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CHINA-GUANGDONG-HONG KONG-MACAO-GREATER BAY AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240217) -- GUANGZHOU, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform traditional Cantonese opera in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 19, 2023. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a city cluster, is one of the most open areas in China with economic vitality. The greater bay area is composed of nine cities in Guangdong Province including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, and two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. (Photo by Tang Dongtao/Xinhua)

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European Juggling Convention concludes in Lublin, Poland

STORY: European Juggling Convention concludes in Lublin, Poland DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: LUBLIN, Poland CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views of Lublin 2. various of parade 3. various of shows 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANUEL MITASCH, Performer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAXIMUS BARNABY, Audience from Germany 6. various of jugglers in the hall of Lublin Culture Center 7. a camping site STORYLINE: The European Juggling Convention concluded in the eastern Polish city of Lublin on Sunday. The nine-day event gathered circus and street artists from Europe and around the globe. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANUEL MITASCH, Performer "It's a wonderful and a very successful show. It's a very big honor to be in this venue. For jugglers, it's the most prestigious place to perform, and we have been able to perform beautifully in this beautiful theater. So, we created this act initially almost three years ago. And since that, we are touring it and performing it all around the

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Emperor, empress attend Japan Art Academy award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (L) listen as painter Tatsuzo Shimizu (R) explains one of his works on display at the Japan Art Academy in Tokyo on June 2. Shimizu, who specializes in Japanese painting, was among nine artists who received Japan Art Academy awards this year at a ceremony at the academy later in the day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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EGYPT-LUXOR-TUTANKHAMUN-TOMB-DISCOVERY-CENTENNIAL-CELEBRATION

(221104) -- LUXOR (EGYPT), Nov. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists stage a concert to mark the centennial of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb at Luxor Temple in Luxor, Egypt, on Nov. 4, 2022. Egypt on Friday organized events to celebrate the centennial of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. Tutankhamun, who ascended the throne at the age of nine and died at 19, is the world's best-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt. The young king ruled from 1332 BC to 1323 BC, during a period known as the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Egyptian recycling artists turn factory waste into creative artworks

STORY: Egyptian recycling artists turn factory waste into creative artworks DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NEW ALAMEIN, Egypt CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: shots of Alamein Art Festival STORYLINE: A batch of artworks transformed from factory waste was displayed at the Alamein Art Festival in Egypt's resort city of New Alamein. The one-month festival, which kicked off on July 21, seeks to promote the concept of environmental sustainability through art. In an industrial district close to Egypt's northern coast, colored lights and nine massive luminous artworks made of factory waste materials by seven recycling artists brightened the night. The artworks, mostly made of scraps of iron, plastic and wood, are installed and exhibited at the first edition of the Alamein Art Festival, organized by Art D'Egypte, an Egyptian platform for art and heritage. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Alamein, Egypt. (XHTV)

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Dutch art exhibition echoes ancient Chinese culture

STORY: Dutch art exhibition echoes ancient Chinese culture DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: DELFT, the Netherlands CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Delft, the Dutch city renowned for its blue pottery, is hosting an international exhibition of pottery artworks that pays tribute to an ancient Chinese culture dating back thousands of years. The six-week exhibition, entitled Echoes of Majiayao, brings together some 60 pieces of pottery artworks created by a group of 14 artists from nine countries after they had returned from an artist-in-residence project led by Dutch artist Simone Haak on the Majiayao culture in northwest China. The Majiayao culture is in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and its tributaries. With more than 5,000 years of history, it forms a significant part of the origin of the Chinese civilization. Delft Mayor Marja van Bijsterveldt said the exhibition "confirms the bond we have in Delft with China, especially when it comes to ceram

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THE NETHERLANDS-DELFT-ANCIENT CHINESE CULTURE-EXHIBITION-POTTERY ARTWORKS

(220514) -- DELFT (THE NETHERLANDS), May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man views an exhibit at an exhibition of pottery artworks entitled Echoes of Majiayao in Delft, the Netherlands, on May 14, 2022. Delft, the Dutch city renowned for its blue pottery, launched on Saturday an international exhibition of pottery artworks that pays tribute to an ancient Chinese culture dating back thousands of years. The exhibition, entitled Echoes of Majiayao, brought together some 60 pieces of pottery artworks created by a group of 14 artists from nine countries, after they had returned from an artist-in-residence project led by Dutch artist Simone Haak on the Majiayao culture in north-west China. The Majiayao culture is in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and its tributaries. With more than 5,000 years of history, it forms a significant part of the origin of the Chinese civilization. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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THE NETHERLANDS-DELFT-ANCIENT CHINESE CULTURE-EXHIBITION-POTTERY ARTWORKS

(220514) -- DELFT (THE NETHERLANDS), May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Delft Mayor Marja van Bijsterveldt (2nd L) and Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands Tan Jian (1st L) view an exhibit at an exhibition of pottery artworks entitled Echoes of Majiayao in Delft, the Netherlands, on May 14, 2022. Delft, the Dutch city renowned for its blue pottery, launched on Saturday an international exhibition of pottery artworks that pays tribute to an ancient Chinese culture dating back thousands of years. The exhibition, entitled Echoes of Majiayao, brought together some 60 pieces of pottery artworks created by a group of 14 artists from nine countries, after they had returned from an artist-in-residence project led by Dutch artist Simone Haak on the Majiayao culture in north-west China. The Majiayao culture is in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and its tributaries. With more than 5,000 years of history, it forms a significant part of the origin of the Chinese civilization. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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Special exhibition of A-bomb paintings held at Maruki Gallery

A visitor looks at one of the nine paintings by Japanese artists Iri Maruki and his wife Toshi at a special exhibition at the Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on June 3, 2015. The nine paintings are on loan from other places in Japan and are less commonly known than the deceased couple's 15-panel Hiroshima Panels depicting the consequences of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as nuclear-related mishaps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special exhibition of A-bomb paintings held at Maruki Gallery

A visitor looks at some of the nine paintings by Japanese artists Iri Maruki and his wife Toshi at a special exhibition at the Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on June 3, 2015. The nine paintings are on loan from other places in Japan and are less commonly known than the deceased couple's 15-panel Hiroshima Panels depicting the consequences of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as nuclear-related mishaps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress attend Japan Art Academy award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (L) listen as painter Tatsuzo Shimizu (R) explains one of his works on display at the Japan Art Academy in Tokyo on June 2. Shimizu, who specializes in Japanese painting, was among nine artists who received Japan Art Academy awards this year at a ceremony at the academy later in the day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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(1)Actress Asami, singer Itsuki to receive cultural agency prize

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Rei Asami (in file photo) is among 18 recipients of the Art Encouragement Prizes for fiscal 2003 announced March 9 by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. The Art Encouragement Prize is presented to artists whose outstanding achievements have opened up new vistas. They are given in nine fields -- drama, film, music, dance, literature, fine arts, broadcasting, popular entertainment and critical reviewing. (Kyodo)