Huangshan Mountain, a UNESCO world heritage site in eastern China's Anhui province, temporarily closed to tourists since 3:00 pm Saturday as a measure to control and prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, local authorities said in an announcement.
China is expected to see booming ice and snow tourism ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, said a report released by the China Tourism Academy at a forum in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Jan 5.
Sponsored by the Books and Periodicals Distribution Association of China, Bookdao New Publishing Institute and Time Publishing and Media, the 2020 China Bookstore Conference was held in Beijing on Jan 8 to explore how to better develop physical bookstores and acknowledge the contributions made by di
Weekly culture & leisure guide (New Year Special)
Love is in the air is an old saying from a bygone era. It's more probable for romance, in the helter-skelter of daily life, to be found online. To get that date with destiny, technology is helping to usher in a new romantic age.
At the age of 65, as a man who still performs his own dangerous stunts on the silver screen, action movie legend Jackie Chan is a rarity among actors of his generation.
In 1650, the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) ink-painting masterpiece, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Fu Chun Shan Ju Tu), was divided into two sections to save it for posterity after it was partly damaged by fire.
When the clock struck midnight on Jan 17, all the upcoming films striving to make a splash during the Spring Festival holiday-the most lucrative box-office season in the world's second-largest movie market-simultaneously launched presale tickets online.
Three Chinese indie rock bands, Mr. Sea Turtle, Penicillin and Nova Heart, joined forces on Jan 17 for a charity concert in Beijing, initiated by Chinese actress Zhou Xun.
The Forbidden City Concert Hall will hold a series of shows to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, or Chinese lunar New Year.
The Chinese Embassy in Israel recently hosted a 2020 Spring Festival reception in Tel Aviv.
China and Italy will join hands to launch more than 100 programs during their bilateral culture and tourism year of 2020.