Rowers compete in a dragon boat race in Yichang, Hubei province June 2, 2016. The competition, held on the Yangtze River near the Three Gorges Dam, attracted 22 teams, including teams from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Christie's Hong Kong Spring 2016 sales totaled HK$2.8 billion (US$364 million), with the centerpiece jar sold at HK$158 million.
The Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) was officially inaugurated on Thursday at the Ghanaian coastal City of Cape Coast.
The promotional posters for the upcoming film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, designed specifically for Chinese audiences, feature a cheeky fusion of Chinese ink painting, a classic Chinese novel and the animated superheroes of the West.
Breastfeeding should be encouraged over feeding newborns baby formula, as an over-reliance on formula could put the future health of children and their mothers "at risk", researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have said on Thursday.
Yong zi is the name for the exquisite chess pieces made in Yongchang (now Baoshan) in Yunnan province. The craft has a 500-year history and it has been listed as the provincial intangible cultural heritage in Yunnan.
In fact, too much desire for attention can create anxiety, and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it.
It's known to Zhengzhou locals as the "Leaning Tower of Pisa". Similar to its namesake, a Song Dynasty tower (960-1279) in the Central China Henan province capital has leaned 40 centimeters, gaining the attention of archaeologists.
A law to protect Lhasa's ancient villages, effective since June 1, creates a legal basis for the protection of the ancient villages in Lhasa which have a long history and profound cultural value for the Tibetan ethnic group.
In 2003, Chinese actor and director Huang Lei arrived in Wuzhen, a small town about an hour's drive from Shanghai, to direct and star in a TV series called Lost Time.
Researchers at the Austrian Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) in Vienna have made a potential breakthrough discovery that could aid in the prevention of genetically-determined breast cancer.
Buildings in Zaidang Dong village, Rongjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, May 31, 2016. The village of Dong people has well-preserved architecture built during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).