East China's Zhejiang province, which boasts the most sea islands among the country's provincial-level regions, is building some of its scenic islands into tourist draws in efforts to boost its tourism sector.
An exhibition in the capital explores the art and science of our understanding of the red planet.
On Thursday, four days after the Chinese poet Hu Xudong died due to illness at the age of 47, a farewell ceremony for him was held in Beijing. People from all walks of life mourned his passing.
Shangri-La Group and the Singapore Tourism Board have come together to present the "Savour Singapore in Every Bite" food festival across seven cities and nine Shangri-La and Kerry hotels on the Chinese mainland from Friday to Sept 16.
TV series Minning Town made a big splash among audiences at the beginning of the year.
On July 21, Chinese sportswear company Erke announced a 50 million yuan ($7.71 million) donation to flood-stricken Henan province, where more than 300 people died.
Two years after the 2009 opening of the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, it premiered an original production of Chinese opera A Village Teacher, which received a warm and positive feedback of audiences.
A city dweller flees the summer heat and heads for an island-and is soon longing for another helping.
Born in 1957, Zhang Guimei put down roots and built a life in the frontier for more than 40 years. In 2002, Zhang had the idea of establishing a girls' high school in Huaping.
The exhibition, titled Material Thinking, teams up 54 artists from the two countries who have worked with different materials throughout the years, such as paper, fiber, bamboo and even ready objects in daily life, exploring their limitations and boundaries and seeking possibilities to diversify the ways they are used to create art.
The rich traditions and evolution of classical figure paintings are navigated at an exhibition underway at Long Museum's West Bund space until Dec 12.
The third edition of the Luminous Festival will be hosted in Beijing by cultural and art organization Body On &On from Sept 1 to 7.