CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINESE-ITALIAN-ART EXHIBITION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINESE-ITALIAN-ART EXHIBITION (CN)

(230419) -- CHONGQING, April 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 7, 2023 shows two paintings in the "Eight Diagrams" series by Italian Artist Orlando Daga displayed at an art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing. Old items with an obvious imprint of traditional Chinese culture, such as quaint windows, screens and abandoned laundry boards, have become new carriers of the creative ideas of Italian artists. As displayed during the ongoing month-long "Connecting Point" contemporary art exhibition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, dozens of artworks that blend traditional Chinese culture and trendy Italian design have appealed to even the most finicky of art fans in the city. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chinese traditional culture serves as new muse for Italian artists" (Xinhua/Yang Shiyan)

Tokyo's Kabukicho night-life district to have new skyscraper

The new 225-meter-tall skyscraper in the Japanese capital's popular Kabukicho nightlife district was shown to the media Thursday ahead of its April 14 opening. With 48 floors above ground and five below, Tokyu Kabukicho Tower houses two hotels and entertainment facilities like a theater, a concert hall and a movie house. "We want it to be a facility that specializes in entertainment and motivates people to come to the area," said Tomoo Kimura, an executive officer of Tokyu Corp., which engages in railway and urban development businesses. The theater can seat around 900 people and the concert hall has a maximum capacity of around 1,500, while the movie house has eight screens. The tower includes a gym and spas for members and a food court offering "B-class gourmet foods," or unpretentious but tasty meals, from around the country at affordable prices for the general public.

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-INFORMAL MEETING

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-INFORMAL MEETING

(220119) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abdulla Shahid (at the podium and on the screens), president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, speaks at an informal meeting of the General Assembly on his priorities for the remaining eight months of his office at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 19, 2022. Shahid on Wednesday stressed the need for hope and warned against cynicism. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

An advertisement for VISTAVISION a high definition wide scre

An advertisement for VISTAVISION a high definition wide scre

An advertisement for VISTAVISION a high definition wide screen system where the film in the camera and in some premiere situations ran horizontally. This exposed a landscape shaped picure eight perforations long, similar in picture size to still camera film. The usual vertically travelling movie film had a smaller picture which needed to be enlarged more on the new 1950s wide screens resulting in quality loss. VISTAVISION was an answer to this