It was a Saturday night, and the air had a crisp early spring chill that seeped into the narrow alleyways of Beijing's hutong. A couple of young people stood outside a small bar called Jiangsu. They didn't say much — just the occasional chuckle or a quick glance at their phones, their faces half-lit by the soft glow of the streetlights. The alley around them was quiet, almost reverent, as if the city itself was holding its breath.
Legendary French actress Isabelle Huppert is in Shanghai presenting the French production of Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard (La Cerisaie) from April 11 to 13.
A new chapter in vocational education and intangible cultural heritage preservation began as the Beijing Arts and Crafts Technician College held its inauguration ceremony on Tuesday.
Deng Fuxin, from Mianyang, Sichuan province, studied Hindi for three years at the Communication University of China. Yet, when she first arrived in India last October, she was still amazed by the unexpected warmth and connection she experienced there.
On the morning of April 3, the day before Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day), 1,600 middle and high school students set off on a grueling 15-hour, 54-kilometer round-trip hike to honor martyrs in Guyuan city, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
I had the honor of joining this year's 54-kilometer hike — a journey that went far beyond physical endurance.
At just 28 years old, Wan Changyou has already worked in the funeral industry for six years.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra staged a concert on Monday at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.
At the recent China Fashion Week, the Sichuan Intangible Cultural Heritage: Yanbian Lisu Ethnic Group Clothes show saw a splendid collision of tradition and modernity on the fashion stage based on the avant-garde concept of "wearing on the body".
Just a few minutes' walk from Vienna's bustling Mariahilfer Street, moviegoers over a recent weekend were transported into a world of Chinese mythology as the animated epic Ne Zha 2 lit up the screen at the Apollo Cinema in late March, bringing dazzling visuals and a rich cultural legacy.
Goal is to attract more Americans to see the country for themselves, Li Yingxue reports.
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