The China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd (CAEG), the nation's largest promoter of arts and culture exchanges, turned 70 in 2020. In a recent interview, CAEG chairman Li Jinsheng talked to Chinaculture.org about the group's history, achievements and big plans.
The Heze peony, with its vibrant color and spectacular shape, has long been held as a regional treasure. In recent years, locals have utilized this cultural symbol to create traditional brush paintings as a way to rise up out of poverty.
Sinan Mansions, a century-old compound in downtown Shanghai, has launched its second nightlife festival starting from Friday.
Hundreds of Hanfu enthusiasts wore traditional Chinese clothing and gathered in Shanghai Gucun Park last Saturday to participate in a traditional flower festival.
Chinese archaeologists announced that some new major discoveries have been made at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China, helping shed light on the cultural origins of the Chinese nation.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. The Spring Equinox (Chinese: 春分), as the fourth term of the year starts on March 20 and ends on April 3 this year.
It is not unusual to find exquisite pieces of thangka displayed in the museums of major cities. Some, though, have found the art form mysterious and difficult to understand.
TOKYO-"After the earthquake in 2011 I met a Chinese teenage boy, and we forged a deep friendship that helped me see a wider world," said Kei Motokawa, who was a middle school student in Ishinomaki city of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas in the devastating quake 10 years ago.
The Tianshan Mountain is an endless region that lies between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China. On this very far side in China's northwest is a winterscape of deep snow, mountain vistas and blowing wind. With the first signs of the dawn appear on the horizon, a "snow wave" flashes from the top of the mountain to its foot.
NANNING-Dressed in a white suit, 18-year-old Wei Qiteng is practicing offense and defense gestures with his partner in a taekwondo center in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Tan Yuanyuan, San Francisco Ballet's first Chinese principal dancer, impressed audiences with her performance in the CCTV Spring Festival gala, the show broadcast on Chinese New Year Eve on Feb 11, ushering in the Year of the Ox.
LHASA-Zhou Huayong, 45, has been running a porcelain shop in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region for 15 years. He surely knows the importance of porcelain in Tibetans' daily lives.