Tang Junqiao, who is to perform in Beijing with her students later this month, is creating global interest for a traditional Chinese wind instrument with her talent.
A new world auction record for Chinese Ceramics was set when a rare Ru guanyao brush washer from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) sold for 294.3 million HK dollars ($37.7 mln) after a 20 minute bidding battle at Sotheby's in Hong Kong here Tuesday.
Tide watching on the Qiantang has been a popular activity for centuries, but the year's most extraordinary sight is expected during the National Day holiday week.
Stuff you should know about Mid-Autumn Festival
The Ulanbuh Desert, about 14,000 square kilometers in area, lies on the west bank of the Yellow River, in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Every spring, Beijing's sandstorms originate here.
Old-fashioned film projectors are very rare these days, but they have a special place for Wang Yijun, 67, of Qingdao, who still spends a lot of time with them.
Mention traditional Chinese painting and many people will think of the ink-wash type, which mainly uses ink and water to depict objects of different shades, from black to gray and white.
About 40 years ago, Warren Mok watched his first opera - Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's masterpiece, La Boheme - while he was studying financial accounting at the University of Hawaii.
China's cultural industry saw steady value-added growth last year that has played a bigger role in driving broad economic growth, official data showed.
The special mooncake is a traditional food of Tu ethnic group on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Oct 4 this year.
Huangling village has long been famous for its autumn scenery. Located inside the mountains of Wuyuan county in East China's Jiangxi province, the village has hundreds of ancient residential buildings decorated with harvested fruits.
Nestled in a remote part of northern Fujian province, close to the borders of Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces, is the mountain range of Wuyi, with its dramatic scenery and some of China's best tea.
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