Authorities in East China's Anhui province are making efforts to protect traditional operas that see decreasing audience and dwindling influence.
A leading Chinese publishing house released its annual sales figures this week and one of its top bestsellers turns out to have been the legendary thinker's "Analects", a classic text composed over 2,000 years ago.
Luxury is very much a thing of the present for many Chinese tourists, thanks to the increasing wealth that allows them to enjoy the upscale creature comforts of the world's high-end hotels.
In 2012, Xie Jia'ning from Heilongjiang province's Qiqihar married a Mongolian, Gankhuyag. Xie then started to show a keen interest in the Mongolian felted wool tradition.
It is a cold day early in the Lunar New Year, and 82-year-old Cai Hongyi Is sitting in a wooden chair at the entrance of the four-storey Kangyi Nursing Home in Caiji Town in Suqian, in Jiangsu province.
The Trump administration is proposing to include Chinese holders of long-term US business and visitor visas traveling to the US to disclose what social media platforms they use, according to the website Politico.
Chinese artist Han Meilin, 80, donated 80 works, including paintings, calligraphic pieces and his designs of zisha teapots and furniture, to the National Museum of China on Sunday, the last day of a two-month-long solo exhibition World of Meilin at the Beijing museum.
The 22nd Francophonie Festival, organized by 20 embassies and diplomatic offices in China, will begin on March 8 and continue until March 28. A series of events across the country are planned to promote not only French language but the culture of French-speaking countries and regions, according to the announcement on Thursday at the Canadian embassy in Beijing.
Austrian painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), noted for portraying female bodies, is also known for his landscapes. Klimt's Bauerngarten, in which he presents a joyful scene of garden full of blossoms, will be auctioned on March 1 at Sotheby's sale of impressionist and modern art.
Best Bites of Beijing is published on Fridays and covers the latest happenings in the capital's dining scene.
The 24th Minsk International Book Fair was held in Minsk, Belarus, from Feb 8 to 12.More than 100 publishers and delegates from 31 countries, including China, Russia, Germany, Iran and the United States attended. Books on Chinese culture, Chinese contemporary literature and children books were displayed at the fair.
A new food hall in Beijing combines pop-ups, food artisans and a quest for variety to give visitors plenty to choose from, Mike Peters reports.
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