At first blush you may suspect that Anjing Primary School, on the outskirts of Guiyang, in Guizhou province, would struggle to match it with its peers in regard to academic performance. After all, 40 percent of its 1,573 students are children of migrant workers and rural villagers - the kinds of chi
Minor Cold is the 23rd solar term of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. For most areas of China, it marks the start of the coldest days of the year. This year's Minor Cold starts on Jan 5.
To welcome the new year, nine young speakers from Beijing, Hong Kong and overseas universities shared their thoughts on the Chinese dream, environmental conservation, art, wellbeing and adulthood.
The past year was not an ordinary year for China's entertainment industry. Some big celebrities were caught in scandals while young potentials rose to fame. Some tied the knot while others broke apart.
When Ren Yi began teaching Chinese in the US city of Denver over 20 years ago, she never thought she would become a popular author of Chinese language textbooks.
"The Yueju Opera troupe is coming!" It is the big news of the day for the residents of Yangjia, East China's Zhejiang province. They can barely contain their excitement and keep announcing the news to everyone they meet. Since the village has constructed a cultural auditorium, operas, performances a
An accidental author Di An didn't plan to follow her parents' footsteps to become a writer. But fate had different plans for the rich-list novelist, Wang Ru reports.
The two authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child working together are masters at crafting Verses for the Dead, a story that goes beyond a simple mystery or thriller.
A souvenir edition of Jia Pingwa's popular collection of essays has been launched, Yang Yang reports.
For the first time, the Palace Museum will restore scenes showing how the imperial palace celebrated the Spring Festival in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It will be the first time for ordinary people to experience how the Lunar New Year was observed inside the palace.
When Kew Gardens reopened it s Great Pagoda in 2018, it was more than a return-to-form for one of Kew's top attractions, it was an acknowledgment of the important influence of China on British horticulture.
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region received around 2.1 million tourists during the three-day New Year's Day holiday which started on Dec 30, 2018, a year-on-year increase of 40.58 percent, the regional department of culture and tourism said Wednesday.