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Location and tradition hold the key when it's time for tea

2017-01-27 10:54

Across China, different areas have generated and developed their own teahouse culture. In Zhejiang province, one of the tea producing areas, drinking tea and going to teahouses have long been away of life.

Winning blend makes return

2017-01-27 10:42

Teahouses regain their popularity, especially with the younger generation, after adapting to save their business amid cultural shifts.

Hanzhong sinkholes valuable for studies

2017-01-27 10:18

Sinkholes must be one of the rarest geological phenomena in the world, since they are formed when carbonate rocks are eroded over a long period of time by an underground river, the water would hollows out the rock which eventually collapses, leaving the process up to 500,000 years to form.

A precious resource that needs continued protection

2017-01-27 10:04

The scarcity of sinkholes means the well-preserved Hanzhong sinkholes are not only of scientific importance, they are also a resource that can be exploited to boost the local economy.

One of the world's natural wonders

2017-01-27 09:55

Hanzhong sinkholes beat earlier belief as the northernmost group of karst caves.

Johnson's menu

2017-01-27 09:18

The following recipe can produce a Cantonese-style Spring Festival Eve dinner, as gourmet Johnson Wong recommends four "lucky dishes" from Cantonese cuisine.

What on earth is 'white cut chicken'

2017-01-27 09:07

Cantonese cuisine focuses on keeping ingredients fresh and tender, avoiding overcooking or seasoning a dish. That's why "white cut chicken" is representative of local flavor.

Dinner of reunion and luck

2017-01-27 08:55

Spring Festival Eve is the time for a family feast and this year chicken is the star attraction. XU JINGXI reports from Guangzhou.

Birds of a feather

2017-01-27 05:02

2017's zodiac animal is a domestic fowl that we consume without giving it much thought.

Grasslands: Young expat explores Mongolian culture

2017-01-26 14:13

This film is about a foreign youth exploring the spirit of Mongolian culture.

Light exhibition held in Singapore to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

2017-01-26 11:20

Visitors view light installations at "Love in Springtime" light exhibition in Singapore's Sentosa island, Jan 25, 2017. The "Love in Springtime" exhibition is held from Jan 21 to Feb 26 to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year.

Sailing the Scottish isles inspires Beijing art show

2017-01-26 09:49

What Has To Be Done, an ongoing exhibition at Beijing's Today Art Museum, shows these artworks which share with viewers what participants felt on the sea and how the trip inspired their reflections on human's fate and relationship with nature. It runs until March 5.