The minimalist beauty of classic Chinese paintings is celebrated in many aspects including how painters used arrays of neat lines to deliver the expansiveness and majestic feeling.
LANZHOU — During the May Day holiday, a scenic area in Northwest China drew visitors seeking to explore its ancient way of life, dating back more than 1,000 years.
As the year approaches its midpoint, China's film market seems to be pausing for a brief "halftime" break — slowed by a recent sluggish performance but expected to be poised for a stronger comeback in the second half.
Data from the tourism platform Tongcheng Travel highlights this trend. While major cities like Beijing and Shanghai remain popular destinations, long-distance domestic travel surged westward, dominating flight bookings. Over half of top travel routes are connected to southwest provinces like Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Chongqing municipality, as urban professionals leave skyscrapers for misty peaks and open grasslands.
On a cold morning in March 2016, Wang Huilian, 36, once again approached the gate where once stood the pagoda of the Jingzhi Temple in Dingzhou, North China's Hebei province.
As an important part of the ancient Silk Road, Northwest China’s Gansu province has seen commercial and cultural exchanges between the East and West for millennia.
Working with the renowned Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra and Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer both for the first time, Chinese pianist Lang Lang made his debut with an incomparable outdoor concert on Saturday at the Chenshan Grassland Music Festival in Shanghai.
The Shanghai Museum announced a series of upcoming projects for its ongoing exhibition On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt, which is scheduled to conclude in 100 days.
The final competition of the 10th Chinese Theater Award - Plum Blossom Performance Award kicked off at Shanghai Grand Theatre, and 17 actors from 11 different types of traditional Chinese folk operas, as well as drama and dance theater shows, are holding performances in the city from May 8 to 18. A total of 15 winners will be selected and announced at the closing ceremony on May 21.
The Beijing Symphony Orchestra held two concerts at the Shanghai Opera House on May 7 and 8, as part of the National Invitational Showcase of Leading Orchestras, co-organized by the Shanghai Musician Association.
On Sunday, in celebration of Mother's Day, the Zhejiang Song and Dance Theater released the song Mom's Peachwood Comb, performed by young soprano Huang Shuang. With its heartfelt melody and sincere emotions, the piece pays tribute to mothers who have selflessly raised their daughters.