The earliest site where coal was used as fuel was discovered in Nilka county of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which are thought to date from more than 3,000 years ago.
On the theme of "Singing for the Golden Autumn", the 2016 Young Artist Solo Symphony was held at the Beijing Concert Hall on October 29. More than 50 young artists offered audiences a wide variety of musical instrument performances.
When Leah Dou took to the small stage at The Wheatsheaf pub in Bedfordshire, England, last Saturday, none of the pub-goers were aware they were in the presence of Chinese pop royalty.
China's cultural relics watchdog has established a regulation banning the auction of stolen, smuggled and looted cultural relics nationwide.
The 11th China Art Festival concluded in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province on Oct 31, 2016. It is the highest-level art festival in China.
The Porcelain Pagoda in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was first known to the Western world for its gorgeous colorful glaze in the 19th century. Then, every night, 140 lamps were lit for illumination.
Tang Dynasty (618-907) monk Xuanzang made overland trips to India along the ancient Silk Road in the 7th century to collect Buddhist sutras.
Twenty-six child singers from China recently performed at Tel Aviv University in Israel and at the Palestine Red Crescent Society Theater.
A feast of Chinese cuisine was staged at the Chinese Embassy in Germany on Oct 28 to promote Chinese culinary culture and encourage China-Germany ties.
Shou Jianxin, 72, from Xi'an in Shaanxi province, published four books showcasing 15,337 kinds of butterflies from around the world, including 2,233 from China.
An Egyptian university on Sunday launched a Chinese movies week themed "Eye on Contemporary China" in cooperation with China Radio International (CRI).
The site of Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) Emperor Liu He's tomb recently offered new findings as the archaeological work has entered the stage of dismantling the outer coffin.