In the heart of the dense forests of the Greater Hinggan Mountains, as the first rays of morning sunlight pierce through the trees, forestry police officer Zhao Xiaohui and his colleague Li Hui start a day's patrol in the mountainous area of Alongshan town, Genhe in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
At first glance, the Starry Sky Cafe in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, resembles any typical streetside coffee shop — neat and tidy, with a cozy and soothing ambience, where baristas make coffees of the customers' choosing.
An underwater Neolithic discovery unveiled buried facts of daily subsistence and environmental adaptation several thousand years ago, the National Cultural Heritage Administration revealed on Sept 13.
Around 10,000 years ago, as people in present-day West Asia began to domesticate wheat and barley, a similar development took place in China where people began to cultivate rice. This marked the emergence of rice agriculture, which has had a profound influence on people's lives in various parts of the world ever since.
LANZHOU — During recent festivities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Sunan Yugur autonomous county in Gansu province, the nomadic Yugur people's unique ethnic attire was an attraction in its own right.
Aconcert featuring the works of Russia-born Jewish composer Aaron Avshalomov (1894-1964), commemorating his 130th birthday, took place on Sept 12 at the Shanghai Symphony Hall. Conducted by the composer's grandson, David Avshalomov, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra opened the evening with his best-known piece, Peiping Hutongs.
The space unfolds like a meditation, half occupied by solid, tangible pieces — sofas, antique wardrobes and lamps, with a faint woody scent. The other half glistens with a play of light, where mirrors are tightly aligned, creating an endless shimmer.
Located in Shule county, Kashgar, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the Watermelon Science Hall attracts students nationwide to learn about the melon culture during study tours. They can also learn from local farmers how to grow watermelon in greenhouses.
Zhang Guimei is a legend in China's education sector. Since the past 16 years, she has helped over 2,000 girls from poverty-stricken rural areas to pursue higher education and transform their lives by founding a free girls-only senior high school in Yunnan province.
The 2024 "Tea for Harmony: Sharing Intangible Cultural Heritage" themed event, co-hosted by he Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the People's Government of Yunnan Province, was launched on Wednesday in Pu'er city, Southwest China's Yunnan province.
Sayram Lake is the largest alpine lake in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, covering an area of 453 square kilometers with a water storage capacity of 21 billion cubic meters. As an important wetland in China, the lake has a rich biodiversity and is an ideal place for bird watching.
The main event of the 2024 "Tea for Harmony, Sharing Intangible Cultural Heritage" was inaugurated in Pu'er, Yunnan province.
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