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British Library to mark Harry Potter's 20th birthday with exhibition

2016-08-09 15:20

The British Library announced Monday that it will hold a new exhibition about the magic of Harry Potter in autumn 2017, marking the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Qixi Festival in ancient paintings

2016-08-09 13:43

Let's take a look at how ancient people celebrated the Qixi Festival from some ancient Chinese paintings.

Emerging trends in contemporary art on show in Beijing

2016-08-09 09:44

Contemporary art is becoming popular in China on an unprecedented scale.

Artist gives new shine to a dying art form in his golden years

2016-08-09 08:35

In 1940s' Shanghai, a 5-year-old was the only boy studying at a Catholic girls' primary school in the French Concession.

Culture Insider: Qixi - the Chinese Valentine's Day

2016-08-09 07:00

If it rains heavily on Saturday night, some elderly Chinese will say it is because Zhinu, or the Weaving Maid, is crying on the day she met her husband Niulang, or the Cowherd, on the Milky Way.

Cancer Chemo-prevention Forum held in Beijing

2016-08-08 16:12

The 2016 Cancer Chemo-prevention Forum was recently held in Beijing.

Brains of overweight people "10 years older" than those of slim peers

2016-08-08 15:01

Being obese or overweight in middle age will make people's brains "10 years older" than those of their leaner counterparts, a new research has revealed.

China to establish newborns, embryos genome databases

2016-08-08 15:01

A genome project for newborn babies was launched in Shanghai on Sunday, to aid the early identification and treatment of hereditary diseases.

Young Peking Opera performers' fashion transition

2016-08-08 13:40

A news conference for the upcoming awards gala for the winners of the 2016 Young Peking Opera Performers Challenge was held at a music hall in the CBD of Beijing on August 7.

Elders seem to rally more of their brains for short-term memory

2016-08-08 11:37

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, suggest brains that continue to perform well in old age, against odds that they are slower and less accurate in short-term memory compared to those of younger people, do so by rallying more of the brain to complete mental tasks.

China's Dong ethnic group holds culture and art festival in Guizhou

2016-08-08 10:25

The first Tianzhu culture and art festival of the Dong ethnic group opened in Tianzhu county of Southwest China's Guizhou province on Sunday.

1,000 ancient cliff paintings found

2016-08-08 08:46

Archaeologists have discovered around 1,000 cliff paintings dating back more than 1,000 years in northern China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

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