Latest art show blends Chinese acrobatic dancing with Western-style concerto

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Latest art show blends Chinese acrobatic dancing with Western-style concerto

2025-03-26 17:43 Last Updated At：18:27

A recent art show, "To Be a Butterfly" ("Hua Die" in Chinese ), showcases an Italian cello soloist and Chinese acrobatics together in an innovative audio-visual feast, bringing to life again a popular Chinese classic folk tale in a popular Western-style concerto "Butterfly Lovers."

The show is part of the cultural exchange program "Harmony in Diversity" co-produced by China Media Group (CMG) and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism,

Italian cellist Ivo Martinenghi and Chinese acrobatics performers Wu Zhengdan and Wei Baohua lead the performance that intertwines Western and Chinese artistic expressions.

"Butterfly Lovers," based on a tragic Chinese folk tale similar to Romeo and Juliet, was first adapted into Chinese Yue Opera and later inspired and arranged into the globally renowned Western-style concerto.

The latest rendition creates another artistic dialogue between Chinese and Western aesthetics. The performance blends Chinese and European artists in different creative disciplines, deepening cross-civilizational communications and exchanges.

The performance "Hua Die" and other carefully curated music shows featuring fusions of Chinese and global cultures were aired on CMG's CCTV-1 channel on March 22.

Relief supplies from China's Yunnan Province rushed to quake-hit Myanmar

2025-03-30 10:04 Last Updated At：11:37

Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province, some 300 kilometers from the epicenter of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, has swiftly mobilized relief supplies worth 1.1 million yuan (about 151,470 U.S. dollars) to support relief efforts in the affected areas in Myanmar.

On Saturday afternoon, 11 trucks loaded with relief supplies crossed the border into Myanmar through the Jiegao port in the border city of Ruili in Dehong.

These supplies include essential items such as rice, instant noodles, tents, bedding, and other daily necessities, as well as medical supplies including hydrogen peroxide, gauze bandages, and antibiotics.

"We have deployed personnel to work around the clock and opened a green emergency channel to ensure the prompt customs clearance of relief supplies, rescue teams, and inbound patients seek medical care," said Yang Biao, a staff member of Ruili Customs.

As of Saturday night, the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that jolted central Myanmar on Friday had resulted in 1,644 deaths, 3,408 injuries and 139 people missing, according to Myanmar's Information Team of the State Administration Council on Saturday night.