A journey to far-flung areas, to new horizons, will ensure long-lasting and precious memories and expand your own personal horizon. For veteran host Hu Qiaohua-better known as Huashao, who is the producer and host of Precious Countryside-a recent trek to Delingha in Northwest China's Qinghai province has refreshed his knowledge about poverty alleviation.
From Chinese burgers to ice cream doused in chili oil, US fast-food giants are infusing their offerings with a Chinese flair. McDonald's and KFC have long localized their menus to appeal to the Chinese palate, but their latest takes on traditional dishes and ingredients seem to be causing quite a buzz, and not always the good kind.
Northwest China's Gansu province will ramp up efforts to protect its ancient grotto temples, including the UNESCO world heritage site Mogao Grottoes, over the next five years, local authorities said.
With the hit franchise Diors Man and blockbuster Jian Bing Man, filmmaker Dong Chengpeng, better known as Dapeng, has earned recognition as a commercially successful comedy director.
The Lasting Charm of Cultural Relics, an ongoing exhibition at Sichuan Museum, in Chengdu, examines the long-standing influence of the exchanges between different civilizations in the East and the West which were boosted by the ancient Silk Road.
China's long history of using natural lacquer to make daily objects more beautiful and durable is evident in the lacquer ware found in Neolithic relics in the country. Throughout centuries, the production of lacquer objects boomed to elevate the craft to a higher level of artistry.
A documentary about the history of China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was aired on Jan 25.
JERUSALEM-When Yair Levi's grandmother fell ill early last year, the Israeli singer was at a loss and desperate to find some solace by writing a meaningful song praying for her recovery.
"In 2020, the most important thing is not what you've already lost, nor what you've yet to achieve, but rather what you have now. Let go of the past, and laugh for the rest of your life."
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, China Media Group, the National Museum of China and the Central Academy of Fine Arts are promoting a program called History of the CPC in Classical Fine Arts.
As digital reading and social media in China become more dominant in daily life, fewer people are reading books. This trend has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Retail book sales dropped by 5.08 percent in 2020, the first fall in two decades. Moreover, at the start of this year, at least 17 newspapers around the country announced their demise.
KUNMING-The number of Phayre's leaf monkeys, also known as Phayre's langurs, an endangered species, has been rising steadily in Southwest China's Yunnan province.