Photo taken on Aug 16, 2016 shows lanterns in the river during a traditional lantern fair in Ziyuan county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Dancers perform in a musical about soldiers of frontier defence during the 5th Minorities Art Festival of China in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 16, 2016.
The Zhongyuan Festival, also known as Ullambana Festival among Buddhists, falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, on Aug 17 this year.
An exhibition entitled "Story of Jiuliandun Tomb" will be officially open to public at the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province on Aug 20, 2016.
The China National Traditional Orchestra, established in 1960, continues to showcase China's musical heritage, but with a modern touch.
When 9-year-old Liu Huaizhong got his first clarinet three months ago, he was drawn to the sound instantly, which propelled him into one-on-one classes twice a week.
Some major hospitals in Beijing will be equipped with security checkpoints to improve safety for hospital staff, according to Beijing's top health authority.
Rapid urbanization and a shift in lifestyles are the key factors behind a 20-year increase in heart disease among Chinese, according to a Harvard University study.
Women weave embroidery in Yi ethnic style in the workshop at Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Yunnan province
Performers give a village opera performance at the Zhutaishou Temple in Shaoxing city, East China's Zhejiang province, Aug 14, 2016.
Forty-nine-year-old Xie Jialiang, a craftsman who lives in Ya’an in Sichuan province, has, for more than a decade, dedicated his life to making gu qin.
China is facing an epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as heart attack and stroke, largely due to increases in high blood pressure and obesity, a study said Monday.