A series of summer camps and study tours have been organized by the China Soong Ching Ling Science and Culture Center for Young People to foster children's interests in traditional Chinese culture, natural science and social science during the ongoing summer holiday.
Beijing Film Night, one of the highlights of the ongoing 12th Beijing International Film Festival, was held earlier in the Chinese capital this week, gathering more than 100 celebrities and industry insiders.
Over 10 events have been launched in Beijing's Mentougou district since August to highlight the cultural charm of the west of the capital city.
Li Changman, a 66 years old villager of Meidi village, has learned the unique hollow noodle making skills since he was a teenager. He is the inheritor of Luonan handmade hallow noodle making, a skill listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage. He encouraged his child to learn this skill, and also taught the skills to villagers to increase their income.
Aerial photo taken on Aug 16, 2022 shows the scenery of Shiping village of Sansheng town, Beibei district, Southwest China's Chongqing.
In Oromia, Ethiopia's largest regional state, local and Chinese tourism experts are collaborating to promote hidden attractions to make the region worth visiting.
The main streets of Fuding, a city surrounded by lush hills in East China's Fujian province, were nearly empty under the sweltering summer heat. But a dock in the city's southeast was packed with tourists, all of whom were waiting for a ferry to Yushan Island.
America's streets and schools are looking less like part of a civilized society and more like the Wild West. As of July 2022, there have been over 300 mass shootings in the United States, leaving over 300 people dead, over 1,000 injured, and many more wondering why there is such staunch resistance from politicians and pro-gun advocates to even reasonable gun regulations.
The cultural vibes of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), a high point in the country's social and economic prosperity, have staged a revival this year. A dance drama which was inspired by A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains, a 900-year-old landscape painting attributed to Song court painter Wang Ximeng, became a hit on China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala aired in late January. The performance has since kindled people's enthusiasm to imitate the dancers' challenging movements, or create works of art featuring the predominant blue and green hues in the painting, and to then share their creativity online.
Hong Kong pop music, or Cantopop, was born in the 1970s. It's a combination of the time-honored Yueju Opera, or Cantonese Opera, which is rooted in the Cantonese-speaking areas mainly in Guangdong province, and a mix of Western-style pop music and catchy expressions that voice the aspirations of grassroots workers in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Hey presto, the beat is infectious.
Over the past four decades, Yuju Opera actor Li Shujian has performed at locations ranging from outdoor areas in small villages to grand theaters in big cities.
China Daily is inviting submissions of photos and short videos that depict the beautiful country of China from Aug 16 until Sept 30, 2022.
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