Sylvain Laurent had initially aspired to become a cook, but his father wanted him to become an engineer instead. As it turned out, following his father's advice has not been a bad move－the Frenchman is today the executive vice-president of French software corporation Dassault Systemes.
Nuclear expert Peng Shilu once said that he only did two things in his entire life: one was to build nuclear submarines, and the other to build nuclear power plants.
Once filled with chaotic pig farms, one village has turned into a tourist getaway.
"I've been living with his works since I was a child," says Xu Qingping, 75, referring to his father, Xu Beihong (1895-1953), one of the most prominent figures of 20th-century Chinese art.
A yellow-glazed animal roof ornament displayed in the Jiexiu Museum, North China’s Shanxi province, has attracted lots of attention from visitors.
On Nanhu Lake in Zhejiang province's Jiaxing rests one of China's most famous water vessels-the Red Boat.
A new version of Golden Mask Dynasty, an iconic stage show at the Beijing Happy Valley amusement park, premiered on May 28, using modern technology to tell a mythological story.
As one of the most renowned writers in his era, Zhou Libo took Yuanbao village -- previously called Yuanmaotun, in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province --- as the subject of his classic novel The Hurricane, depicting the country's first village where Communist Party-led land reform started in late 1940s.
Strokes of Wonder, an exhibition at the National Art Museum of China until June 6, displays some 100 paintings from its collection, reflecting Ren's accomplishments in the figure-painting genre.
Beijing Symphony Orchestra is holding four concerts at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in the capital.
The 15th edition of the FIRST International Film Festival, China's major platform nurturing young talent in the film industry, will be held in Xining, capital of Qinghai province, from July 25 to Aug 2, as announced at a news conference in Beijing on May 28.
The National Museum of China received a donation of more than 100 works by late artist Wu Shi from his family on Friday. A catalog of Wu's body of works compiled by the National Museum was also published.
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