When I was growing up in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I was subjected to all manner of negative talk about China. Political and economic criticism abounded at that time in the US.
The China Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Ballet of China will perform a concert together at the Poly Theater in Beijing on Friday.
Over the past two decades, the New Year Concert series, hosted by the Forbidden City Concert Hall, has built up a large fan base in the capital. This year, the series will return with nine concerts between Friday and Jan 15.
The China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday in the city of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, with foreign films joining the race for China's top film awards for the first time.
Though the global tourism industry is still hurting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry players have not stopped upgrading and innovating in hopes of enticing potential travelers. As the year draws to a close, we look back on the major tourism stories of 2021, hoping a full recovery will soon be on its way.
One of Chinese ink painting master Qi Baishi's artwork has been digitalized and turned into an NFT (non-fungible tokens) art piece. It will be auctioned at a hotel in Shanghai on December 31.
In older days, many people knew how to weave, sew and embroider. Without industrialized production of clothes and other essentials, it was a necessary skill. Now it's on the verge of being lost.
LANZHOU－Yang Qiang, 33, a herder from Northwest China's Gansu province, checks on his flock of sheep grazing in a cornfield every two hours to make sure they are adapting well in their new habitat at the foothills of Qilian Mountains.
TAIYUAN－Honesty has always been a traditional virtue in China. Despite the passage of time, honesty has been passed down as a mainstream value and embodied in countless tales throughout China's history.
US comic, filmmaker and pessimist par excellence Woody Allen once said in a commencement address to new graduates: "More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness; the other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly."
BEIJING－At work, they hide among the thousands of commuters in the city. But after work, they put on their self-made suits of armor and go into battle, embracing ancient warriors and unleashing their passion on the field.
One of the highlights of the collections housed at the Hubei Provincial Museum is a sword, upon which are inscribed words showing it belonged to Goujian, a king of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). Although preserved underground in a tomb for more than 2,000 years, the weapon is in extremely good condition without any corrosion.
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