Fotang ancient town was once a hive of activity, bustling with as many as nine ports. It was part of the Qiantang River system that goes all the way to Hangzhou, 150-kilometers to the north, which then connects to Beijing through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
A monochrome ink painting attributed to Su Shi, the revered artist, scholar and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), will go under the hammer at Christie's autumn auction in Hong Kong in late November.
Recently, 44 year-old actress Zhou Xun sparked a talk about "girlishness", as she played a girl of 15 in a costume drama that is still on the air, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace.
A new brand of low-alcohol wine-based beverages Friends Fun Wine is bringing its Miami lifestyle to China market through online e-commerce platforms such as JD.
Yangxin Dian, or the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Forbidden City, officially started its research protection project on Monday, featuring research into the maintenance process itself.
A performance at Xinghanshengjing, a new scenic area in Hanzhong city, Shaanxi province.
Located in the south of Zhejiang province's Wenzhou, Pingyang county is the hometown of the amazing provincial intangible cultural heritage: the Pingyang puppet show.
Archaeologists recently discovered Buddhist grotto relics dating back to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in the northern part of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
An exhibition exploring the role of empresses of China's last dynasty, the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), opened recently at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts.
Jin Yucheng, who won the Mao Dun Literature Award for his novel Fan Hua (Blossoms) in 2015, is known for his impressive memory, his fantastic stories and his ability to recount them in vivid detail.
India is holding roadshows in China this week in a bid to draw more tourists.
The 200-year-old Peking Opera is an inalienable part of China's culture. And of all the techniques, types and varieties, nandan is a key part of the art.
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