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UNESCO adds 34 new entries to the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List

2015-01-15 11:11

Thirty-four entries were added to the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List at the ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

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Zhou Youguang celebrates his 110th birthday

2015-01-14 16:42

Zhou Youguang, a renowned Chinese linguist, is often credited as the "Father of Pinyin (Chinese phonetic alphabet)" in China. Born in Changzhou in East China’s Jiangsu province, Zhou celebrated his 110th birthday on Jan 13.

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5 rare sariras discovered in C China

2015-01-14 16:05

Archaeologists recently discovered five precious sariras at an ancient tomb in Xiangyang city in Central China's Hubei province.

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Beijing opens first underground library

2015-01-14 14:37

China's capital city launched its first underground library, "M Subway•Library" on Jan 12. The theme of its first activity is "Our Characters".

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Students create paper-cut art in E China

2015-01-14 13:51

Pupils from Zhonghua Road Primary School learn the Chinese paper-cut from folk artist Yin Guilan at Yinshanmen community in Zhenjiang, east China's Jiangsu province, Jan 13, 2015.

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Giuseppe Castiglione show to mark Palace Museum's 90th anniversary

2015-01-14 11:17

According to Fung, one important event agreed to by the two Palace Museums is an exhibition on court painter Giuseppe Castiglione to mark the 300th anniversary of his arrival in China.

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Shadow play: lives on fingers

2015-01-14 09:52

Cao Zhiqin, a shadow play puppeteer, manipulates leather puppets during a performance in Zhenhu Township of Xiji County, Guyuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Jan 12, 2015.

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The first animation post office opens in Hebei

2015-01-13 17:32

The first animation post office in China opened in Shijiazhuang city, Hebei province on Jan 8, 2015. This special post office features animation, cartoon and digital educational information, providing made-to-order service of animation stamps, post cards and relative products.

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Hanban: Closing of Confucius Institute in Sweden not to trigger ripple effect

2015-01-13 17:10

The scheduled closing of the Confucius Institute in Stockholm University in June will not cause a chain reaction, Hanban said on Tuesday.

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Sweden to close down the first Confucius Institute in Europe

2015-01-13 17:05

Stockholm University is to end all cooperation with the Confucius Institute and the latter will be closed on June 30, according to an announcement on the university's website.

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Prestigious ancient painting 'comes to life'

2015-01-13 16:52

A new mobile app developed by the Summer Palace makes the characters in the famous ancient painting Han Xizai Evening Banquet "come to life".

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Old photographs on display at neighborhood slated for demolition in Fuzhou

2015-01-13 15:37

An exhibition of old photographs, "Dreaming back to Shanghang and Xiahang", was held at an old neighborhood slated for demolition in Taijiang District in Fuzhou, capital of Southeast China's Fujian province, Jan 12, 2015.

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