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Miao girls celebrate Lusheng Festival |
2006-11-22 |
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Girls of the Miao ethnic group wearing silver ornaments are seen during celebrations of the Lusheng Festival in Gulong Town of Huangping County in Miao-Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Qiandongnan, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 18, 2006.(Xinhua Photo)Photo Gallery >>>
A girl of the Miao ethnic group wearing silver ornaments is seen during&nb...... |
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Yao ethnic group enjoys cultural festival |
2006-11-22 |
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A mother with her son of the Yao ethnic group enjoys performance given at Yaoshan Cultural Festival in Hezhou, a city of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2006. Over 100 Yao performers also displayed their colorful costumes during the festival. (Xinhua Photo)
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Yangzhou Puppet Show |
2006-9-19 |
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Yangzhou's puppets are controlled by three wooden sticks - one to manipulate the ears, eyes, nose and mouth of the puppet, and the other two to manipulate the puppet's hands. The music of the show is based on Peking and local operas.The Yangzhou Puppet Art Troupe has toured many countries and regions in the world, such as Japan, the United States, Australia, Russia, France, Italy, Holland, Taiwa...... |
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The Farmer Woodblock Paintings of Qijiang |
2006-9-19 |
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The farmer woodblock paintings of Qijiang County, near Chongqing City, first aroused attention in 1983. In January 1984, they were exhibited for the first time in the China Art Gallery in Beijing. Since then, 847 works have been shown in a dozen countries worldwide, such as the United States, Japan, Britain, Canada and Italy, and over 600 have been collected by the national museum and individual...... |
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Quanzhou's Marionettes |
2006-9-19 |
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Quanzhou City in Fujian Province is noted for its marionettes. Four puppeteers manipulate the figures, each of which can have up to 30 strings. Two international puppet festivals were held in Quanzhou in 1986 and 1990, respectively, in which over 300 artists from all over the world participated, including those from Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Holland, Japan and the Philippines. Qua...... |
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Kingdom of Farmer Calligraphers and Painters |
2006-9-19 |
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Huangzhong County, which is home to the Ta'er Monastery in Xining City, Qinghai Province, is called a "kingdom of farmer calligraphers and painters" by artists. Over 70 local farmer painters have created more than 1,000 art works, of which some have been displayed in international and national exhibitions. Drawing their materials from country life, their paintings are characterized by a simple, ...... |
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Liuduo Township's Modern Folk Paintings |
2006-9-19 |
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Liuduo County in Jiangsu Province became noted for its folk paintings since 1974. A total of 186 persons are now engaged in paintings and paper-cuts. So far, they have created over 2, 300 works, including more than 1,300 which have been displayed at national and foreign exhibitions, 120 of them have won international or national gold, silver and bronze prizes. Some 446 Liuduo paintings are in co...... |
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Guanzhong Shadow Play |
2006-9-19 |
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Shadow plays are a traditional folk art, the origin of which can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD). With puppets made out of cow's leather or donkey hide, the shadow play figures of the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province are modeled on the stone relief patterns of the Han Dynasty, the academic-style painting of the Song Dynasty and folk paper-cuts. Guanzhong shadow play fi...... |
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Boli Farmer Paintings |
2006-9-19 |
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Boli Town, near Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, has been awarded the title of "county of Chinese modern folk paintings" by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. So far, 118 local works have won prizes in calligraphy and painting competitions above the municipal level, and have been exhibited in many foreign countries, including the United States, Japan, Sweden, Norway and Au...... |
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Xukou Township-Kingdom of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings |
2006-9-19 |
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On August 6, 1991, the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China formally nominated Xukou Township in Jiangsu Province as a "Kingdom of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings." Yushe and Yaoshe villages in the county are particularly famous for their output of calligraphy and painting. Over five million calligraphy and paintings have been produced in the county by more than 600 artists si...... |
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