Traditional Chinese has become more and more popular outside of Asia. People all over the world swear to the efficiency of acupuncture, herbal treatments, traditional massages and Qigong. Beijing has a museum...
Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum.
Currently there are six schools and one college under the umbrella of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) – and as any good educational institution it also boasts an interesting museum. The academy itself was founded in 1950 and...
Beijing Jintai Art Museum.
It is China's largest folk art museum; both preserving and presenting traditional Chinese culture and introducing foreign cultures to China. The museum houses changing international exhibitions. In past exhibitions of Israeli...
Wan Fung Art Gallery.
The Wan Fung Gallery is representative for numerous contemporary Chinese artists. The gallery stocks over 13,000 masterpieces of painting and thus since 1989 is a great market for Chinese fine arts. Some of these even appear...
Variety
Jazz.
China is not generally well-known for its jazz music. In fact, the genre was completely banned during the Cultural Revolution of the 60's and 70's. Nowadays, ask anyone in the international jazz scene where the place for jazz is...
Dance.
In Beijing, dance often takes a back seat to the acrobatics and Peking Opera shows more popular with visitors. But dance is alive and kicking in the capital, with plenty of options on offer. The Poly Theatre in Dongzhimen often hosts...
