日期:2008-10-14 Over 200 paintings by Pablo Picasso and an all-star cast of great masters he admired -- Titian, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Goya among others -- went on view in Paris on Wednesday. Organizers of the Picasso and the Masters exhibition spent three years neg... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-25 Archaeologists probing the secrets of Stonehenge, Britain's most famous prehistoric monument, said on Monday it may have been an ancient pilgrimage site for the sick who believed its stones had healing qualities. It has always been a mystery why blu... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-17 就孩子的身材而言,豆芽型和土豆型均为两个险区,可教育部的一份最新报告显示,中国为数可观的青少年均在这两个极端险区徘徊。近年来,我国学生的身高明显增加、肥胖学生的比例也迅速增加,但学生的体能指标却在下降,他们的耐力、力量等体能指标以及肺活量水平呈持续... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-17 年轻貌美的凯蒂霍尔莫斯从与克鲁斯在一起那天起,似乎就失去了自我,事事唯老公马首是瞻。在天主教家庭长大的凯蒂,2005年与克鲁斯相恋后放弃了自己的信仰,跟着他加入了科学教。不过在女儿的入教问题上,凯蒂可绝不含糊。她不顾克鲁斯是狂热科学教信徒,决定让苏芮皈... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-10 They carry their wives, sit on ants, throw milking stools, boots and mobile phones, here in the home of weird world championships, participants will do just about anything to win their offbeat crowns. Normally reserved Finns say there is no better w... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-10 Tens of thousands of people from around the world hurled tons of ripe tomatoes at each other Wednesday in an annual food fight that leaves the eastern Spanish town of Bunol covered in red juice. A rocket fired from the town hall was the cue for star... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-10 It's July and the Christmas tree is lit, bells are jingling and jolly elves are doing hula-hoops on stage. What else could it be but the annual World Santa Claus Congress filling a Danish amusement park with summer Christmas merriment for the 51st c... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-10 For nine days of dirty fun, a quaint South Korean coastal city paints the town a dull shade of mud. Boryeong says its mud has special powers to refresh the skin and soothe the soul. Last Saturday (July 12) saw the start of its 11th annual Mud Festiv... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-10 Teenagers need nine hours of sleep a night and parents can help by getting them back on a school sleep schedule before classes begin, researchers suggest. Early morning classes can be particularly hard on teenagers because their circadian rhythms ch... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-10 Academic failure appears to trouble teen-age girls more deeply than boys, US researchers said on Tuesday. They said adolescent girls who are expelled, suspended or drop out of high school before they graduate are more likely to have a serious bout o... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-09-10 Have you ever looked for a word to describe an everyday awkward, embarrassing or just plain funny situation when the dictionary won't do? DailyCandy.com, a web site that provides daily e-mails about trends targeted to young urban women has launched... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 Lianpu is a unique way to portrait characters, which is native to China. It refers to the color patterns painted on the faces of opera performers. Specific types of facial make-up are exploited in Peking Opera to symbolize the personalities, charact... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 The craft of making painted clay-figurines has long been a popular folk art in China. There are different schools of clay-figurine making in terms of styles, including Fengxiang clay figurine in Shaanxi Province, Clay Figurine Zhang in Tianjin, Huis... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 Wood block printing was invented in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and made the production of New Year's Wood Block Paintings much easier. As this art form developed and became more and more popular among Chinese people, its content and functions also... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 The Olympic Village in Beijing is more than the athletes' compound for the Beijing Olympics. Its a place where athletes can unwind and get to know Chinese culture. The Chinese Traditional Arts and Crafts Show, located in the international area of th... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 Tri-colored glazed pottery utensils of the Tang Dynasty were usually rounded and full in shape in accordance with the aesthetic values of the time. The accurately proportioned human and animal figures have fluid lines, natural expressions and life-l... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 In the early period of the 20th century, Longhai railway was built through the Mang mountains, north of Luoyang city, Henan Province, where the graveyards of the Han and Tang dynasties were located. When these tombs were excavated, lots of colorful... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 This mural was probably inspired by the performances in the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty, which has inspired a lot of the costumes and scenes in the Opening Ceremony. While imperial music in the Zhou Dynasty had been solemn and ritualistic, Ta... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 When the Duke of Zhao finished, a Qin historian on the site immediately noted that the Duke of Qin ordered the Duke of Zhao to play music, a gesture of one-upmanship. Lin Xiangru, a wise prime minister serving the Duke of Zhao, asked the Duke of Qin... 阅读全文>> 日期:2008-08-26 The Olympic Opening Ceremony was a unique opportunity to introduce Chinese culture to the rest of the world. Furthermore, a vital element of the ceremony was its music, which featured many traditional Chinese instruments. Chen Leiji, 41, was one of... 阅读全文>> |
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