It is nestled in one of Beijing's traditional hutong (alleyways), but this is no ordinary courtyard－its doors are open to kung fu enthusiasts from all walks of life.
Young practitioners are helping to preserve and promote Chinese martial arts. Zhang Zefeng reports.
The National Art Museum of China has been given permission by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reproduce a bust of IOC founder Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), and the reproductions will be presented as gifts to state leaders.
An exhibit, titled Cultural Heritage, Power of Painting, was unveiled at the National Art Museum of China on Aug 23.
Foodies in Beijing can now sample Singapore's so-called national dish－chilli crabs－at the newly opened Jumbo Seafood Restaurant.
Unusually heavy rains have reduced the mushroom harvest in Yunnan province creating a fungi rush as prices soar. Xu Junqian reports in Shanghai.
For people living in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, making carpets is regarded as a household task for women, because locals use different kinds of knitwear for home decoration.
Missing parts from Buddha sculptures in Shanxi province digitally restored. Deng Zhangyu reports.
According the legend, mortal cowherd Niulang, fell in love with Zhinu a fairy weaving girl. Their love was forbidden and they were banished to different sides of the Milky Way.
The First Zhangjiakou Tourism Industry Development Conference, themed on innovating the tourism development model, was held on Aug 26 in Yu county, Zhangjiakou city, Hebei province.
Derived from portraits of the Door Gods, Chinese New Year painting is regarded as a kind of Spring Festival mascot. It is an old handicraft, going back thousands of years. But it's now facing extinction.
A 49-year-old Argentine artist Martin Mazia has been learning Chinese painting and calligraphy for 17 years without ever setting foot in China.
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