Sylvain Laurent had initially aspired to become a cook, but his father wanted him to become an engineer instead. As it turned out, following his father's advice has not been a bad move－the Frenchman is today the executive vice-president of French software corporation Dassault Systemes.
Nuclear expert Peng Shilu once said that he only did two things in his entire life: one was to build nuclear submarines, and the other to build nuclear power plants.
Once filled with chaotic pig farms, one village has turned into a tourist getaway.
Steeped in the roots of China's history and culture, tea has long been considered the national drink.
A vintage-style ticket, hand-drawn posters of old movies and a neon light model of the parabolic truss. A recent immersive exhibition of Hong Kong's iconic theater brought back May Ma's memories of decades ago.
"I've been living with his works since I was a child," says Xu Qingping, 75, referring to his father, Xu Beihong (1895-1953), one of the most prominent figures of 20th-century Chinese art.
From the magnificent Nazca Lines spread across the Pampa Colorada to the mountainous city of Machu Picchu, the world-famous heritage sites in Peru have a lasting attraction for Chinese history buffs with an interest in ancient civilizations.
A yellow-glazed animal roof ornament displayed in the Jiexiu Museum, North China’s Shanxi province, has attracted lots of attention from visitors.
Jiang Peilan teaches visitors how to make traditional Chinese calligraphy brushes at a popular tourist attraction in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
On Nanhu Lake in Zhejiang province's Jiaxing rests one of China's most famous water vessels-the Red Boat.
A new version of Golden Mask Dynasty, an iconic stage show at the Beijing Happy Valley amusement park, premiered on May 28, using modern technology to tell a mythological story.
As one of the most renowned writers in his era, Zhou Libo took Yuanbao village -- previously called Yuanmaotun, in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province --- as the subject of his classic novel The Hurricane, depicting the country's first village where Communist Party-led land reform started in late 1940s.
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