LISBON - The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal jumped around 13 percent over January-July, putting the country firmly on track for another record year for tourism, which has been a key driver of its economic recovery since a 2011-14 debt crisis.
Mainland travelers are now paying more attention to other aspects of Hong Kong - its natural beauty, cuisine and culture, rather than just shopping, thanks to a new drive by the authorities. Xu Lin reports.
Egypt recently decided to return 13 old bank notes to China, the Beijing News reported on Sept 11.
Emperor Qianlong was unlike most emperors in Chinese history, and in particular his father Emperor Yong Zheng, who had to wait for 44 years before ascending to the throne, with bitter political struggles that ultimately ended in the demise of more than one of his brothers.
The 2017 Festival of Russian Culture kicked off with a concert at Guangzhou Opera House on Tuesday. Thousands watched the show jointly performed by Chinese and Russian artists.
Nearly 8,800 travel agencies in nine ASEAN countries are approved to receive Chinese tourists, according to a report published at the expo.
A mechanism to develop cultural products among libraries in China was launched in Beijing on Tuesday.
Three models sat for statue sculpting at the National Art Museum of China on Wednesday. The demonstration was part of an ongoing National Sculpture Exhibition at the Beijing museum, which runs through Sunday.
Ge Jianxiong, a senior professor and doctoral tutor at the Fudan University in Shanghai, shared his view on the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese culture with 27 international sinologists at the National Library in Beijing on Sept 12.
The 14th China-ASEAN Expo opened here Tuesday, highlighting trade and investment among China, ASEAN and other countries along the Belt and Road.
Colin Maki, an American violin dealer, is trying to develop a market for old rare violins in China.
Cao Yongkang from Shanghai Jiaotong University first visited an old street in Gyalze county of the Tibet autonomous region in 2013, he was thrilled.