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Laos witnesses slight drop in tourism revenue in 2016

2017-04-10 15:16

Tourism injected more than 724 million US dollars into Laos' national budget during 2016, according to the latest data from the Tourism Development Department under the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism on Sunday.

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First original Tibetan cartoon to hit TV screens

2017-04-10 13:42

Tibet's first original cartoon series will hit TV screens in May, featuring stories about legendary Tibetan folk hero Agu Dainba, a Nasreddin-like figure.

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24th Beijing College Student Film Festival kicks off

2017-04-10 11:24

The 24th Beijing College Student Film Festival (BCSFF) kicked off at Beijing Theater on Saturday. A total of 34 films including Duckweed, Soulmate and Chongqing Hotpot will compete for jury awards.

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Tai chi advocates campaign for UNESCO listing

2017-04-10 11:09

Tai chi is one of the most popular forms of exercise in China, especially for the elderly. The martial art, which combines slow and fluid movements, deep breathing and meditation, has been practiced in China for centuries

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Rising star in ballet

2017-04-10 10:10

Léonore Baulac is the new principal dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet, one of the most selective ballet companies in the world alongside Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet and London's Royal Ballet.

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HK exhibition to show ink-art's evolution

2017-04-10 09:28

How has contemporary Chinese art been evolving over the past decade? The answer will be found at a contemporary ink exhibition that opens on June 1, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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Painting of Picasso muse heads for auction

2017-04-10 09:24

Although a photographer and painter by her own right, Dora Maar (1907-97) is better known as a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso.

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Palm Beach, a period island in Florida

2017-04-10 07:22

PALM BEACH, United States - An emerald-green 1970 Mercedes-Benz enters a red-brick driveway lined with swaying palm trees, a gentleman in white pants gets out, puts on his hat, softly flips his blazer, and walks into a hall of splendor. This is a common scene at the Breakers, a top-notch luxury hotel at Palm Beach, Florida. If we call Downton Abbey a period drama, then Palm Beach is a "period island" of the Gilded Age.

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Tailored travel

2017-04-10 07:22

More Chinese are customizing their journeys. Yang Feiyue discovers privacy and flexibility intersect with various price ranges to imbue value in increasingly popular personalized trips.

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Play spotlights personal struggle of women in rural China

2017-04-10 07:22

A woman is seen walking toward a spotlight onstage under which a circle is drawn in sand.

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Hidden beauty and martial art movies

2017-04-10 07:11

During a research trip to South Africa last summer, Zhang Chi visited several deprived areas to learn about the conditions facing the people who live in them. The first slum she visited was on the western outskirts of Cape Town, where the residents had built temporary shelters from sheets of iron and strips of linen on plots of deserted land.

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Reviving traditional Chinese archery

2017-04-10 07:11

If you had been at Daming Lake, a major scenic spot in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province, on April 2, then you may have come across an unusual sight - several people dressed in Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) costumes firing bows and arrows by the lakeside.

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