NTD Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
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NTD Television's 10th Anniversary Benefit Gala - The Emperor's Banquet served up a luscious and lavish TEN-course feast. A combination of the finest of imperial China and the delicious delectables of 21st Century America were served. The Emperor's Banquet is the amazing culmination of NTD's International Chinese Culinary Competition, where the finest chefs of Chinese cuisine gathered from around the world for a two-day battle royale in Times Square.
The banquet celebrates five thousand years of Chinese history and culture, and freedom of the press, through the elegance and beauty of a New York gala. It was attended by a long list of VIP and celebrities. The evening honored Kerry Kennedy, president of The RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights and Benjamin Ismail, head of the Asia-Pacific Region for Reporters Without Borders. Food Network celebrity host Marc Summers served as a special host.
Over forty top chefs, from numerous countries and parts of the U.S., participated in this year's culinary competition. The winning chefs, in five distinctive Chinese regional cuisines, prepared the extraordinary meal at Pier 60. The evening also saw performances including a majestic Han Couture fashion show, an exciting sword play by Long Fei, and a captivating violin performance by Corin Lee. Together they represented some of the past winners of NTD's competition series.
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Next Up: Martial Arts Competition
 On Oct 8-9, NTD Television will present the International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition. The competition aims to showcase genuine Chinese martial arts forms and styles, and promote the profound cultural content of martial arts to the public.
When: 9AM-5PM, Oct 8-9, 2011
Where: Baruch College ARC Arena, 55 Lexington Ave, Manhattan, NY
What to Expect:
- Watch real martial arts masters in action
- Learn history and background of different martial arts styles
- Take a free lesson from Chinese martial arts master
- Sample Chinese food, browse sponsor booths and much more!
Beside its amazing combat applications, Chinese traditional martial arts are used for nurturing health and longevity, improving physical condition, and uplifting mind and spirit. Traditional Chinese Martial Arts has 5,000 years of history. The Chinese character for Martial Arts is 武, which is composed of two individual characters: 止 (meaning 'stop') and 戈（meaning 'fight'). So it was clear from the very beginning of Chinese history that martial arts were meant to stop the violence, not to propagate it.
The modern Chinese history is full of painful turmoil. After mainland China became a communist state in 1949, and especially during the "Great Cultural Revolution (1966 - 1976)", Chinese Martial Arts has gone through an unprecedented tribulation. Traditional martial arts masters were labeled as "superstition promoters"; many of them were forced into hiding. In addition, the invention and promotion of "modern Wushu" as an alternative to traditional practice has also impeded the transmission of traditional martial arts. NTD's competition aims to reverse the tide and contribute to the furtherance of the traditional Chinese martial arts legacy.
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Chinese Artists to Shine at Carnegie Hall
 To celebrate the fifth annual Chinese International Vocal Competition, NTD will present the Future Stars Recital at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, featuring world-renowned soprano Lucia Aliberti and past winners of NTD's Chinese International Vocal and Violin Competitions.
Known as "the queen of bel canto," Madame Aliberti is one of the world's leading sopranos. She has performed at major theater and concert halls around the world and has collaborated with many leading conductors. She will travel to New York to sing at Carnegie Hall's Future Stars Recital with NTD artists on Sunday, October 30.
The concert is preceded by NTD's 2011 Chinese International Vocal Competition, which takes place from October 28 to October 30 in Manhattan. Madame Aliberti will conduct master classes for contestants of the competition on October 29. The male and female gold-prize winners from the 2011 competition will join her in performance at the Carnegie Hall concert on October 30.
For more information visit http://futurestarsconcert.com/
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NTD Television Available in Houston
New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television, an independent Chinese TV broadcaster based in New York, has expanded its service to the Greater Houston area by launched a new 24/7 channel on digital channel KYAZ 51.4. "Houston has a large and vibrant Chinese community. We are very glad to be able serve more of them through our partnership with KYAZ," said Samuel Zhou, NTD's Senior Vice President of public relations and development. NTD is also available on Houston's WaveVision channel 761.
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September 22nd and NTD's 4th International Chinese Culinary Competition is kicking off in New York. "For two days only, New York City's Times Square has been turned into the kitchen arena of Chang'an, the capital of China's Tang Dynasty."
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"For Westerners, they have this opportunity to get to know many culinary skills of Chinese cuisine. And Chinese traditional dishes also carry Chinese history and culture. Therefore only NTDTV can hold such a show that revives real Chinese traditions."
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Two Tibetan monks set themselves on fire on Monday - a protest against the Chinese regime suppressing their religion.[View Video]
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We have been reporting on a Falun Gong practitioner living in South Korea, Jin Jingzhe - he was arrested and is currently detained. He's one of about a hundred Chinese Falun Gong practitioners who are at risk of being deported because so far, the South Korean government has not accepted their pleas for refugee status.
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We get a glimpse of the harrowing stories that circulated after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 from a cable recently released by WikiLeaks. [View Video]
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Sometimes a watch can tell more than just the time. That's what one Chinese Internet user found when he did his own private investigation into government corruption.
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