The Chaowai area in eastern Beijing has been a booming commercial center and a popular destination for young people to hang out. It is now under a new round of renovation for a face-lift.
When did humans first make music? Did our distant ancestors start by beating things to create rhythm, or did they sing? How did art start? What made those early humans look at the world in a particular way? These are among the questions explored in the movie Peking Man, the Last Secrets of Humankind.
Traditional drink inspires growing interest in customs and gives a fascinating taste of culture
The history of making blue-and-white (qinghua) porcelain in China can be traced to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). However, it is those produced in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) that are highly regarded for their fine technique and design, and have become popular among collectors.
Intricate and delicate craftsmanship recaptures the sounds and chimes of yesteryear, Wang Qian reports.
A batch of bamboo and wooden slips from the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) engraved with the Chinese word "Chengdu" was released recently.
More than 680 fragments of Buddha statues and pagoda sculptures have been unearthed in the ruins of an ancient market in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
Moving from the traditional concert hall venue, young ensemble plays to a wider audience.
TV series Po Xiao Dong Fang (Dawn in the East), an epic that revisits the first year after Shanghai was liberated by the Communist Party of China in May 1949, is scheduled to begin running on CCTV-1 on Friday.
To uphold the operatic tradition in the younger generation, the city's Jinshan district has carried on a program to add the education of traditional operas into the curriculum at schools over the past five years.
Finnish scholar and painter Fred Dervin's show in Beijing addresses transformation of identity.
Following a series of quality programs from Talk to Her to My Bronze Age, renowned talk show host Chen Xiaonan's new program Hello, Mr Tree is scheduled to be streamed on Tencent News' online platforms next year, according to an online event held on Dec 20.
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