To combat the stress of modern life, more people are adopting the calming properties of baduanjin, or “eight pieces of brocade”.
Tape measure in hand, architect and wheelchair user Zhang Yi enters the accessible restroom of a public park in Beijing, extending the metallic strip to confirm the height of a grab bar installed beside the toilet.
From memories of childhood and loved ones to the pressures of urban white-collar workers and the casual incident of a forgotten room key, songs by the Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers have won wide resonance with audiences across China.
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), who ruled for much of the 18th century, is often playfully criticized for the lavish imperial ceramics commissioned during his reign. Many of these pieces combined multiple decorative motifs and technical styles, resulting in objects so intricate that they overwhelm the eye. Yet, this popular image of excess tells only part of the story.
A young gentlewoman steps into the back garden of her family estate and finds a riot of blossoms unfolding in silence. The flowers flaunt their beauty not to a crowd but to crumbling walls and a neglected well. The scene comes from The Peony Pavilion by Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) playwright Tang Xianzu. In it, the heroine Du Liniang mourns the waste of beauty unseen, her lament echoing her own cloistered youth and stifled longing.
On Jingmai Mountain in Southwest China's Yunnan province, tea is far more than a beverage.
While directing the historical drama Swords into Plowshares, Yang Lei found himself increasingly resonating with international news reports about conflicts.
A cultural and tourism promotion event titled "ITB Chinese Night: Taste of China", was held in Berlin on March 3.
"Blades of the Guardians", a martial arts blockbuster, topped the Chinese-language films' box-office charts in North America for six consecutive days, according to a seminar held at the China Film Archive on Thursday.
Hunan making all-out efforts across province to become a world tourism destination
New book explores ethnic ornaments and reveals how clothing carries myths, memory and history across generations.
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