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Land of grapes

2017-10-03 07:48

A recent visit to Dunhuang, an important destination on the ancient Silk Road, revealed its awe-inspiring natural scenery and delicious food.

Maternity nurses in demand overseas

2017-10-03 07:48

Men Anping, a Beijing-based domestic maternity nurse who cares for mothers and newborn babies, has just agreed another job offer to go to Australia for two months.

Amid city babble, an old tongue sings again

2017-10-03 07:47

Zhang Fushan, 15, was born to parents who are both Shanghai natives. However, he could not speak Shanghainese properly until in recent years when he started attending middle school.

Holiday travelers breaking records

2017-10-03 07:45

Chinese railways set a record in daily passenger traffic as more than 15 million trips were made on National Day on Sunday, the first day of an eight-day holiday, and over 113 million visitors flooded domestic resorts, the rail and tourist authorities said on Monday.

Shanghai moves to be top expat destination

2017-10-02 11:40

Japanese Hirasawa Jun swiped his ID to check in at the high-speed rail terminal in Shanghai and got on the train swimmingly.

Keeping Beijing's hutongs alive, sketch by sketch

2017-10-02 11:31

There are two colors that symbolize Beijing. Red is the color of the brick palaces within the Forbidden City and grey is the color of various Siheyuans (courtyard houses) that lie deep inside the Hutongs of Beijing.

China's National Day: How the public views national pride

2017-10-02 11:21

"I'm deeply touched every time I see our country evacuating Chinese people overseas [during times of calamity] and bringing them home, which makes me feel largely supported and secure," another man said.

Things you need to know about the Chinese national anthem and flag

2017-10-02 11:08

Sunday marks China's National Day, which is also the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In the early morning, some 100,000 people across the country gathered at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing for the flag-raising ceremony, an indispensable part of the celebrations.

Traditional Chinese dancer shares about her career

2017-10-01 11:30

Zhao Liping is a dancer and choreographer who has devoted her life to the art of dance. She has been trained in traditional Chinese dance, flamenco, ballet and even traditional Indian dance, and has both performed in and choreographed many operas and dance performances around the world.

Themed flower terraces celebrate National Day

2017-10-01 10:15

As National Day approaches, flower terraces with special themes appeared on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing on Sept 29, 2017. The flower terraces are decorated with more than 200 flower varieties, many of which are being seen for the first time.

Actor Mark Chao presents a poetic gift to his fans

2017-09-30 12:41

Recently, actor Mark Chao came out with another work: an audio book, which was published around his birthday in September.

Fuzhou's carp-shaped cakes suit Mid-Autumn Festival best

2017-09-30 11:28

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the sale of traditional carp-shaped cakes enters a peak time in Fuzhou. The carp-shaped cake originates from Fuzhou, so it is called "local mooncake" in Fuzhou.

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