African students in China discuss their continent's cultural richness and the potential for deepening China-Africa cooperation in Youth Power.
Joseph Olivier Mendo'o, a 31-year-old from Cameroon, has dreamed of becoming a diplomat and has been fascinated by diverse cultures since childhood.
Marvelous Realism, the first and largest exhibition of African photography in Asia, opened on Aug 30 at Fotografiska in Shanghai.
Sitting in a conservation forum in Northwest China's Gansu province, Afghan archaeologist Azizuddin Wafa was intensely focused, taking notes with one hand and capturing photos of each slide with the other as a Chinese scholar delivered a presentation on desalination techniques.
Papermaking technology was introduced to Central Asia in the 8th century and arrived in Europe around the 12th century."It changed the historical process of Europe because papermaking technology made knowledge dissemination possible at reduced costs and broke the monopoly of knowledge by nobles and clerks," says professor Xi Huidong.
Briton in Hong Kong helps connect local community through nostalgic book and music shop, Hou Chenchen reports in Hong Kong.
Professor Xi Huidong points out that besides food, language also traveled along the ancient Silk Road routes. He takes the Shaanxi dialect " kelimacha" as an example.
Everybody has heard of the Silk Road,but not that many people know what the Silk Road really is. Xi Huidong, deputy dean of the Institute of Silk Road Studies of Northwest University, uses a color-coded system to illustrate the four main routes of the Silk Road.
The ancient Silk Road facilitated the diffusion of various kinds of fruits, vegetables, spices and culinary traditions which we now take for granted.
With the rise of the giant chandelier to the roof of the auditorium at Shanghai Grand Theatre, one of the most celebrated musicals, Phantom of the Opera, kicked off its six-week performance schedule in the city, on Tuesday. Its run will go on until Oct 13.
Claude Viallat's solo show sees his return to city where his style made an impact on art scene, Deng Zhangyu reports.
A salon explores the legacies of the ancient trade routes that connected China with the West to discern what they mean for our world today and tomorrow, Erik Nilsson reports in Xi'an.