The Asia Telegraph » Culture http://www.asiatelegraph.net News, Stories and Links about Asia Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 China offers subsidies for heirs to intangible cultural heritage items http://www.asiatelegraph.net/china-offers-subsidies-for-heirs-to-intangible-cultural-heritage-items/ http://www.asiatelegraph.net/china-offers-subsidies-for-heirs-to-intangible-cultural-heritage-items/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:33:41 +0000 Martin Gerke http://www.asiatelegraph.net/china-offers-subsidies-for-heirs-to-intangible-cultural-heritage-items/ Heirs to state-level intangible cultural heritage (ICH) items will receive an annual work allowance of 8,000 yuan (about 1,160 U.S. dollars) from the central government starting this year, the Ministry of Culture has announced.

The subsidy is intended to support folk arts, crafts and rituals, many of which are in danger of dying out as the [...]]]> http://www.asiatelegraph.net/china-offers-subsidies-for-heirs-to-intangible-cultural-heritage-items/feed/ 0 China’s poetry recital stars find fame with Internet vote http://www.asiatelegraph.net/chinas-poetry-recital-stars-find-fame-with-internet-vote/ http://www.asiatelegraph.net/chinas-poetry-recital-stars-find-fame-with-internet-vote/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:50:22 +0000 Martin Gerke http://www.asiatelegraph.net/chinas-poetry-recital-stars-find-fame-with-internet-vote/ A middle-aged primary school teacher reciting a 1,300-year-old poem could become China’s answer to an American Idol-type superstar thanks to on-line voting in a government-sponsored competition.

The 40-year-old from the eastern Anhui Province, Fang Baojiu, was leading the field of 179 performers one week into the three-week poetry recital contest with more than 38,060 votes as [...]]]> http://www.asiatelegraph.net/chinas-poetry-recital-stars-find-fame-with-internet-vote/feed/ 0