Pingyao is a fine example of the well-preserved Han civilization. Plans are afoot to further protect local heritage, report Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Sun Ruisheng in Taiyuan.
Every time he tells visitors stories about his special house, Lin Rigeng beams with pride.
An international research team has determined that dinosaurs were born with feathers, helping them insulate from the cold and survive the mass extinction about 200 million years ago.
Featuring the lyrics "the meandering stream flows southward, running to Hong Kong to have a look," the song Pearl of the East has been sung across generations for over three decades, bringing a sense of belonging to many Hong Kong people.
In the blue summer sky over South China's Hainan province, a helicopter circles, reaching an altitude of 4,000 meters. On board is expert parachutist Nam Lee, strapped to a tourist, with whom he will shortly make a thrilling descent.
After discovering a special interest at a site in 2007, Chen Guoke has become a preeminent practitioner in the field of archaeology, Wang Ru reports.
Craftsman keeps skills and knowledge of paper art alive, Wang Qian reports.
Archaeologists began a new round of excavation work in July on Mo'er Temple ruins, a Buddhist site, in Kashgar prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
From a maiden modeled on Mogao's murals to others inspired by opera, AI avatars are being used to promote traditional culture, Deng Zhangyu reports.
The first Beijing Culture Forum, which opened on Monday, is expected to fuel cultural innovations and help establish the capital as the nation's cultural center.
BUENOS AIRES-China's long, rich and multifaceted culture "can serve as a bridge" between the East and West to promote communication and understanding, Argentine scholar Mercedes Giuffre has said.
Learning life lessons from rural teachers' wisdom