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Xinjiang gives new tourism goodies to lure crowds

2018-07-07 11:58

The northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has introduced six special tourism trains and 10 self-drive routes to woo tourists.

Cut from the cloth of another kind

2018-07-07 10:24

The Chinese fashion designer Yang Jie is well known for his works, such as his design for torch relay bearers' clothes for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and the clothes for the pilots of the Chinese Air Force's August 1st Air Demonstration Team in 2009.

The boy who learned to dance to a different beat

2018-07-07 10:17

While square dancing and its omnipresent boomboxes entrance huge swathes of the Chinese population, it is an ancient form of movement and music that keeps others preoccupied.

Sentinels of tradition

2018-07-07 09:46

In one room, with tools of various kinds and sizes hanging on the walls, Sui Yiyang stands by a table on which lie two pieces of wood with frames of the musical instrument the guqin that he has been working on for many months. In another room he brushes raw lacquer on the frames of a guqin patiently over and over again.

The one-man bookstore in Zhejiang

2018-07-06 16:53

An independent bookstore run by only one man has become a cultural landmark in Shaoxing, Southeast China's Zhejiang province.

Mandarin version of musical 'Mamma Mia!' set to return to China

2018-07-06 16:29

The Mandarin version of the musical Mamma Mia! will return to China later this year, as it begins a new tour of Guangzhou and Beijing for over two months starting from November.

'The Three Body Problem' named most popular Chinese eBook

2018-07-06 15:39

June 29 marked the fifth anniversary of the Kindle E-reader's entrance into the Chinese market. On the same date, Amazon China published the "Amazon Charts Most Sold" list of Chinese eBooks from 2013 to 2018, analyzing digital reading trends in China.

Calls for entry! 'Everyday • Uniqueness' exhibition to showcase up-and-coming photographers

2018-07-06 14:26

This year, the exhibition, themed on "Everyday • Uniqueness", is calling for excellent photographs with warmth, story, thought and value from young photographers from around the world.

New book on Tang Dynasty poems focuses on seasons

2018-07-06 11:06

A new book about poems from the Tang Dynasty (681-907) has been recently published.

International pieces exhibited at National Art Museum

2018-07-06 10:46

Sharing Beauty of All Nations, an exhibition of international arts collected by the National Art Museum of China, opened on June 27 and will last until July 8. This is the first time in the history of the museum that 224 works of art from 61 countries are exhibited at the same time.

2018 Theatertreffen debuts in China

2018-07-06 10:14

The Bejing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center will host Five Easy Pieces, a play starring children, as part of the Theatertreffen in China program from July 7 to 8.

8 Guangzhou restaurants awarded Michelin star in new guide

2018-07-06 07:55

The Michelin Guide unveiled a selection of 63 restaurants in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on June 29, making its second foray into the Chinese mainland after Shanghai last year.

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