At 90, Charles Dutoit has conducted some of the world's greatest orchestras and spent more than six decades on the podium. Yet he says music still has something to teach him every day.
When Rehab Mahmoud Ahmed Sobh chose Chinese as her major nearly 40 years ago, the Egyptian scholar did not think the decision would be a turning point in her life.
In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens famously wrote: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
Many may regard this dynasty as having endured one of the darkest periods in ancient Chinese history. Yet civilization also reveals its resilience in times of upheaval.
In Pinghe county, Fujian province, autumn smells like pomelo. The golden fruit fills family courtyards, lines village roads and piles up in baskets, turning the county into a sea of citrus during harvest season.
Jinhe Grand Canyon is located in Heihe, Heilongjiang province. The winding river cuts through a long, deep gorge framed by lush forests.
Nestled in Pingliang, Gansu, Kongtong Mountain was an important mountain along the ancient Silk Road west of the Guanzhong region and has long been known as the "First Mountain Westward".
For many visitors staying at a resort near the Nalati Grassland in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the first surprise came with a cup of milk tea served in a traditional yurt.
The country's beer market is no longer growing through simple volume expansion. Instead, the sector is entering a new phase where companies are competing for share through premium products, stronger brands and more targeted consumer occasions.
For much of the past decade, success in China's coffee market was measured by two numbers: how many stores a company could open and how cheaply it could sell a cup of joe.
A foreign artist and his daughter build a life in China's renowned "porcelain capital".
Drone photographer Rong Kaiyuan has spent two decades building a photographic record of historical sites.
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