It is unlikely that Zhang Shizheng will forget the spring of 1956.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer (Chinese: 立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 5 and ends on May 19 this year.
Wang Daiping and Guy Thompson check porcelain lights at their workshop in Jingdezhen, East China's Jiangxi province, May 3, 2016.
More than 50 works of Tibetan Thangka painting created by master Norbu and his students are on display at an exhibition in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, May 3, 2016.
People of Dong ethnic group make bamboo rice during a celebration of bamboo rice festival in the Dong village of Wugong, Rongjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, May 3, 2016.
Of the many such theaters in vibrant Beijing, Li Yangduo's is not the best located. But she has carved a niche with a repertory that can be called adventurous in this city where new productions are in the hundreds every year.
The erhu and violin don't have much in common, except that both are stringed instruments and are played using a bow. However, for Chinese erhu player Guo Gan, the similarities between the two instruments don't end there. He says that like the violin, the erhu can be enjoyed by audiences worldwide.
China's hit music band TF Boys has won the attention of filmmakers of an upcoming domestic animated movie, who plan to invite the band members to be voice actors for the film.
A team of Chinese and French speleologists have determined that China's longest cave is around 186 kilometers long, 25 kilometers longer than a measurement from 2014.
For the first time in her career spanning 17 years, Hong Kong singer-actress Gigi Leung has opted to stand behind the spotlights.
Peking Opera is being introduced to primary and middle school students in an effort to promote the traditional art to the younger generation.
A farewell ceremony for Peking Opera master Mei Baojiu was held at a ceremetary in Babaoshan in Beijing on May 3. Dignitaries from all walks of life gathered to pay their final respects to a legend in Peking Opera.