Xiangsheng, or cross-talk, is one of the most popular comic performances in China, appealing to people of all ages and from different walks of life.
Pianist Sir Stephen Hough made his debut during the Beijing Music Festival with a recital on Oct 12, featuring music pieces, including Scriabin's Fifth Piano Sonata, Debussy's Estampes and Liszt's Dante Sonata.
Unlike most septuagenarians in China, who spend their time looking after their grandchildren and taking life easy, Yang Guang still works one week every month.
Under clear blue skies and with the snowcapped Nechen Kangsang Mountain as a backdrop, a fashion show was held at Mayor village at an altitude of 4,800 meters. The models presented a heart-stopping visual feast for spectators.
At the Shanghai History Museum, an exhibition of 1,000 vintage brooches artfully illustrates the shifts in trends over the past century.
When composer Qian Qi was commissioned to write a piece of music about Dunhuang in Gansu province — an important hub on the ancient Silk Road, where cultures from the East and the West met centuries ago — he was inspired by the images in the ancient cave murals, such as Buddhist statues, camels and Flying Apsaras, female gods of song and dance.
Performances by 47 troupes from home and abroad kicked off the 8th International Festival of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province on Oct 12.
Suzhou Symphony Orchestra will launch a tour in Algeria from Oct 14 to 23, marking the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Algeria.
The Yellow River No.1 Tourist Highway, built in 2018 by North China's Shanxi province, was designed to string together scenic spots along the Yellow River, including wetlands, waterfalls and ancient ferry ports, with the aim of boosting local tourism.
Twenty-four almanacs covering topics including archaeology, Chinese borderland studies, literature and philosophy, were released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently.
In 1984, when Liu Jiayin was just 3 years old, she accompanied her grandfather to the funeral of one of his colleagues at a cemetery in western Beijing, etching in her mind the memory of her first visit to the burial place.
A sweeping timeline is stamped on the ground at the entrance of the Chinese Archaeological Museum, which opened to the public last month. It starts with Lufengpithecus lufengensis, ancient apes dating back about 8 million years, through ancient dynasties and up to the new era, and marks significant moments in time and major historical events in China's history.