Theater doesn't always begin when the curtain rises.
Thailand is stepping up cooperation with Chinese partners as it adapts to changing travel preferences among Chinese visitors.
More than 1,000 years old, the Sui ethnic group's horse-tail embroidery remains one of China's most distinctive textile traditions. Practiced mainly in Sandu Sui autonomous county in Guizhou province, the craft involves wrapping silk thread around horsehair to create raised outlines before embroidering intricate patterns within them.
One day in mid-October, 2020, 48-year-old postpartum caregiver Shi Hongli experienced the darkest moment of her life — she was diagnosed with breast cancer and initially told she "had only a few months to live".
When Dear You quietly entered cinemas during China's fiercely competitive May Day holiday season, few expected the modestly budgeted film — with dialogue largely in the Chaoshan dialect and featuring no major stars — to become a surprise hit.
The country entered this year's sanfu period — the hottest days of the year, traditionally divided into three phases — on Wednesday, prompting people to seek different ways to stay cool and healthy. Some choose sanfu moxibustion therapy, others sip the traditional sour plum drink suanmei tang, while some escape to mountain resorts to beat the heat.
For Samar Kerkeni from Monastir, a coastal city in Tunisia, the trip marked her first close-up encounter with China's coastline.
For many visitors today, Shichahai is a place of quiet pleasures. But its calm beauty is the result of decades of restoration.