Day August 9 this year marks Chinese Valentine Day, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.The fairy tale is commemorated on stamps issued by post offices in many provinces around China.
Nestled between the busy and narrow streets of downtown Huichang, the county's sole theater is an unassuming venue.
The Wuzhen Theater Festival will be held from Oct 13 to 22 this year with nearly 80 performances brought by theater companies from 13 countries, including Germany, France, Russia, Japan and Australia.
China was once known as the "Bicycle Kingdom", before two wheels were dethroned by four. Now a young US citizen living in Beijing is using his ingenuity and pieces of bamboo to restore the sovereignty of the humble bike.
The first Beijing International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition For Young Pianists is under way, with the finals set for October at the Central Conservatory of Music concert hall.
The first Xinjiang Tacheng Accordion Art Festival will be staged in Tacheng city from August 18 to 20, to further pass forward the distinctive accordion culture of Tacheng in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Over 50 percent of Chinese babies aged under six months are purely breastfed, according to a National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) official Monday, the first day of 2016 World Breastfeeding Week.
New research suggesting that electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, advertising could drive a former smoker back to the habit has prompted calls to ban the advertising.
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a protein, known as CD47, has a role in enabling atherosclerosis, the process underlying heart attacks and strokes.
China's Terracotta Warrior lanterns are to be the centerpiece of Spring Festival celebrations in Manchester in January, marking their first appearance in Britain.
Free Wi-Fi is now available on a trial basis at the Palace Museum, according to Chinanews.com. Visitors can access the free internet service by linking to "PalaceMuseum-WiFi" using their smartphones or tablet computers.
The 20th session of "Mrs. Globe", an internationally renowned beauty contest for married women, kicked off in Beijing Friday, putting the unique "culture of Mrs" on the spot.