A series of books covering the past decade's development of Shenzhen, the first special economic zone and tech hub of China, was launched in Beijing on June 20, followed by a session gathering experts and scholars to discuss the city's modernization.
Things often come earlier in China. Like writing, gunpowder, paper and seasons.
It is widely known that Qinshihuang, the first ruler of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), built a great mausoleum in what is now Xi'an, Shaanxi province, with Terracotta Warriors believed to be safeguarding the tomb.
When the production team members of the mobile game Canal Towns during the Ming Dynasty, were creating the scenes depicting Yangzhou in East China's Jiangsu province, they wanted to include ancient crafts that were associated with the city.
Editor's note: There are 43 items inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage lists that not only bear witness to the past glories of Chinese civilization, but also continue to shine today.
The Gateway to Arts summer festival will be launched by the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing.
A gala, featuring artists from the Chinese mainland and Macao Special Administrative Region, was staged at the Macao Cultural Centre on June 20, kicking off the annual event, titled Spring of Haojiang River, which runs until Friday.
A biographical film about Shen Jilan, the late recipient of the Medal of the Republic and China's longest-serving national lawmaker, premiered in Beijing on Sunday, and will be officially released in domestic theaters on Wednesday.
Zhang Ning, a retired Olympic gold medalist, couldn't hold her tears when recollecting her Uber Cup debut in 1994 at which the badminton player lost in a key match, at a recent speech in Beijing.
Delicate strokes, carved onto wood, with ultimate precision. This is woodblock printing, an ancient printing technique that propelled human civilization.
Homage to 1953, an exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, shows a selection of objects displayed at the 1953 event to review its importance to the evolution of Chinese arts and crafts.
Yao Bin and his two children spent a long time studying a large brick-carved artwork during their visit to a theme park in Shunde, Guangdong province, late last month.
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