A dress in history Share CLOSE A painting by Lu Mei portray woman in cheongsam, exuding an air of ease and contentment. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Among traditional and folk attire, a dress with a history of 100 years-the cheongsam-has become an icon, representative of the glamour and elegance of Chinese women.
Illustrator and designer Lu Mei, fascinated by the appeal of the dress, has been creating paintings centered on a woman in cheongsam, quite often portraying the subject lounging about, a book or teacup in hand, exuding an air of ease and contentment.
Her recent book, Cheongsam, compiles illustrations, delineating the dress transformation in accordance with history, and reflects on the modern mindset of associating the dress with a romanticized lifestyle from early last century.
2021-05-01 14:05:39 GMT2021-05-01 22:05:39(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Xinhua writer Wen Xinnian
LISBON, May 1 (Xinhua) Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, doctors and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) across the region have been working shoulder to shoulder with frontline health workers for the common goal of eliminating coronavirus.
BROADCAST AWARENESS
After the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Portugal in early March last year, Dr. Yan Chunming, a 16-year TCM practitioner in the country and director of the Sino-Portuguese TCM Center, started his regular live broadcasts on social media in Portuguese and English, sounding the alarm to the public, raising awareness of the novel coronavirus, sharing his knowledge and recommending preventive measures.
Art project connects artists from Sicily to China chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-01-26 14:16 Share Timeless Immortal Art project [Photo provided to China Daily]
Four Chinese artists have recently been included in the Timeless Immortal Art project based at Merì, in Italy s Sicily region.
The project aims to transform the town into an open-air museum, by installing terracotta tiles painted by 60 artists from 34 countries at the streets and squares. Timeless Immortal Art project [Photo provided to China Daily]
It was initiated in March 2020, by Carmelo Arcoraci, Merì s councilor for culture, and Sicilian painter Lorenzo Chinnici, with the goal of connecting people with art during the COVID-19 pandemic.
China contributes US$1.42 million to promote APEC cooperation
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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed virtually by China s APEC Senior Official Lu Mei and Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat Rebecca Sta Maria on the sidelines of the APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting. (ANTARA/HO-APEC Secretariat) Jakarta (ANTARA) - China contributed US$1.42-million to promote APEC cooperation, including advancing trade and investment initiatives to advance free trade, promote global value chains development and cooperation, boost regional connectivity, and promote innovative development, economic reform and growth.
The contribution was outlined in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked virtually by China’s APEC Senior Official Lu Mei and Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat Rebecca Sta Maria on the sidelines of the APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting, as noted in a release issued by the APEC Secretariat and recei