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Building ties with books

2018-12-11 08:12

Chinese publishers sign more than 200 agreements at this year's Algiers International Book Fair.

Rwandan tourism packages on offer

2018-12-11 08:04

Rwandan tour packages have been placed on one of China's major online travel-service platforms, which enable Chinese tourists to directly book a tour to the East African nation, the Rwanda Development Board said in a statement on Dec 5.

Christmas comes to Gubei

2018-12-11 07:55

The Gubei water town in Beijing's Miyun district that features buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties' styles and a section of the Great Wall is celebrating the Christmas season until Dec 31 with traditional decorations and festive activities for visitors.

Bringing sculpture to life

2018-12-11 07:45

Late sculptor Liu Kaiqu's views about art are still a source of inspiration for modern-day artists.

Palace Museum charm readers with interactive puzzle book

2018-12-10 16:28

China's puzzle lovers will have a chance to rediscover the Forbidden City, as the Palace Museum will present its first-ever interactive puzzle book in January 2019.

Theatre program brings global stage productions to Chinese cinema screens

2018-12-10 14:45

The first half of 2019 will see the popular live theater program, New Live in China, bring 26 stage productions of different genres from the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia to cinemas across the country.

Beijing rolls out winter fun programs

2018-12-10 10:45

The capital city has launched 15 themed tourism packages and dozens of self-drive routes to provide plenty of winter fun for local residents and tourists, alike.

Literature lovers hit streets for magazine

2018-12-10 08:03

October, a magazine published in Beijing, has been a must-buy on newsstands for lovers of literature for four decades.

Meet the man who helped turn Matou Mountain green

2018-12-10 07:49

Once barren with over 70 percent of its land an arid desert, Youyu county of Shanxi province has been turned into a thriving oasis and the subject of oil paintings, thanks to seven decades of strenuous human effort.

Breaking musical boundaries

2018-12-10 07:42

A concert featuring works by an American pianist for traditional Chinese instruments is to be staged in Beijing.

The rarified atmosphere of an online bookshop

2018-12-08 15:14

Whenever somebody is asked about the earliest online secondhand book-selling platform in China, if they can come up with an answer, chances are that it will be Kongfuzi Jiushu Wang (Confucius Old Book website). The site was set up in 2002, eight years after the internet arrived in China.

Tomes that roam in the ether

2018-12-08 12:53

Shen Bing's first foray into secondhand book buying turned out to be a revelation. The book she bought, Tengxun Zhuan (The History of Tencent), was not only in good order, to her it seemed almost brand-new.

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