Li Yiqin makes red pottery mold for pastries, which is listed as an intangible cultural heritage in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. His works,which feature exquisite patterns and smooth lines, are popular due to their vivid depiction of fishermen. The molds are used to shape pastries into fish and other forms symbolizing good luck, especially for major festivals.
An online exhibition focusing on China's poverty alleviation achievements was unveiled on the official website of the China Cultural Center in Seoul.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring (Chinese: 立春), the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 3 and ends on Feb 17.
NEW YORK-A number of cultural and entertainment activities will be held in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in February as part of Chinese New Year celebrations, according to the Chinese consulate general in New York.
CANBERRA-Containing disinfectant wipes, tea and various traditional handicrafts, Spring Festival kits were given to students from China by the Chinese embassy in Australia recently.
BEIJING-As a new day dawned, Gao Xiaolin left behind her old identity as a fresh graduate and embraced her new role as a frontline worker helping to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Wang Ziyi still remembers the day when she first picked up her golf club-it was May 2,2004. She was only 6 years old at the time and the "whoosh" and "ping" of a club hitting that little white ball has been the soundtrack of her life ever since.
On Jan 23 last year, Wuhan, the city hit hardest by COVID-19 in China, announced a lockdown in an effort to curb the spread of the outbreak. Over the next 76 days of the lockdown in the capital of Central China's Hubei province, normal daily life halted-a sacrifice by the residents of the city and the province that helped other parts of the country.
Cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Wuhan understand only too well the devastation that follows a violent rainstorm. Roads and pathways are inundated, buildings damaged and tragically, lives are lost.
An art festival that highlights Chinese opera cartoons will kick off in Beijing on Thursday and run until Feb 26.
Many lovers of art works were given a pleasant surprise at the beginning of the year. Jeff Dayu Shi, an internationally renowned designer, has created a mug celebrating the Year of the Ox of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which starts on Feb 12.
As the Spring Festival in 2021 approaches, the Chinese Tourism Office in Rome and the Italian magazine China in Italy have jointly published a Chinese-Italian bilingual picture book The Origin of Spring Festival, as a unique gift for Italian young people.