An aura of mystery Share CLOSE Author and researcher Meng Hui has spent years studying the lifestyles of ancient Chinese women. [Photo by WEI KONGYUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY]
A new book focuses on the lifestyle of women in ancient China, Cheng Yuezhu reports.
In today's stereotypical mindset, Parisian women fascinate people around the world with their
je ne sais quoi quality, a mixed sense of style, self-confidence and insouciance. It is perhaps not so well known that the aura of elusiveness has been a pursuit of Chinese women, upper-class women in particular, for thousands of years.
In the recently published book
Turning legend into a reality By Cheng Yuezhu | China Daily | Updated: 2021-06-23 08:46 Share CLOSE Xu Yuanzhuo, a student of the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts, works on a stop-motion animated short film inspired by the tale of Chang'e, the moon deity.[Photo provided to China Daily]
Students of a leading performing arts university get inspiration from both myth and technology, Cheng Yuezhu reports.
Young people can popularize traditional culture among their peers by making it both fun and educational. Students of new media art at the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts showcased their works that use art and technology to promote traditional culture at an exhibition at Enjoy Art Museum in Beijing from May 26 to 30.