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Wild Beijing - part 6: Rescuing Raptors (video)

The last thing you would expect to find in an ever-expanding city like Beijing is Wildlife. But it's here!

Wild Beijing – part 5: Swift Capital

This eight part series will explore Beijing's wildlife and the people trying to conserve it.

Wild Beijing – part 4: Caught on Camera (video)

In fact Beijing has a greater variety of bird species than London, New York and Paris.

Wild Beijing – part 3: Birding in Beijing (video)

The last thing you would expect to find in an ever-expanding city like Beijing is Wildlife. But it's here!

Festival honors Qiqiao traditon in BJ

Crowds gathered to celebrate and promote protection of traditional Qiqiao costumes and festivals in Beijing on August 7.

Wild Beijing Infographic

The last thing you would expect to find in a heavily polluted ever expanding city likeBeijing is Wildlife. But its here!

What would the world be like if paper weren't invented? (video)

What would the world be like if paper weren’t invented?

Wild Beijing – part 2: Beijing's Wetlands

In Part 2 we get a foreign perspective from Terry Townshend, an environmental lawyer and bird blogger living in Beijing, on the importance of Beijing's wetland areas.

Terrace tourism brings better off lives

Not far from the rice paddies, six households in Dayutang village were preparing dishes for the tourists.

Wild Beijing – part 1: The Black Stork

He started his career in traditional Chinese painting. He grew up in Beijing when parts of the city were still villages. He would capture wild birds to paint in his studio. They would inevitably die and he felt guilty.

Preserving Lhasa's old city (video)

Tibet has seen huge changes over the past years. A big renovation project has just been completed in the old town of Lhasa.

American folk feels Chinese vibes

After learning to play the Chinese zither while on a mission in China, Eric Chipman strung together Matteo, a classical American folk band that plays with traditional Chinese instruments.

Festival honors Qiqiao traditon in BJ (video)

Crowds gathered to celebrate and promote protection of traditional Qiqiao costumes and festivals in Beijing on August 7.

Buddha Exhibition to open soon (video)

For Tibetans, the Shoton Festival is second only to their new year. People get a week off to pray and play. The word Shoton means yogurt banquet. But these days, it takes on all forms of celebration.

Ethnic costume-making regains favor in Yunnan village (video)

Mengzi county in Yunnan is a tourist attraction, renowned for its pristine natural scenery and as an ancient passage to neighbouring Vietnam.

Historic Chinese Literature in Reality

The 36-episode TV series based on the Chinese classic novel \"A Dream of the Red Mansion\" was filmed in two months on a lot in China\'s Hebei province.

Charm of Pipa

The pipa is a four-stringed lute, one of the oldest Chinese traditional musical instruments with over 2000 years of history.

Huayao Dance at 4th Int'l Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage

huayao dance -- huayao yi from yunnan

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Vessels of culture

 

Tempting Yunnan cuisine

 

Zigui, home of great poet Qu Yuan

 

Souvenir stamps issued to mark 15th founding anniversary of Macao SAR

 

 
 

Art

 
  · Breathtaking!  
     
 

·Chinese avant-garde artist hold solo exhibition in NYC

·Yuanmingyuan beast heads on show in Shandong

·Ningbo teacher uses Chinese art to reach foreign students

 
 

Custom

 
  · People learn Flower Drum Dance in E China's Anhui  
     
 

·A small tea leaf contains a great culture

·Girl practices shadowboxing , sword dance

·Dynamic Macao a competitive tourism destination

 
 

Collection

 
  · Contemporary and modern Chinese painting masters' highest-price works in 2014  
     
 

·Auction with a Chinese heart

·Chinese collector buys violin with sky high price

·Yearender: highlights of horse-related arts in 2014