As a child, Liu Wenwen detested the suona, a "loud, high-pitched" traditional Chinese musical instrument, an ancestral heritage of her family that was to become her career.
Xi'an, the capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, is home to six UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites.
In 2021, a video which shows a woman wielding more than 20 traditional weapons one after another went viral online, providing a feast of Chinese martial arts for the viewer. The slender woman, dressed in black, wielded swords, broadswords, clubs, daggers and even heavy hammers quickly, skillfully and with vigor, just like a heroine in a martial arts novel.
When Juni Stefanus Santoso from Indonesia rode a camel in a desert in Dunhuang, Gansu province, he felt like he was "stepping into another world" that was exotic, and very different from his previous impression of China.
Due to its status as the longest-running capital in ancient China and for giving birth to most dynasties, Xi'an, with a history of over 3,000 years, has had a deep impact on the life and culture of the country.
Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, boasts the remnants of the ancient city of Yin, the capital of the late Shang and the first capital site that has been documented and substantiated by archeological findings in Chinese history.
The C&L Garden in southwestern Beijing’s Mentougou district received more than 100 international guests from outside China on May 13.
A popular TV series, Start Here, inspired by the development of Shenzhen’s high-tech industry since 2012, has stricken a chord with young audiences, according to a symposium recently held in Beijing.
Zhang Xiuyu leads two lives, one by day and one by night. By day, he works as a computer game designer, and by night he performs as an improv comedian.
“Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon”, a global event to promote China’s tea culture hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was launched on Monday at the Prince Kung’s Palace Museum in Beijing.
Swiss electro-pop duo Sophie de Quay is touring China. It is the first time that the duo has travelled to China for concerts after COVID-19.
The 2023 Lishui City Forest Concert was held in Jiulong Nation Wetland Park in Lishui, East China’s Zhejiang province on May 13.