Though e-books and online reading have gained popularity in recent years, the annual report on the reading habits of Chinese people last year showed that more were willing to pick up physical copies of books.
Inspired by touching moments in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, the music video Starlight pays tribute to medical workers and applauds the unity of humankind.
A Dream of Red Mansions, one of the four ancient Chinese literature classics, by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), has been a constant inspiration for artists. It has been adapted into various art forms, such as TV dramas, movies and traditional Chinese operas.
NANNING-Every Monday morning in Mentun village, locals gather in their rural library to share books and they are often joined by book lovers from nearby villages.
Five concerts will be held at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing from May 1 to 5, offering audiences a diverse range of shows such as Peking Opera, classical music and traditional Chinese folk music.
TAIYUAN-Four cat paw-shaped gold ornaments, currently on display in a museum in North China's Shanxi province, have become the latest sensation on Chinese social media.
Thanks to an advanced microscopy technique, scientists can now see what the coronavirus looks like at nanoscale and in 3D-swinging spike proteins like tentacles protrude from the virus surface to grab a human cell; RNA strands are tightly intertwined with proteins in the virus core.
PHNOM PENH-Choeng Senglim, a Cambodian medical student at a university in China, says she is thrilled to be able to help inoculate people in her home country against COVID-19 as Cambodia sees a spike in new cases.
Aspiring performers around the world aim to gain recognition for their talent at the industry's most prestigious contest, Chen Nan reports.
An online series focuses on talented children in different fields, Xing Wen reports.
Stories center on quest to collect folk songs, and highlight the unity of the various ethnic groups in the picturesque autonomous region, Wang Ru reports.
In Jingxian county, Xuancheng, Anhui province – the birthplace of traditional Chinese Xuan paper, more than 50 craftsmen recently made the famous "Four-zhang Xuan paper".