With the arrival of the annual Spring Festival holiday and the relaxation of many of the COVID-19 control measures within China, I made the decision to remain in Beijing in a bid to avoid the inevitable rush of tourists and migrant workers returning home for the vacation.
Though contemporary artists in China have been confronted with lots of challenges and difficulties caused by the pandemic over the past few years, they have still kept active and productive. A show based on 2,891 art exhibitions held in 2021 offers a comprehensive overview of the recent development and condition of contemporary art in China.
Shen Beixin, 91, who has worked with oil painting for decades, is hailed as a preeminent landscape artist of 20th-century China. His work is marked by a vibrant palette that accumulates rich layers on canvas and delivers a refreshing feeling.
Rural tourism innovation and upgrades have enabled urban travelers to experience the best of both worlds.
Canton Export Fans, an exhibition now underway at Chengdu Museum, in Sichuan province's capital, shows beautiful fans that were shipped from Guangdong province to clients mostly in Europe and North America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
During this year's Spring Festival holiday, the county of Tangyin in Henan province welcomed an increased number of tourists. Many of them came to pay tribute to Yue Fei, a Song Dynasty (960-1279) national hero.
Over the last two decades, one village has transformed from a forest farm into China's "Snow Town".
Nowadays in China, the Spring Festival holiday is not only about reuniting with family members and visiting scenic spots, but also basking in the joy of sports.
TEHRAN — It was the first time for many of the Chinese-language majors at the University of Tehran in Iran to celebrate Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, and have a personal experience of the country's cultural practices, when the Confucius Institute held an outdoor class on Jan 18 at a park in the Iranian capital.
The "talent supermarket" has not only attracted more young people to return home to start businesses and find jobs, but also boosted local economic development and injected new vitality into rural vitalization.
A top body in science and technology — the World Laureates Association High School League — which consists of China's leading high schools, was established in Shanghai recently to boost the appeal of science, as well as to achieve enhanced sci-tech self-reliance and strength.
A recent forum was held in Beijing to address topics on youth empowerment through equipping students with sustainable development competency.
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