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Portuguese writer reads ode to late father on Chinese TV program, finding connection that transcends language


Portuguese writer Jose Luis Peixoto appeared on China Central Television's The Reader on Friday, reading from his book You Died on Me (Portuguese-edition: Morreste-me). Peixoto was inspired to share the ode to his beloved father with Chinese audiences after being moved by a similar story of a Chinese father and son.

How China became No.1 in World Intangible Cultural Heritage

Chinese calligraphy Inscribed in 2009 Chinese calligraphy includes the five most well-known styles of script - the Seal Script, Clerical Script, Regular Script, Cursive Script and Semi-Cursive Script. It can be seen as a form of art that embodies the essence of Chinese cultural aesthetics.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/21 21:33:40

Netflix buys rights to Chinese fantasy film 'The Yin-Yang Master' ahead of cinema debut

Global streaming giant Netflix has pinned down the oversea distribution rights for the highly anticipated Chinese costume fantasy film The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity, which was just premiered in Beijing on Wednesday and is set to hit Chinese mainland cinemas on Friday.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/21 0:39:53

Chinese heroes KO US super heroine at mainland box office

As 2020 draws to an end, things are heating up at the Chinese mainland box office as two blockbuster films, The Rescue directed by Dante Lam, and Hollywood superhero film Wonder Woman 1984, were released on Friday. However, it remains to be seen if the two films will be enough to help the mainland box office break past the 20 billion yuan ($3.06 billion) mark in 2020.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 21:36:48

Beijing LGBT Center holds training forum for graduate students to work as better consulting psychologists

The Beijing LGBT Center held a workshop on Thursday at Beijing Normal University for more than 100 graduate students majoring in consulting psychology so that these future consulting psychologists could better serve the LGBTQ community by learning more about it.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 18:03:40

Horoscope

Happy birthday: Your kind nature is one of your greatest assets, but it can also be a major weakness if you allow others to take advantage of you. There is nothing wrong with putting yourself first from time to time; especially on your birthday. Your lucky numbers: 2, 3, 5, 11, 18.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 17:53:40

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Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 17:53:40

Art Beijing expo uplifts people's spirit with 'Discovery' exhibition

Art Beijing, one of China's prominent art expos, is hosting an exhibition to mark the year 2020, the festival's 15th anniversary. The occasion was originally scheduled to be celebrated with a grand expo in May and October, but Art Beijing had to scale back these ambitious plans due to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 16:58:40

Graffiti explodes across pandemic-era New York

Graffiti - part of New York's history for over 50 years - is flourishing during the coronavirus pandemic, a sign of decadence for some, but vitality for others.
Source: AFP | 2020/12/20 16:58:39

'Moving Utopia' reveals Chinese artists' attitude toward beauty

A new exhibition at the Art Factory in Beijing's 798 Art Zone presents dialogues between contemporary and traditional art, the East and West as well as art and technology through a number of artworks from different generations of artists.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/20 16:53:39

Marxist education and ideology strengthened in Shanghai

Marxist education and ideology is being further strengthened in Shanghai with dozens of scholars and teachers from Shanghai's educational institutions being awarded or funded for research into Marxist theory teaching on Wednesday.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/17 23:34:06

Chinese university gains global attention for combining intangible cultural heritage skills with technology

Could you ever imagine that you are able to learn the valuable Chinese intangible cultural heritage embroidery skills by just wearing an electronic sensing device on your head and wrist?
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/17 21:06:07

Launch of video game rating system prompts calls for film rating system along similar lines

A draft on the video game content rating system has been introduced on Wednesday under the guidance of China's National Press and Publication Administration, which Chinese experts said is a good move for the sound development of children as well as for the internalization of the Chinese games market.
Source: Global Times | 2020/12/17 20:19:52

Crossword for teabreak

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Source: Global Times | 2020/12/17 17:58:39