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Arts and culture in China - Beijing and the North

 
 

Arts and culture

Pottery PotteryThe art of pottery is without doubt one of the oldest Chinese traditions, with the earliest examples dating back over 8000 years. View Stock / age fotostock

The Cultural Revolution was a black period for Chinese arts. For ten years, Mao and his wife Jiang Qing, carefully annihilated any artistic creation. Intellectuals, painters, poets and film-makers were sent to work camps, prison, or were assassinated. In addition to this, parts of China's artistic heritage - pottery, calligraphy and precious embroidery - were destroyed. Since then, China has undertaken restoration work on some tourist sites.

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Other reasons to go

  1.   Towns

  2.   Arts and culture

  3.   Monuments

  4.   Parks and reserves

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