A fold, a cut, scissor blades zigzag back and forth, a flick, and dancing pieces of red paper unfold as several pomegranates emerge, side by side. "I could have done it better," Zhou Dongmei says humbly, as she puts down the scissors and shows the finished paper-cut to curious onlookers.
Eight-parter examines origins of Chinese culture and politics and contribution to modern country, tracing roots back to the Paleolithic period, Fang Aiqing reports.
As the Year of the Dragon approaches, a series of picture books targeted at children and titled Gugong Xunlong Qiyuji (Adventures with Dragons in the Palace Museum), has recently been published by a Beijing-based publishing company Xiron.
China Shanghai International Arts Festival announced its new programs for the year 2024, including multiple shows by the Berliner Philharmoniker from Germany and a residential project of the Beijing People's Art Theater.
The word for sugar in Bengali, as in some other Indian languages, is chini. Ask anyone back in my hometown of Kolkata in India why that is so and chances are they will tell you it is because the Chinese introduced sugar to India. While history says otherwise, it is true that the story of India's first Chinatown does have a sugary connection to it.
An innovative documentary compiles short videos that ordinary people have posted online to offer insights rarely seen on the silver screen, Cheng Yuezhu reports.
The Beijing Book Fair, held from Jan 11 to 13, reported a record high of over 100,000 visits as China's book market continues to thrive.
Yunnan's Xishuangbanna offers a natural appeal, especially with rainforest hikes that explore its biodiversity, Deng Zhangyu reports.
The latest discoveries at the Neolithic settlement of Sanxingcun in the Yangtze River's lower reaches were recently highlighted at the fifth Shanghai Archaeology Forum.
A recent archaeological forum seeks to connect past, present and future solutions to climate change, Wang Ru reports in Shanghai.
Promoting its splendid natural sceneries and rich cultural heritage, an event took place in Beijing, co-organized by the tourism development department of Xizang autonomous region and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism on Jan 23.
Liyang, a county-level city in East China's Jiangsu province, held a tourism promotion event in Beijing, featuring winter and Spring Festival tourism offerings, on Jan 23.
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