Shanghai Today
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Time for tea, kung fu style
April 20, 2018
YE Hanzhong does not like to be labeled a “master.” As heir to the national intangible heritage of the Chaozhou gongfu (kung fu) tea
A man’s crusade to protect vanishing art
March 23, 2018
WANG Shijun, founder of Shanghai Haipai Lacquerware Museum in Minhang District, shows visitors around with a passion hard to hide.
Antique furniture safe in this master’s hands
February 23, 2018
EDITOR’S note: Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions launched a project last year to single out front-line workers whose expertise, professionalism
A young florist with magic hands wins big
January 19, 2018
ROSES, balloon flowers, gerbera daisies — flowers of different shapes and colors dance on his fingertips, like jewels waiting to adorn
Chop seller enters the ring to prove that boxing is an art
December 08, 2017
PEOPLE living in a community inspired by Confucius theory, especially in China, will regard boxing as a violent sport that most of
Filmmaker masters ink-wash painting skills
November 10, 2017
IN the 1980s, filmmaker Xia Zhenya shot to fame with a three-part documentary titled “The Art Masters in Shanghai.” The documentary,
Adding some razzle and jazz to pingtan
October 13, 2017
WHEN Gao Bowen first attended a training class launched by the Shanghai Pingtan Troupe as a ninth grader, there were 10 students. Within
At 95, actress Qin Yi still in the spotlight
April 07, 2017
STANDING by a grand piano, 95-year-old actress Qin Yi recited “Lu Ma’s Monologue” from Chinese dramatist Cao Yu’s famous work “Thunderstorm”
Disability no hindrance to fine tuning piano
March 10, 2017
BLIND people in Shanghai are more likely to find work as masseurs, but Zhang Zhenyu walked a different path. The 38-year-old, despite
Technician shares successes with local vocational students
February 10, 2017
“craftsmanship” is becoming a prominent buzzword in China’s manufacturing sector as planners and entrepreneurs press for the development
