“Discover China", our newly established column, covers various Chinese-related topics, including traditional festivals, music, art, films, books, food, and sports. These living expressions form part of Modern China’s intangible cultural heritage, as well as its considerable social and economic development. Thus, in the spirit of deepening the relationship between China and South Africa, the column aims to offer you a valuable opportunity to get to know China and its people. We hope you may be enriched both personally and professionally. Come and Discover China with us!
Sichuan Opera face-changing, or “Bian Lian,” is a unique and mesmerizing performance art within the rich tradition of Sichuan Opera. It is a Chinese cultural treasure that showcases the rapid and seamless changing of masks to depict different emotions and characters. Click the following link to catch a glimpse of this astounding art, Sichuan Opera […]
The Butterfly Lovers is a Chinese legend of a tragic love story of a pair of lovers, Liang Shanbo (梁山伯) and Zhu Yingtai (祝英台), whose names form the title of the story. The title is often abbreviated to Liang Zhu (梁祝). This violin concerto is composed in the winter of 1958, debuted by Yu Lina […]
Peking opera, also known as Beijing opera, is China’s national opera full of Chinese cultural traditions. It is a Chinese stage art that combines performances, acrobatics, music, arias, gongs, drums, facial paintings, literature, and many other features in one. Click the following link and you will get a glimpse of this super art, Peking opera. […]
Human beings have long lived with music, and in China, musical instruments have existed for thousands of years. In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of Southwest China, the ancient Bronze Drum is still part of everyday life for the local minority there. It’s regarded as the essence of their culture. More than 2,000 years ago in […]
To ring in the new year, musicians around the world have prepared something quite special! Using a variety of instruments, they perform the Chinese “Festival Overture”. As you will hear, the music is lively, catchy, and full of the festive atmosphere typical of Chinese celebrations.