The National Stadium, nicknamed the Bird's Nest, is one of the most iconic legacies from China's first Olympic Games.
I had not realized－that is, until several friends from the United States visited me in Beijing－just how much of China I had absorbed into my personal life. Nowhere was that more evident than in the realm of food.
A grand picture of the times is painted by the people, as has been proved through the achievements made during the 100-year history of the Communist Party of China.
NAIROBI－Standing with his feet apart and his knees bent, Benson Kuria raises his hands in a claw shape as he prepares to execute a dragon move.
XI'AN－A farmers' table tennis association was officially founded in Qishan county, Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
URUMQI－For Osama Abdalla Abdelshafy Mohamed, an Egyptian scientist who has been living in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for more than four years, one thing has long remained largely unchanged.
In valleys filled with thick vegetation, different-sized circular and rectangular buildings with faded yellow clay walls lie scattered in mountainous villages in Longyan, Fujian province.
The animated feature Wolfwalkers, the fifth film produced by the Irish studio Cartoon Saloon that has gained an Oscar nomination, has wowed Chinese audiences with its bold imagination and exquisite hand-drawn paintings.
The sound of music from the Tibetan plateau captivated the concert audience at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House on July 3.
The Forbidden City Publishing House launched a new book on Tuesday featuring the collection of Bi Hong, a famed collector of Chinese classical garments. Over 60 court dresses from the Qing Dynasty and more than 110 Beijing embroidery patterns are included in the book. Through photos and related research articles, vital aspects of traditional Chinese costume, including the design style, texture and fabric, color combination, embroidery patterns, stitching and needle work, are covered in the book.
The Meet Raphael: Masterpieces from Renaissance to Neoclassicism exhibition has brought the oil painting, Saint Luke the Evangelist Paints the Virgin in the Presence of Raphael, and a detached fresco, Putto Reggifestone, both attributed to Raphael and in the collection of the National Academy of Saint Luke in Rome.
Six restored giant wooden pillars of an ancient palace at the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in East China's Zhejiang province, have been unveiled to the public for the first time.
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