A bamboo-gardening competition aims to inspire students' passion for design innovation, while cultivating young talent to fuel the nation's environmental industries.
Tuesday marks the 49th World Post Day, since its establishment in 1969 by Universal Postal Union.
Having to spend days on train journeys between Beijing and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region during his childhood, Wang Shu used the time observing and drawing.
From a glazed-tile factory to a popular getaway, Brickyard Retreat is hot on the tourist map for its rural charm and Great Wall experience.
Qidan, also known as Khitan, was a nomadic ethnic tribe that established the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) and dominated the vast area of former Manchuria, Mongolia and parts of northern China for over 200 years.
More than 200 programs in over 50 cities across the country are expected to sweep visitors off their feet during an upcoming cultural-tourism festival.
Meng Boshen's current one-man show at Beijing's Today Art Museum, which runs through Wednesday, features only two site-specific installations whose materials are entirely natural: One is a tree suspended in midair and the other is a pile of stones spread over the ground.
A collection of newly created handwritten lyrics and drawings of legendary American musician Bob Dylan has gone on display in London ahead of an exhibition in Shanghai next year.
Chinese artist and environmental activist Kong Ning showed her installation artwork Lifesaving Batfish in Australia recently, which advocates people to protect all the living things in the ocean, and stop the flow of plastic into the ocean.
More sections of the wall surrounding the Forbidden City in the heart of Beijing are now open to the public.
As tourist Qian Yunxia goes off to the Helanshan National Forest Park, she brings with her a bag of garbage and takes it to a bank in exchange for gifts at the foot of the mountain area.
Cold Dew season gets its name from the dew which is about to become frost as the weather begins to get chilly.