Having to spend days on train journeys between Beijing and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region during his childhood, Wang Shu used the time observing and drawing.
HANGZHOU - Sipping tea on a rooftop terrace while overlooking the forested mountains directly below and just beyond, office worker Gao Lili, 29, spent her first day of the weeklong National Day holiday relaxing in the plush "O2 lounge", about 400 kilometers away from the city of Hangzhou.
More than 200 programs in over 50 cities across the country are expected to sweep visitors off their feet during an upcoming cultural-tourism festival.
Qidan, also known as Khitan, was a nomadic ethnic tribe that established the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) and dominated the vast area of former Manchuria, Mongolia and parts of northern China for over 200 years.
From a glazed-tile factory to a popular getaway, Brickyard Retreat is hot on the tourist map for its rural charm and Great Wall experience.
Meng Boshen's current one-man show at Beijing's Today Art Museum, which runs through Wednesday, features only two site-specific installations whose materials are entirely natural: One is a tree suspended in midair and the other is a pile of stones spread over the ground.
A collection of newly created handwritten lyrics and drawings of legendary American musician Bob Dylan has gone on display in London ahead of an exhibition in Shanghai next year.
Project Gutenberg, a crime thriller starring Chow Yun-Fat and Aaron Kwok, became the apparent winner of China's box office during the lucrative National Day holiday, according to data released by online movie ticket service Maoyan on Friday.
Chinese artist and environmental activist Kong Ning showed her installation artwork Lifesaving Batfish in Australia recently, which advocates people to protect all the living things in the ocean, and stop the flow of plastic into the ocean.
More sections of the wall surrounding the Forbidden City in the heart of Beijing are now open to the public.
The animated series "Legend of the Silk Road", introducing historical stories about the ancient Silk Road trade routes, will be screened in China on Monday.
As tourist Qian Yunxia goes off to the Helanshan National Forest Park, she brings with her a bag of garbage and takes it to a bank in exchange for gifts at the foot of the mountain area.
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