Holding an exquisite prayer wheel in his hand, Jampa Ngodrup, 86, joins other Tibetans in drinking traditional butter tea in a yard, basking in the sunshine. Inside a hall, four elderly men play a dice game.
The 20th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign college students was held virtually Thursday in Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
Editor's Note: The Extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee was held in Fuzhou, Fujian province, from July 16 to 31. Tian Xuejun, chairman of the extended session and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, shares the outlook of World Heritage in China at the meeting's conclusion.
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 34 properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List during its extended 44th session, as the transnational property of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) was added to the list on Friday, closing this year's inscription agenda.
Family domestic trips have risen during the two-month summer holiday starting July 1, with the total value of bookings surging more than four times that of last summer, according to an industry report.
Musicians more than most have to know the score, literally. And drummer Mattia Cecchetto and guitarist Armen Simon Pour Ahmadabadi know the score. The two Italian musicians played together when they were 3-year-old toddlers. They have performed as a band for almost a decade, and moved to China in 2018, where they worked for different bands, and also wrote and produced songs.
Contemporary dance choreographer Wan Su brings out a new work every year. As a professor of Beijing Dance Academy, it's a part of her routine as well as a tradition she has followed to deliver her new ideas.
A Beijing-based artist has visited a flood-stricken city to turn her artworks to life-saving equipments for donation.
In the crowded theater where even the aisles were full, there was one empty seat in the center with a bouquet placed on it. The theater in eastern Beijing was the venue of late Hong Kong director Benny Chan's last film Raging Fire's premiere.
A seminar was hosted to discuss a new book series Oral History of Internet in Beijing on July 25.
A nature reserve in Chongqing was included as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Wednesday during the ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in Fuzhou, Fujian province.