First Writing Ceremony, also called "Kaibi Ceremony," was one of the most important events for students in ancient China, meaning the children are ready to take a step in pursuing knowledge.
The Dunhuang Research Academy showcased 23 mural paintings to mark the National Tree Planting Day on March 12.
The sexist messages have angered many, but the real culprit is pop culture that scorns women who make unconventional choices and stigmatizes them as an appendage of wealth and status.
The Confucius family documents have been filed for application to be listed in the UNESCO's Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and the Pacific, a source with Qufu Bureau of Cultural Relics said Saturday.
Bio-engineered corneas made from pigs' eyes may help millions of Chinese patients to see again, ophthalmologists have said.
Located in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Kalajun Grassland has intoxicating winter scenery. On a day with a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius below zero, Kazakhs enjoy the hilarious rodeo in the grassland.
Descendants of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius are trying to join efforts for research on which generation of the family brought the bloodline from China to the Korean Peninsula.
The Longtaitou Festival, or Eryueer Festival, which means "dragon raises head" in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese festival held on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar.
The folk art of storytelling was a popular form of entertainment and a means to instill moral values and preserve cultural heritage in northwestern Shaanxi in times gone by, but the popularity of TV and Internet has led to its rapid decline.
Traditional Chinese Medicines are scientific and technological resources with advantages and huge innovation potentials, said Wang Guoqiang, director of the State Administration of TCM.
China became the world's leading exporters of cultural goods in 2013, outpacing the United States, a UNESCO report showed on Thursday.
A ceremony is held to worship Fu Xi, a culture hero who creates humanity in Chinese legend and mythology, at a temple fair of the Taihao Temple in Huaiyang county, Central China's Henan province, March 10, 2016, the second day of the second lunar month.
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