While China's northern and southern attractions are in a tight contest to lure travelers during the approaching Spring Festival holiday that runs from Feb 10 to Feb 17, some overseas destinations have also joined the "traveling carnival" by issuing visa-friendly policies and showing goodwill gestures.
The Green Book of China's Tourism was launched in Beijing on Jan 31.
As part of its annual art series, the Shanghai World Expo Museum recently launched two free exhibitions.
Chinese suona player Hu Chenyun gave a concert on Jan 22 at the International Jazz Plaza Festival in Havana.
More than 10 Russian figure skaters, most of whom are former world champions, provided a visual feast for Chinese sports fans during the two-day tour performance held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in downtown Beijing on Saturday and Sunday.
Five years after novelist-turned-director Han Han's comedy Pegasus soared as one of the highest-grossing blockbusters during Spring Festival in 2019, the filmmaker has returned to the fiercely contending box-office period with the long-awaited sequel Pegasus 2.
On her first trip to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Li Peiling, a tourist hailing from the south, chose to experience the delights of a ski resort nestled in the Tianshan Mountains.
"Shared Vision", a global initiative to promote outstanding cases of sustainable development of Asian heritage, is officially launched, with the support of the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China.
Art 021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair made a comeback to the metropolitan in November.
As the Year of the Dragon approaches, sales of products with dragon elements have witnessed explosive growth on major e-commerce platforms, which experts said indicates not only the strong resonance of traditional Chinese culture among consumers, but also the vitality of the nation's consumer market.
Liu Dongmei crafts intricate pankou, or traditional Chinese knotted buttons commonly used on qipao dresses. Ask the master artisan about the main factor behind her elaborate designs and the answer is surprisingly simple.
The third rehearsal of CCTV Spring Festival gala was held on Jan 28.