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Stamps offer portraits of Chinese Valentine Day

2016-08-03 11:20

Day August 9 this year marks Chinese Valentine Day, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.The fairy tale is commemorated on stamps issued by post offices in many provinces around China.

Cultural festival of Tibetan Opera held in Lhasa

2016-08-03 10:40

Performers perform in a play during a cultural festival of the Tibetan Opera in Gyabrag village under the Doilungdeqen district of Lhasa city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Aug 2, 2016.

Huichang's Lai returns home to liven up theater scene

2016-08-03 09:21

Nestled between the busy and narrow streets of downtown Huichang, the county's sole theater is an unassuming venue.

Nearly 20 years and counting

2016-08-03 09:04

Moon Water, a modern exploration of tai chi, makes its Beijing debut later in the month.Chen Nan reports.

On a bicycle made from bamboo

2016-08-03 07:43

China was once known as the "Bicycle Kingdom", before two wheels were dethroned by four. Now a young US citizen living in Beijing is using his ingenuity and pieces of bamboo to restore the sovereignty of the humble bike.

Grand accordion art festival to be held in Tacheng

2016-08-02 16:03

The first Xinjiang Tacheng Accordion Art Festival will be staged in Tacheng city from August 18 to 20, to further pass forward the distinctive accordion culture of Tacheng in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Electronic cigarette advertising draws former smokers back to habit: Aust'n study

2016-08-02 14:54

New research suggesting that electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, advertising could drive a former smoker back to the habit has prompted calls to ban the advertising.

Antibodies could combat atherosclerosis as well as tumor

2016-08-02 14:54

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a protein, known as CD47, has a role in enabling atherosclerosis, the process underlying heart attacks and strokes.

Over half of Chinese under-6-month babies breastfed

2016-08-02 14:54

Over 50 percent of Chinese babies aged under six months are purely breastfed, according to a National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) official Monday, the first day of 2016 World Breastfeeding Week.

Tibetan sutra-printing house holds a treasure trove of printing blocks

2016-08-02 14:43

Built in 1729, the Dege Sutra-Printing House in Dege county, Southwest China's Sichuan province, has 320,000 Tibetan sutra printing blocks

Forbidden City gets wireless coverage

2016-08-02 10:29

Free Wi-Fi is now available on a trial basis at the Palace Museum, according to Chinanews.com. Visitors can access the free internet service by linking to "PalaceMuseum-WiFi" using their smartphones or tablet computers.

East China woodblocking printing center in decline

2016-08-02 10:20

Ma Li works with woodblock printing at a studio in Sibao town, Liancheng county, East China's Fujian province.

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