The country entered this year's sanfu period — the hottest days of the year, traditionally divided into three phases — on Wednesday, prompting people to seek different ways to stay cool and healthy. Some choose sanfu moxibustion therapy, others sip the traditional sour plum drink suanmei tang, while some escape to mountain resorts to beat the heat.
For Samar Kerkeni from Monastir, a coastal city in Tunisia, the trip marked her first close-up encounter with China's coastline.
A leather carving workshop in Xinjiang's pastoral area is helping herders supplement their incomes and preserve a tradition that stretches back millennia.
Every few days, Zhao Zhonghe circles an ancient pagoda, sweeps away fallen leaves and checks on a nearby cultural relics depot.
A cellist performs amid lush botanical displays at the Shanghai Natural History Museum's Window of Nature zone as the first group of participants sits in quiet meditation.
Veteran actor Yang Lixin directs a revival of a landmark drama, encouraging young actors to find fresh interpretations of Cao Yu's enduring masterpiece.
Inside the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Institute, rows upon rows of gray metal cabinets house thousands of transparent drawers filled with ancient ceramic shards.
Yuyuan's 52-day-long summer extravaganza brings four popular Chinese animated series and the characters to their fans.
For many visitors today, Shichahai is a place of quiet pleasures. But its calm beauty is the result of decades of restoration.
Discover the beauty of the Beihu National Wetland Park in Changchun, Jilin province — the largest national urban wetland park in Northeast China.
A nationwide documentary screening program celebrating China's rich intangible cultural heritage was launched in Beijing earlier this week, bringing traditional culture to wider audiences through the power of cinema.
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