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Public rooms in rural Cixi promote reading culture among villagers
Building reading rooms in rural areas is an innovative measure that Cixi, a county-level city in Ningbo, Zhejiang province has taken to promote reading among villagers.
December 21, 2018
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Zhejiang launches investment corporation for cultural industries
East China's Zhejiang province established an investment corporation in Hangzhou on Dec 11 to provide investment and financial services for cultural businesses.
December 13, 2018
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Wuzhen Contemporary Art Exhibition to return next March
The second edition of the Wuzhen Contemporary Art Exhibition will open next March and is expected to help broaden people's minds about the new trends in contemporary art, according to the team of curators.
December 11, 2018
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Art master revives and spreads ancient porcelain culture
The techniques for making porcelain in Southern Song Dynasty guan kilns were once thought to have been lost. Fortunately, Ye Guozhen, an art master based in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has brought back many of the ancient methods after decades of research.
December 11, 2018
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Huge-fishing-net harvest held in Qiandao Lake
Fishermen pull a huge fishing net on the Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province Nov 28, 2018. More than 30 fishermen took part in a huge-fishing-net harvest here on Wednesday.
December 3, 2018
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Italian sculptor expert's exhibition opens in Hangzhou
Known as "one of the greatest wood sculptors of the century", the Italian sculpture artist Bruno Walpoth has finally made his way to China, with his first solo exhibition in Asia kicking off in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Nov 29.
November 30, 2018
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Bamboo knitting stays alive in Wuzhen
For bamboo-knitting craftsman Qian Lihuai in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, the internet has not only altered the way he lives, but offered a golden path reviving traditional bamboo handicraft passed down over hundreds of years.
November 29, 2018
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Changshan farmers still make brown sugar the traditional way
Nowadays, experienced farmers in Changshan county, Zhejiang province still stick to the traditional techniques of making brown sugar, despite modern machines seemingly being able to offer more convenience.
November 28, 2018