An accidental author Di An didn't plan to follow her parents' footsteps to become a writer. But fate had different plans for the rich-list novelist, Wang Ru reports.
The two authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child working together are masters at crafting Verses for the Dead, a story that goes beyond a simple mystery or thriller.
A souvenir edition of Jia Pingwa's popular collection of essays has been launched, Yang Yang reports.
For the first time, the Palace Museum will restore scenes showing how the imperial palace celebrated the Spring Festival in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It will be the first time for ordinary people to experience how the Lunar New Year was observed inside the palace.
When Kew Gardens reopened it s Great Pagoda in 2018, it was more than a return-to-form for one of Kew's top attractions, it was an acknowledgment of the important influence of China on British horticulture.
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region received around 2.1 million tourists during the three-day New Year's Day holiday which started on Dec 30, 2018, a year-on-year increase of 40.58 percent, the regional department of culture and tourism said Wednesday.
The 2018 Beijing Tianqiao Musical Awards ceremony was held at Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Dec 27, with over 10 musicals honored through awards in three major categories.
On New Year's Day 40 years ago, the Chinese mainland issued a heartfelt letter to compatriots in Taiwan, opening a new chapter in cross-Strait relations. In recent years, the mainland has continuously introduced preferential policies for Taiwan.
Islands of creativity Chinese artists will take part in the Setouchi Triennale, an art festival held to stave off the economic effects of depopulation and aging communities in Japan, Deng Zhangyu reports.
To demonstrate the charm of traditional whole-shape rubbings, Jia Wenzhong, a 57-year-old expert on ancient-bronzeware identification and relic repair, has brought his latest rubbings and calligraphy works to be displayed at the Dehe Garden in the Summer Palace, a heritage site in Beijing.
A long winter, an isolated Greek island, a stone house, a lonely old man … this is where the story for the song Constant Abstract Arrivals and Constant Concrete Departures began.
Modern art about modernity An international exhibition in Chengdu examines issues surrounding urbanization, Lin Qi reports. Lin Qi