【Chinese dance drama revives literary classic】 The dance drama "A Dream of Red Mansions," adapted from the Chinese classic novel that tells the stories about the rise and fall of four noble families, was staged in Beijing on Saturday to the delight of dance drama enthusiasts. | BastilleGlobal

Alai has been publishing poetry, short works of fiction, novels and essays for more than 30 years. He won the fifth Mao Dun Literature Prize, and serves as vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association. Alai believes a good literary work should meet two criteria: beautiful language and the beauty of emotion. #MeetTheMasters #TheVibe | China Plus Culture

Jean-Pierre Siméon: Chinese poetry embodies vastness & offers an opening to liberation. “Chinese poetry embodies vastness—the immensity of its territory, its expansive space. It offers us Europeans, confined in compactness, an opening to liberation.” — Jean-Pierre Siméon, poet and chief editor of Poetry at Éditions Gallimard. As a pillar of Europe’s literary establishment, Jean-Pierre Siméon’s passionate tribute reveals why China’s poetic legacy captivates the West. #InsightsonChina #China #Fran