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Beijing festival-goers get creative with watermelon

2017-05-28 14:06

A special watermelon festival kicked off in Beijing's Daxing district on May 25. Visitors competed to find new ways to cook with watermelon, from watermelon-flavored desserts to watermelon-filling dumplings. Delicate watermelon carvings also caught many eyes.

In pics: Ancient dwellings of Hakka people in E. China

2017-05-28 11:11

Aerial photo taken on May 26, 2017 shows ancient dwellings of the Hakka people in Songyang county of East China's Zhejiang province. Hakka people are a group of Northern Chinese who migrated to South China as early as in Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) and retained their unique life styles and customs.

10th Int'l Antiques Fair held in Hong Kong

2017-05-28 10:39

Antiques fans visit the 10th International Antiques Fair in Hong Kong, May 27, 2017. The four-day fair was held here Saturday.

People collect herbs to make Duanwu tea around festival in E China

2017-05-28 09:56

Duanwu tea was named after the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Local people collected herbs to make Duanwu tea around the festival.

Upcoming Dragon Boat Festival marked across China

2017-05-28 09:32

People participate in a dragon boat competition in Gongjiang River of Yudu county, East China's Jiangxi province, May 27, 2017, to greet the Dragon Boat Festival.

Time for drastic action

2017-05-27 10:34

Businesses around Erhai Lake shut down to save natural draw.

Direct from the horse's mouth

2017-05-27 09:34

In many fields of expertise, advice and help from someone in the know is just a few clicks away.

Chinese explorer's incredible arctic journey

2017-05-27 09:23

Wu Yu's northern journey took him from China's very southern tip and through the mainland, Mongolia and Russia to arrive at the Arctic Circle.

Tahiti deploys new initiatives in push to lure more Chinese visitors

2017-05-27 07:51

Tahiti and its surrounding islands are striving for a bigger slice of the booming outbound tourism market in China.

Tourism photo show looking into NE China opens in Beijing

2017-05-26 14:46

Hundreds of photos displaying charming scenery from 16 tourist attractions in provinces in Northeast China opened to the public at Beijing's Summer Palace and Bird Nest on May 25.

Music: Editor's choice

2017-05-26 14:32

US singer-songwriter John Mayer releases the second batch of four songs from his new staggered-release album. The reason for the novel approach? According to Mayer, "There were too many songs to get out the door at once."

Foreign dignitaries get TCM experience

2017-05-26 13:38

A traditional Chinese medicine center for foreign politicians was founded in Beijing on May 24.

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