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She has her life's one true love, and her one great regret. "Lying on his deathbed he begged me to take over the care of the museum after he was gone," says Zheng Wenhui. "Don't let it all fall apart, he told me. It is to my real shame I promised I would, but then afterwards, I didn't. Instead, I handed over the running to others."
Even though the Dunhuang grottoes were discovered 100 years ago, they remain a mystery to most Chinese. The grottoes, or caves, are the stuff of legend, of a time far removed from the present when men created a mystical dreamland to traffic in ideas completely opposite the commercial ends of the legendary Silk Road or life day-to-day difficulties. But, despite the construction of modern facilities designed to make the grottoes more available to tourists and students while protecting the grottoes and the art inside them going to the heavenly...
In He Junhua's comedic language, however, words are unnecessary. As one of the capital's leading cartoonists, He deals only in pictures, and his small Humor Gallery - tucked away at the rear of a building housing all manner of antique, art, and knick-knack stalls on Liulichang Street - offers a highly accessible introduction to what tickles Chinese ribs, as well as a window onto wider aspects of Chinese culture. Imperial Exhibits Tell Grand Tales For the first time more than 400 imperial treasures including porcelain, bronze ware, gold and silverware will be presented to the public. They come from 24,000 former imperial possessions collected from society and individuals over the past 50 years. Chen Yi fei: Glad Rages and Riches When talk turns to famous artists, the first topic of discussion is usually their work When I'm looking for birthday presents for my parents, I might tour the shops and rack my brains for a few days. Last month, photographer Jiao Bo gave his mother a gift he had been working on for twenty years. Jiao's An Die An Niang (My Mother, My Father) photo exhibition opened at the China Art Gallery on his mother's 86th birthday. |
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Newcomers to China may not find very much to laugh about. As in most countries, highbrow culture here tends towards the solemn and serious; comedy is mostly found in popular culture, which is fairly impenetrable to anyone without unusual fluency in Chinese.
and its merits. When talk turns to Chen Yifei, however, the main subject of interest is usually the size of his wallet.