In his speech at the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October, President Xi Jinping said ancient China was a great nation. But things changed after the opium war of 1840, he added.
Kazan, which will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is also home to the Kazan Kremlin, that is one of the best places to enjoy a view of the city and the Kazanka River, a tributary of the Volga River.
The British football city of Liverpool has set itself the goal of becoming a top cultural destination with the help of China's iconic Terracotta Warriors, in a move likely to boost visitor numbers to the city.
To delve into the ancient history and diverse culture of Tartarstan, the best way is to hop on a cruise from Kazan and take a two-day voyage along the Volga River.
Thanks to efforts by patrolmen like Tsering Samdrup, the number of these rare animals has grown exponentially since the late 1990s.
Sichuan's capital is composing a new chapter in developing its tourism by commemorating the ancient luminary poet Du Fu. Huang Zhiling reports in Chengdu.
Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno imagines our human future through spider research.
Fang Qiong, a renowned singer and professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, presents a concert in Beijing, with ancient poetry in focus.
A Chinese style fondant cake created by patissier Zhou Yi recently won a big round of applause as well as the First International Best prize at Cake International, the world's largest cake competition held in the UK.
French-based woodland mushroom company Borde was founded in 1920 – Alain Bordes, who represents the third generation of the family-run concern, shares his vast knowledge of fungi.
Get to know David Dalichoux, the French creator of haute couture floor tiles.
The comedy film Two Wrongs Make A Right opens to the public in China's mainland today.