Japanese Hirasawa Jun swiped his ID to check in at the high-speed rail terminal in Shanghai and got on the train swimmingly.
There are two colors that symbolize Beijing. Red is the color of the brick palaces within the Forbidden City and grey is the color of various Siheyuans (courtyard houses) that lie deep inside the Hutongs of Beijing.
"I'm deeply touched every time I see our country evacuating Chinese people overseas [during times of calamity] and bringing them home, which makes me feel largely supported and secure," another man said.
Sunday marks China's National Day, which is also the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In the early morning, some 100,000 people across the country gathered at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing for the flag-raising ceremony, an indispensable part of the celebrations.
Zhao Liping is a dancer and choreographer who has devoted her life to the art of dance. She has been trained in traditional Chinese dance, flamenco, ballet and even traditional Indian dance, and has both performed in and choreographed many operas and dance performances around the world.
Recently, actor Mark Chao came out with another work: an audio book, which was published around his birthday in September.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the sale of traditional carp-shaped cakes enters a peak time in Fuzhou. The carp-shaped cake originates from Fuzhou, so it is called "local mooncake" in Fuzhou.
Chenghe wickerwork, also called Xiangyang wickerwork, is a traditional local handicraft of Chenghe town in Xiangyang city of Hubei province. The making technique of Chenghe wickerwork has become a city-level intangible cultural heritage item.
More than 300 people attended an event to celebrate Confucius' 2,568th birth anniversary in Beijing on Sept 28.
Xie Lao Song, or Old Song's Crabs, is holding its annual crab festival at its four outlets in Beijing until Oct 22, with prizes for its customers.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, The Portrait of My Mother, a movie starring ethnic Mongolian actress Ailiya, will open across the country on Oct 4.
Courtyards nestled in hutong — traditional Beijing alleys — are a must-visit attraction for many visitors to the Chinese capital.
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