Drone photographer Rong Kaiyuan has spent two decades building a photographic record of historical sites.
Above the rolling mountains, the Longji Rice Terraces unfold in layers, following the natural contours of the slopes.
The engine sputters to life, and a traditional wooden fishing boat glides into the emerald waters of Sanggou Bay in Rongcheng, a county-level city of Weihai, Shandong province. Seagulls trail the vessel, diving and wheeling as passengers toss bits of sausage into the air.
Nestled in the southern reaches of the Taihang Mountains, Yuntai Mountain is renowned for its mountain scenery, water landscapes, and spectacular geological formations.
Set along the banks of the Xijiang River, Seven Star Crags is a remarkable karst landscape formed by seven limestone peaks.
The moment Chinese composer Peng-Peng Gong remembers most vividly from a China-US concert in Philadelphia did not happen under the stage lights, but during a break.
In 2004, Alaa Mamdouh Akef walked into his first Chinese class at Cairo University as a young student curious to know more about an unfamiliar language and the country behind it. He was among the first band of students to study Chinese at Cairo University, at a time when it was still an uncommon choice of subject to major in.
A visit to Budapest would be incomplete without exploring the Danube.
Whale skeletons, coral reefs and marine fossils reveal Hungary's surprising prehistoric past.
For 18 days in July, a purple-painted train traveled from Jinan, Shandong province, to the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, turning its carriages into a moving exhibition, workshop and stage for traditional arts.
In 2021, Armin Schober, an Austrian, and his wife Huang Qiong took their daughter Alina on a trip to Huangshan, Anhui.