The Chinese National Geography magazine's new nature center allows visitors to learn about and connect with the country's largest desert, Yang Feiyue reports.
Once preserve of nation's elites, the traditional textile is now fabric of everyday use.
Hidden in an alleyway of an old residential neighborhood in Changchun, Jilin province, Fanmo Calligraphy and Painting Society has quietly become a sanctuary for book lovers.
For director Zhang Yongxin, one of his most unforgettable childhood memories was listening to heroic stories told by his grandparents, who lived about 30 kilometers from the battlefield of Tai'erzhuang in Shandong province. The site, which marked a pivotal Chinese victory against Japanese invaders, became a rare source of hope for the nation during wartime.
Inside Beihai Park in downtown Beijing, beneath the shade of ancient cypress trees, a horse appears frozen mid-stride, its muscles taut and mane lifted as if caught in the wind. But the image has been fixed in fire.
In her Boston apartment, Wang Zitong hangs a photograph of Carnegie Hall. Standing before it, the pianist can visualize what it feels like to play on that mighty stage.
In the rolling hills of Guizhou province, a young scholar once found himself exiled, on the brink of despair.
In Zhangjiakou, Hebei province - the former Winter Olympics co-host - Chongli district is turning its athletics legacy into a year-round outdoor hub, with a focus it summarizes as “winter skiing, summer cycling”.
The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) launched its new AI Backlot project on May 13.
It began with a dizi, the traditional Chinese small bamboo flute with a tone both piercing and plaintive, capable of sliding effortlessly between virtuosic runs and tender fragile whispers.
From April 9 to 19, the Shanghai Quartet embarked on a highly anticipated tour across the United States, performing in Washington DC, Boston, Maine, Florida, and concluding at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York.