For over nine decades, Feng Lian's family has remained in the mountains of Changpingshan in Nanbu county, Sichuan province, guarding the tomb of a Red Army company commander — a solemn commitment spanning four generations.
As China's population ages, pensioners are increasingly shaping the country's burgeoning "silver economy" and playing a significant role in driving consumption. This trend is exemplified in a flourishing hamlet nestled amid the rolling mountains of Yongan county in the southeastern province of Fujian.
Lam Kam-hung developed a passion for bird photography after his superannuation in Hong Kong around a decade ago. During a photography trip to Southwest China's Yunnan province last year, he encountered fellow bird photographers from other parts of China and was enthralled by the captivating images they shared.
Thousands of flamingos gathered on the shorelines, squawking and croaking, while others flying or wading in the shallow waters of Kenya's alkaline lakes along the Great Rift Valley created a vibrant pink spectacle — a scene that every bird-watcher shouldn't miss.
At Qingming, we honor the past and welcome the new.
With the approach of Qingming, one of 24 solar terms, which means "clear and bright", the icy grip of winter has loosened. Warmth is spreading with the blow of gentle breeze. The country is brimming with blossoms and green grass, vivid and lively. It is now an apt time to go for a spring outing.
Premiering tonight at 19:30 on Henan TV, 2025 Adventures on Qingming Festival offers a poetic interpretation of the timeless tradition of Qingming.
In As You Like It, Shakespeare writes: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." This timeless line finds modern echo in the recently aired reality show, Mystery in the Box.
In a feast for cinema enthusiasts, the 15th Beijing International Film Festival will kick off on April 18 and run until April 26, with a roster of nearly 300 movies from around the world, organizers revealed.
The popular subjects depicted by Qi Baishi (1864-1957), a leading painter of the 20th century, include shrimp, birds, chickens, fish and other animals, which he drew on to playfully celebrate the essential beauty of nature.
From frothy lattes to creamy cheeses, from the delicate folds of a milk fan, or rushan, thin sheet-like dairy product made from heated and stretched milk, to the silkiness of double-layered milk pudding from Shunde in Guangdong province, some of the world's favorite flavors trace back to one simple source: milk.
What happens when Western art encounters Chinese ink painting? To answer this question, China Daily invited Russian contemporary artist Anna Kazmina and teachers from China Academy of Art in a cross-boundary artistic odyssey.
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