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.
Thanks to efforts by patrolmen like Tsering Samdrup, the number of these rare animals has grown exponentially since the late 1990s.
Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno imagines our human future through spider research.
Chinese singer-songwriter Li Quan will play a show at Blue Note Beijing on Nov 16, with his band, which features jazz pianist Huang Jianyi, double bass player Ren Yuqing, trumpet player Hu Danfeng, saxophonist Li Shihai and percussionist An Yu. Li will perform a remix of his pop hits in a jazz style.
Fang Qiong, a renowned singer and professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, presents a concert in Beijing, with ancient poetry in focus.
In 1978, the China National Opera House staged Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata, which was conducted by Zheng Xiaoying in Tianjin.
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.
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.
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.
Winter is the time when the wealthy like to hit the slopes.
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.
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.