 metres above the capital, each young man proposed to his beloved and created a unique memory that sets them on the path to a lifetime of happiness. Participating couples received a complimentary night at China World Summit Wing, Beijing.
In cooperation with professional wedding planner Love NI, China World Summit Wing's second annual bridal fair Love in the Air started in the afternoon on 30 March in the city's biggest Ballroom -- the epic Summit Ballroom on the third floor of the hotel. China World Summit Wing, Beijing displayed their creations on an innovative 50-metre long stage that encircled two third of the 2,340sqm b...
- Title
- The therapies of traditional
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- What does one do if a small child doesn't want to eat - or wakes up a lot in the night? Some parents may rush their children to a pediatrician, while for many Chinese, the answer will be a traditional Chinese massage therapist. This approach to massage, together with herbs and acupuncture, is a fundamental part of centuries-old traditional Chinese medicine. Nowadays, the therapy is enjoying a revival, with a growing allure for Chinese parents who seek an alternative to antibiotics for childhood ailments. "I always believed in TCM, but the effect of TCM massage on my child still surprised me," says Tang Dan, a young mother of a 2-year-old boy in Beijing.
"It was like magic."
In December, Tang took her son to a TCM hospital because of his lingering low appetite since birth, and a pediatrician there suggested a pediatric massage.
The boy received massage for about 10 minutes each day, in which a therapist pressed, pulled, rubbed and kneaded acupre...
- Title
- Panda whole process abroad
- Runtime
- 6:01
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Panda whole process abroad
- Title
- 02 Early Life Zheng Wei
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Fifty-year-old Zheng Wei is a retired English teacher living in Beijing's Dongcheng district. She and her husband experienced the Great Chinese Famine and living among the peasants during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76). Their 20s were difficult. In 1973, Zheng and her husband Ren Yongmao had their first and only child.
In 1999, their son was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma. The couple tried everything to find a cure, but faced extreme financial difficulties. The young man died in 2002. Zheng and Ren had envisioned old age with their son, but their dreams were crushed.
Millions of parents who have lost their only child grew up during the 10-year "cultural revolution". This turbulent period left them spending their teens or 20s without much purpose, so they wanted their children to experience life to the fullest. Losing their children has left many of them in despair.
