Chinese people often share dishes to express intimacy and diners use their own chopsticks to serve themselves food from the shared dishes, a tradition now being challenged by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Offensive remarks made by Chinese-American violinist Yi-Wen Jiang, a former member of the Shanghai Quartet, on social media were widely condemned.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. The Spring Equinox (Chinese: 春分), as the fourth term of the year starts on March 21 and ends on April 4 this year.
Bustling Shanghai was a shadow of its former self as many businesses were forced to close and most people worked from home in an attempt to avoid getting infected with COVID-19.
Museums in Shanghai have been reopening as the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to dwindle. Among the cultural institutions that reopened on March 13 were Shanghai Museum, Shanghai History Museum, Shanghai Natural History Museum, China Art Museum Shanghai and the World Expo Museum.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consulate General of China in Houston recently launched a series of four posters, respectively themed "A Fight Against COVID-19", "Confidence", "A Challenge to All" and "Joint Efforts".
China has delivered a batch of testing reagents to African countries via Africa CDC and emergency supplies to countries affected, with Chinese medical teams also helping fight the epidemic on the continent.
The St. Patrick's Day parade and Irish Music Festival kicked off in Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday, attracting 300 participants with a lively cross-cultural art performance.
Many performances in February and March were canceled in China due to the COVID-19 outbreak.The National Center for the Performing has found other ways to help people in quarantine appreciate art.
On March 16, Wuhan University invited people to enjoy cherry blossoms online.
Long before I ever uttered my first word in Mandarin Chinese, I encountered a story that has helped me redefine how I approach the good and the bad in life－the tale of the old frontiersman's lost horse, or sai weng shi ma.
A total of 3,714 tourist sites in 28 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities on the Chinese mainland had reopened as of Monday, accounting for over 30 pct of the total, an official Wednesday.
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