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Dancer from a southern village stages show with thousands of figurines in different poses.

For music lovers, the joy of walking into a record store, flipping through album covers and holding a physical disc cannot be replaced by clicking a download button on digital music platforms.

When Ma Weijia went to buy breakfast at a restaurant near his home in Beijing, the violinist didn't expect that it would lead to the start of a quarantine.

The library of the Music Research Institute of the Chinese National Academy of Arts is considered the main reference center for traditional music thanks to the richness and value of its ancient musical scores, manuscripts, instruments, photographs and sound materials. These include 8,000 recording tapes, 1,800 ancient and folk musical instruments, 140,000 books and 22,000 photos.

Poet Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo, of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), is one of the most recognized Chinese cultural icons of all time. His legacy, including his calligraphy, painting and his broad influence in lots of fields, as well as his poetry, is celebrated even today.