John Salminen, born 1945, is an American watercolor painter who is well known for his realistic urban landscapes. He has won more than 230 major awards in national and international exhibitions.
In Luzhou's Fenshui, Southwest China's Sichuan province, the history of making oil paper umbrellas can be traced back more than 400 years.
As a traditional custom, people dry crops on bamboo baskets outside houses during the rainy season every year in Huangling, an ancient village surrounded by green mountains.
Various activities will be held during the festival in the name of Yang'esha, the goddess of beauty in Miao ethnic group.
During the summer vacation time, a traditional class in Lanzhou attracted many children. Students here wear traditional Chinese clothes, read historical books, and learn about the etiquette.
These accounts rather lowered my expectations, and I mentally prepared myself for the dismal scenery of smaller Chinese cities: struggling trees and rows of identical shoebox apartments, probably beneath a choking sulphur haze.
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A foreigner traveling in China sees many wonderful things, and first among them are the beautiful buildings. Traditional Chinese architecture, familiar from photographs and films, is remarkable to see in person.
Staff members make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival at a pastry store in ancient Tangqi Township, east China's Zhejiang Province.
One of the top fashion designers in China showcased her work on the catwalk at the China Cultural Center in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
The restored statue of "Qianshou Guanyin" in Dazu district, Southwest China's Chongqing. Experts have completed the restoration of the famous 800-year-old Buddha statue after seven years of work.
File photo taken on Aug 27, 2005 shows Peking Opera mask combs during a folk art expo in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province.
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