Home >> Hot Issue

Reviving a brand

2017-10-06 10:01

Dongeejiao, which makes donkey-hide gelatin, was once a household name. But due to various problems, including fewer animals, it fell on hard times. In recent years the time-honored brand is making a comeback.

Fengyang drum dance gets new lease on life

2017-10-06 09:53

Traditional art injected with fresh vitality by troupe members at Anhui Science and Technology University.

Worthy envoy for the flute

2017-10-06 09:44

Tang Junqiao, who is to perform in Beijing with her students later this month, is creating global interest for a traditional Chinese wind instrument with her talent.

Northern Song Dynasty Ru guanyao brush washer sells for 37.7 mln USD

2017-10-05 13:59

A new world auction record for Chinese Ceramics was set when a rare Ru guanyao brush washer from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) sold for 294.3 million HK dollars ($37.7 mln) after a 20 minute bidding battle at Sotheby's in Hong Kong here Tuesday.

Spectacle on the river

2017-10-05 09:49

Tide watching on the Qiantang has been a popular activity for centuries, but the year's most extraordinary sight is expected during the National Day holiday week.

Stuff you should know about Mid-Autumn Festival

2017-10-05 09:36

Stuff you should know about Mid-Autumn Festival

How plants survive in the Ulanbuh sand

2017-10-05 09:10

The Ulanbuh Desert, about 14,000 square kilometers in area, lies on the west bank of the Yellow River, in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Every spring, Beijing's sandstorms originate here.

The attraction of old projectors never dims

2017-10-04 07:58

Old-fashioned film projectors are very rare these days, but they have a special place for Wang Yijun, 67, of Qingdao, who still spends a lot of time with them.

Yancaihua: Colors of creation

2017-10-04 07:57

Mention traditional Chinese painting and many people will think of the ink-wash type, which mainly uses ink and water to depict objects of different shades, from black to gray and white.

Celebrating a Chinese veteran of the opera

2017-10-04 07:57

About 40 years ago, Warren Mok watched his first opera - Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's masterpiece, La Boheme - while he was studying financial accounting at the University of Hawaii.

China's cultural industry reports steady value-added growth

2017-10-03 11:33

China's cultural industry saw steady value-added growth last year that has played a bigger role in driving broad economic growth, official data showed.

Tu ethnic group makes special mooncake for Mid-Autumn Festival

2017-10-03 11:11

The special mooncake is a traditional food of Tu ethnic group on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Oct 4 this year.

Most Popular