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Mother and daughter: Generations of 'lion head' makers

2017-02-14 06:08

Li Wanzhen, a 53-year-old woman from Foshan, Guangdong province, is the fifth generation of "lion head" makers. Her family has been making "lion heads" since the Qing Dynasty, which have become known as "Li's lion head".

Silk Road Ensemble grabs a Grammy

2017-02-14 05:16

Sing Me Home, the sixth album of the multinational group Silk Road Ensemble, was given the Best World Music Album award on Sunday night at the 59th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

China to increase protection of immovable cultural relics

2017-02-13 16:30

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage plans to step up preservation of immovable cultural relics, amid rapid urbanization.

Lantern Festival: A chance to find love

2017-02-13 11:05

Lantern Festival is one of the festivals that provided ancient Chinese single young men and women a chance to meet and get to know each other. On the night of that day, unmarried men and women would meet at the flower fair and lantern-decorated street.

Icicles add to waterfall beauty

2017-02-13 11:04

Due to the continuous drop in temperature, icicles form in the Longtankeng waterfall in the Xuedong scenic area in Xianju county, Zhejiang province. The icicles are crystal-clear and vary in shapes, some hanging from rocks, others are dotted among the grass.

Chinese author awarded Morocco's highest cultural honor

2017-02-13 10:02

Liu Zhenyun has become the first Chinese author to receive Morocco's highest cultural honor.

Plum blossoms seen across China

2017-02-13 08:57

Photo taken on Feb 12, 2017 shows scenery of plum blossoms in Yangzhou city of east China's Jiangsu province. As temperatures rise, dots of plum blossoms herald the arrival of spring.

Survey finds 'Jurassic Park' in East China

2017-02-13 08:46

East China's Zhejiang Province was a "Jurassic Park" with a wide variety of dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period, according to findings of a six-year survey.

A city wall and memory lane

2017-02-13 07:45

Light shows and heavy meals make Xi'an's Spring Festival special.

Where rich families frolic

2017-02-13 07:34

China's leading travel agency ranks last year's overseas destinations for affluent families. Yang Feiyue reports.

NCPA to mark 10 years with its version of Puccini's final opera

2017-02-13 07:23

The National Center for the Performing Arts premiered the opera Turandot, Giacomo Puccini's final piece, as its first major in-house production in 2008.

Shutterbugs in the spotlight

2017-02-13 07:14

Snapping photos of the screen or stage is a public nuisance. But if well managed, it can be good for both the movie and the audience-as well as being a good lesson in etiquette.

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