At Grain Buds, wheat kernels plump up but remain unripe, signaling an early stage of fullness. Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) poet Ouyang Xiu wrote in his poem Grain Buds: Most dear the ridge-side wheat in view; In wind they smile at rosy dew. Grain Buds encapsulates "full, yet not overflowing", and only thus does balance hold.
The Second Northeast China Book Fair concluded on Monday in Changchun, Jilin province, bolstered by a surging nationwide emphasis on reading.
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The annual Beijing International Film Festival held a promotional event during the ongoing 78th Cannes Film Festival aimed at expanding the overseas influence of Chinese films.
A cultural event themed "Brewing Cultures, Bridging Boundaries", co-hosted by China Daily and Beijing Foreign Studies University, was held on May 17 to celebrate the upcoming International Tea Day, observed this Wednesday. The global occasion pays tribute to the rich traditions, cultural significance, and economic impact of tea.
A Love Never Lost, a period drama set over a century ago, recently premiered on the streaming platform iQiyi, immersing viewers in a turbulent era that reshaped China's destiny.
Ritual Integrity and Poetic Refinement, a thematic exhibition about daily life in the official residence of the Confucius Family, opened at Prince Kung's Palace Museum on Tuesday.
Built in the 16th century, the Palazzo Orsini in Bomarzo, Italy, commands a beautiful view outside and inside, and has frescos and architectural features which are testimony to the histories of several families once living there.
The English-language debut of Feng Qi's works in New York marked a new step in bringing Chinese philosophy into the global academic dialogue.
From last Friday to this Saturday, four performances featuring young artists focused on wuxi will be staged at Beijing People's Theatre — the first theater built specifically for Peking Opera, which opened in 1954, five years after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The Taklamakan Desert, China's largest desert and located in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was once the central stage for numerous legends along the ancient Silk Road.
Despite difficulties during the fourth national census of cultural relics in Horgos, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which borders Kazakhstan, members of the city's census team have completed most of their field work and achieved fruitful results.