When 26-year-old Sun Shuangshuang carries a 40-kilogram bag of cornmeal to the pigsty in her small village in Yingshan county, Hubei, it's hard to believe she once worked in a sleek office in Wuhan, the provincial capital.
At the second Liaoning Traditional Chinese Medicine Cultural Night Market, Ghanaian doctoral student Nkrumah Seth skillfully took the pulse of an elderly woman at the free consultation area.
Growing up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a small city surrounded by endless plains, I've found unexpected echoes of home in China's smaller towns — from the warmth of locals in Huaihua, Central China's Hunan province, to the quiet charm of Yangshuo, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
"The Secret Path", a national security-themed drama, has topped ratings across multiple major platforms, including CVB and Kuyun, since its premiere on CCTV-1 and iQiyi on April 28.
The giant golden shining "hat" in the Japanese city of Osaka is a central part of the ongoing Expo 2025, which is being held under the theme of "Designing Future Society for Our Lives".
The Third Smart Digital Expo will open in September in Chengdu, Sichuan province, directing attention to the development of artificial intelligence and its integration with art in Sichuan.
At a newly opened herbal tea stall tucked inside Fuwang, a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Li Rongjie focuses intently on measuring out herbal ingredients ranging from slices of astragalus plant root and sun-dried ginseng to goji berries. Li mixes and matches them in various portions intended for such effects as boosting immunity and aiding sleep.
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.
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