High on the Wumeng Mountains of Southwest China's Guizhou province, wind is the constant protagonist. Across the highlands stretches one of the world's largest belts of wild chive blossoms.
Although introduced to China from the Middle East, the art of glass-blowing has taken root in an ancient Chinese county and evolved into a vibrant specialty industry.
In recent years, Chinese tea beverage brands have become an increasingly familiar sight overseas. From Kuala Lumpur to Singapore and as far as Los Angeles in the United States, Chinese milk tea and freshly brewed tea brands are establishing a presence in mainstream commercial districts, airports and university campuses.
In the hushed halls of the Junsheng Sandstone Paintings Creative Space, the walls do not shimmer with oil paint or float in washes of ink. Touch the vividly colored works that line the white walls of the studio in Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, and your fingertip meets not smooth pigment but a coarse, warm, intricately layered texture.
It was a chilly Thursday evening on March 5. The ground, trees and rooftops of Beijing had been blanketed in snow for two days. Drum Tower West Theatre, tucked away in a quiet hutong, or narrow alley, in Beijing's iconic Drum and Bell Towers area, was filled with the soft hum of anticipation.
An increasing number of high-quality cultural productions from China are drawing widespread attention and applause on the global stage. Among them is the original Chinese musical #0528.
Award-winning architect Wang Shu urges cities to regenerate, blending tradition with modern design, while respecting history.
Daxue Wangjing (Vision of a University), an ongoing exhibition at the China Academy of Art's museum, offers a comprehensive look at the institution's journey toward becoming a leading art school with a global outlook.
In Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, known for its high-tech development and dazzling modernity, a recent dispute over park lighting attracted wide attention, and the winner was wildlife.
Leisure boom drives spending and showcases China's modern lifestyle
Quanzhou, a coastal city in Fujian province, is pursuing high-quality growth by combining its strong private economy with its deep cultural heritage, creating a pair of new growth drivers, according to its mayor, Cai Zhansheng.
Once known as an industrial city, Shenyang in Liaoning province plans to deeply integrate culture, tourism, sports, and commerce, fully leveraging its resource advantages to boost its status as a national historical and cultural city, said Mayor Lyu Zhicheng.
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