In contrast to the city of Beijing, wherein we visited some of the most splendid sites of Chinese historical significance, Shanghai seemed bound to impress us with its ultra modern, cosmopolitan character and its new high rises. Even though we…
Travelling at an impressive 300km/hr, a high-speed railway train took 5 hours and a half to reach Shanghai from Beijing. The voyage was impeccably comfortable. The train station was huge and amazing. Yet the actual surprise was the sheer difference…
‘He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man’ declares a Chinese saying. After being confronted by the challenging steps of this legenday wall, I must admit that I understand fully the meaning behind this expression.…
China’s art sector is probably one of the most dynamic today since Chinese artists are constantly re-imagining the boundaries of art as they question their country’s role in the world. These artistic works can be viewed in the several popular…
Meta żżur il-palazzi antiki taċ-Ċina ma tistax ma timpressjonax ruħek. Għandhom wisq stil distint u sabiħ u bla ma trid tħossok donnok qiegħed f’dinja oħra. L-istil magħżul tal-arkitettura jidher biċ-ċar li hu maħsub biex iħaddan u mhux jirkeb fuq in-natura…
Għalkemm matul is-snin, iċ-Ċina sfat attakkata kemm il-darba u diversi binjiet sinifikanti fiha ġew meqruda, b’xorti tajba llum għad fadal bosta strutturi mill-isbaħli jixhdu l-kobor tal-arkitettura tradizzjonali Ċiniża. Fost dawn insibu numru ta’ palazzi u tempji li wieħed jista’ jżur…
Bħalissa, is-settur tal-arti fiċ-Ċina huwa wieħed mill-aktar dinamiċi, hekk kif l-artisti Ċiniżi qed jerħulha jesploraw u jimirħu f’orizzonti differenti sabiex jippruvaw jesprimu r-rwol ġdid li għandu pajjiżhom fid-dinja. Dawn ix-xogħolijiet artistiċi varji jinstabu mxerrda madwar iċ-Ċina kollha f’diversi distretti popolari…
For many years, I read several features and watched various documentaries regarding the Forbidden City in Beijing. However, once I found myself in front of Wumen, its main entrance, I simply stood there in silence and awe. At an altitude…
L-Istorja taċ-Ċina hija ikkumplikata mmens, l-aktar minħabba l-kobor tal-pajjiż. Infatti, bosta Ċiniżi jistqarru li lanqas huma ma jafuha kollha. Min-naħa l-oħra, fil-fehma tiegħi, għalina l-Ewropej hija naqra aktar diffiċli biex nassimilawha peress li tvarja ħafna mill-ġrajjiet storiċi li tgħallimna dwarhom.…
Fiċ-Ċina jingħad li wieħed ma jistax issejjaħ lilu nnifsu raġel jekk qatt ma jkun żaril-Ħajt il-Kbir. Iżda wara li finalment irnexxieli nesperjenza parti minn dan is-sit uniku, nemmen li biex tagħtih titwila ma fiha xejn. Biex titilgħu l-problema! Il-Ħajt il-Kbir…