Guangzhou travel fair attracts 1,000 exhibitors
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(Chinese bowed two-stringed instrument) have gone on show at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Some of them are more than 100 years old. Jinghu is primarily used in Peking Opera. Small in size yet very high in pitch, it plays a leading role in the accompaniment of the performance. The items are owned by Lou Zhuangdong, a Peking Opera instrument collector from Shanghai. The exhibition runs until March 15.
Fashion:
Model Du Juan has become the latest celebrity to embrace Chinese-style photos. She is featured in YaYinG’s spring/summer collection. Many of the images are the creations of renowned photographer Sun Jun. Born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, Sun had a strong interest in classical literature, which laid a solid foundation for his future career. Visit our website for a look at some of Sun’s works featuring Chinese celebrities.
Society: jing hu
A Chinese father’s letter to his son to “end their father-son relationship” and become “brothers” has sparked controversy. It has also prompted people to reflect on their own relationships with their parents. In the letter, the father first recalled the intimate moments he and his son shared when the boy was a child. As the boy grew older, communication between father and son became less and less, the father said in the letter, which was published in a newspaper in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, last week. The 2017 Guangzhou International Travel Fair will be held from Thursday to Saturday in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. France will be the guest of honor at this year’s show, which has attracted nearly 1,000 exhibitors from more than 50 countries. A forum will also be held during the fair, where experts from the tourism industry will discuss the latest trends. Live-streaming site Inke has hired more than 1,000 people to monitor content 24 hours a day to create what the company called a “green” experience for its viewers. Last week, Inke invited the media to tour its content-monitoring department and call center based in Changsha, Hunan province. The company estimates it spends 80 million yuan ($12 million) a year on cracking down on illegal content. The monitors will constantly be on the lookout for inappropriate behaviors from online anchors.
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Photo:
A photo captures a moment in time; it becomes an image that can last in the mind and remain as a picture of a particular place. However, in China, with its rapid pace of change, what was recorded only a few years ago can quickly become history. Even more so with a city such as Shanghai which has undergone quite a radical transformation. Visit our website for a look at Shanghai, old and new, in photos.
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