Most Chinese born since the 1990s know the quote: "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". This saying is frequently found on posters that grace their primary school classrooms' walls.
In the 1950s, Zhou Libo (1908-79) wrote Shanxiang Jubian (Great Changes to Mountain Areas), a novel portraying the way the country's resolution on agricultural cooperatives boosted food production in a small village named Qingxi.
On the orange cover of the book Yisheng Yishi (roughly, a lifelong pursuit), a memoir by editor and publisher Li Xin about his four-decade career starting in 1982, is a black-and-white photo of him as a middle-aged man sitting at a desk under a lamp concentrating on a stack of papers — a draft of the Chinese version of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by US sociologist Ezra Feivel Vogel.
The densely packed, historical buildings, with their mottled white walls and green moss on their black tiles, red lanterns hanging from their eaves and swaying in the wind, have a way of luring visitors into a sense of anachronism at Sanfang Qixiang.
We had to pilot our drone carefully to avoid a midair collision with a parrot.
Health, nature and sustainability are three concepts that find tangible expression through the art of cuisine in a courtyard nestled in Beijing's vibrant Sanlitun area.
More than 2,000 years ago, a low-ranking official recorded details of his work and life spanning 14 years on bamboo slips. These journals were buried in his tomb in what is today, Shuihudi village, Yunmeng county in Central China's Hubei province. They were meant to accompany him into the afterlife.
Delicately digging away layer by layer with the "archaeological artifact" Luoyang shovel (an archaeological tool), and brushing away dust, an unknown "treasure" is slowly revealed. It could be a miniature replica of an ancient marvel like a bronze tiger tally, a rabbit-head seal, a bronze Buddha, or even silver plaque.
Driven by high-speed internet connections and a thirst for on-demand content, the streaming media industry has witnessed explosive growth over the past decade and spawned a series of streaming giants such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+. Dominating the landscape of China's video streaming are iQIYI, Youku and Tencent Video, which also spearhead the sector's rapid growth that contributes to China's high-quality development.
Dragons are not only mythical but also mystical in Chinese culture. They convey strength, wisdom and good fortune. In ancient times, the dragon was regarded as a divine being capable of controlling the weather and bringing rain.
Li Cheung, 52, the head chef at Xin Ming Yuen restaurant in Beijing, cannot forget how his family used to mark Chinese New Year's Eve. For his mother, this used to be the busiest day of the year, and largely spent in the kitchen. Preparations started much earlier; she would start planning for the lavish spread on the 26th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar.
Half an hour before the Kunqu Opera show started, Shi Shuyue, who specializes in hualian (which translates as "painted face" and refers to actors playing male roles with striking appearances and high social positions), put on his shoulder pads, which make him look like a strong and powerful god.
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