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Feats of wonder

2017-09-27 07:22

The 10th China Acrobatics Golden Chrysanthemum Awards were held in Shandong province, and the competition showed that Chinese acrobatics is still going strong. Chen Nan reports.

B&B reservations soar for holiday

2017-09-27 07:18

Reservations for bed-and-breakfast inns have soared as China's Golden Week - or National Day holiday - draws near. It is one of two weeklong holidays in the country, the other being Spring Festival, which marks the Lunar New Year.

Acupuncture hospital returns to health, reviving techniques of 'needle master'

2017-09-27 07:18

A tiny acupuncture hospital in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, almost escapes notice in a shady yard next to a bustling street market.

Exhibition marks revival of porcelain art

2017-09-26 13:16

Liling in Central China's Hunan province has been a major production center for porcelain products for hundreds of years.

Amazing! Hukou Waterfall in N China gives its best view in autumn

2017-09-26 11:37

Some call it the most magnificent waterfall in China. The Hukou Waterfall, which sits in North China, is the biggest waterfall on the Yellow River. Now the waterfall boasts as much as 1,500 cubic meters of water a second, creating a visual spectacle in autumn.

Beijing restaurant puts Yunnan mushrooms in spotlight

2017-09-26 11:18

Yunnan province in Southwest China, thanks to its unique geography and climate, produces most of the high-quality mushrooms for the world. To highlight the province's contribution to cuisine, Zen5es, a fine dining Cantonese restaurant in Beijing, has created a seasonal menu, bringing fresh mushrooms from the southern forests to local gourmets.

88-year-old wood engraver carves name in history books

2017-09-26 11:01

Chen Yiwen, who celebrated his 88th birthday on Monday, is the only surviving artist who has a high artistic attainment in wood engraving painting in Hubei province.

Largest number of jade wares go in display in Sichuan

2017-09-26 10:44

A three-month exhibition of jade objects dating back 3,000 and 4,000 years kicked off in the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Sunday.

Chinese vase sells for $5.2m, 10,000 times its estimated price

2017-09-26 09:57

A Chinese vase was sold for a record five million Swiss francs ($5.18 million) at a Geneva auction house on Sept 21, 10,000 times its original valued price of between 500 to 800 Swiss francs ($517-$828).

Self-taught artist creates resin paintings

2017-09-26 08:43

Li Jianwen, 21, is a senior animation major at Harbin University of Science and Technology. A year ago, after he happened upon the art of resin painting, he became deeply attracted to it and began to learn how to create this art himself.

Wasteland has an appealing transformation

2017-09-26 08:08

Although it only opened to the public in March last year, Jinlinwan tourism town has attracted 600,000 visitors so far this year, up 50 percent over the same period of last year.

Change of crop bears fruit

2017-09-26 08:00

For local farmers in Qujing, money does grow on trees since the local government enticed the Joyvio Group to invest in plantations to grow a superfood.

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