Home >> Hot Issue

'Tis the season of sneezes

2023-04-29 09:51

Every now and then in spring, people can be seen sneezing with stuffy noses on streets in northern China, which may be one of the symptoms of pollen allergy.

Village's pastures provide economic windfall

2023-04-29 09:44

As spring temperatures continue to rise, timothy grass is sprouting in the pastures of Lizhu, a village in Minxian county, Gansu province, and the village's farmers welcome the best period for selling grass.

New hope for lake rooted in aquatic plants

2023-04-29 09:42

It's hard to imagine when seeing Yu Dan — dressed like a common worker, usually in crumpled, untidy clothing, splashed with mud or soaked with water — that he is a professor at a famous university.

Faced with hate, wise words are the weapon of choice

2023-04-29 09:24

When Karen Wang was in third grade, her teacher told her mother that her reading ability was two levels lower than that of children of the same age.

Virtual world gives viewers a different experience

2023-04-28 09:32

The impressive collection of literature in the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, represents one of the most inclusive, advanced and open facets of the ancient Chinese, says Dunhuang specialist Zhao Xiaoxing.

Digital caves bring history alive

2023-04-28 08:34

For more than a century, the Library Cave, or Cave 17 of the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, in Northwest China's Gansu province, has been famous for its extraordinary collection of relics and a tale that has had its share of twists and turns.

Phantom set to appear

2023-04-28 08:33

The first Chinese production of the Phantom of the Opera will premiere at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on Tuesday, and theater lovers in China are clearly looking forward to it, if the audience numbers of a recent livestream are anything to go by.

Cellist feels the melody of home calling

2023-04-28 08:32

One of the most globally renowned Chinese musicians, cellist Wang Jian is back home in Shanghai.

Acting master class

2023-04-28 08:32

For more than 70 years, Beijing People's Art Theatre has been considered the flag bearer of Chinese drama.

It's 2023: Let's say goodbye to 'bride price'

2023-04-28 08:31

In 2023, how does one put a value on "love"? The dowry, or jiazhuang, has a long history in many cultures, dating back to ancient Babylon, archaic Greece and historic China. Typically, it is the division of assets, provided exclusively by sons and their families and offered as a "bride price" (pinjin) to the future bride and her family. It symbolizes her value to the groom's family and is meant to create goodwill between the in-laws.

Upcoming film traces Chinese youth pursuing dreams in different eras

2023-04-27 16:29

With the May Day holiday season approaching, internet platforms have also become a "battlefield" for big-budgeted movies' competition.

Exhibit in Shandong highlights European nobility

2023-04-27 15:34

A collection of treasures from Europe dating from the 17th to 19th centuries will be displayed at the Shandong Museum in Jinan, Shandong province, starting on Friday. It will run to Aug 31.

Most Popular