Reflecting on his first visit to Beijing in 2012, José M. Almodóvar noted that despite the large scale of Chinese cities, many urban spaces can still be experienced at a pedestrian scale.
China's recent visa relaxations have made it easier than ever for international visitors to experience the country firsthand.
Living abroad changes you, but moving to China seems to unlock a whole new lifestyle—a viral social media trend affectionately dubbed "Chinamaxxing."
The Xinhua Publishing House showcased a curated selection of books and cultural products at the 39th Moscow International Book Fair earlier this month, drawing Russian readers and publishing professionals to its booth at the China pavilion.
A shared meal, a shared language and a shared laugh on a sports court, at a scenic spot or inside a factory — sometimes that's all it takes to discover how much two peoples have in common.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a Chinese celebration to be shared by everyone under the sun — and, especially, the moon.
The 15th day of the eighth lunar month marks the Mid-Autumn Festival, an occasion for admiring the full moon and celebrating family reunions and the harvest. More than 3,000 years ago, qiu, the Chinese character for autumn, appeared in oracle bone inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC), recording a season central to agricultural life.
In the lastest episode of Embracing Cultures, Ji Mingwen, a pastry master from Beijing's heritage bakery Daoxiangxun, demonstrates the delicate, century-old art of making tijiang mooncakes, a type of traditional handmade mooncake originated from historical sugar-making processes.
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