When Hong Kong actor Law Kar-ying appears in public, his physique and mannerisms usually remind people of a role he played in the 1994 movie A Chinese Odyssey.
The Duanwu or Dragon Boat Festival, which is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on June 20 this year.
As one of the most populous fictional icons inspiring at least 100 movies and TV series over nearly 90 years, the Monkey King will has its latest film adaptation to hit next year's Spring Festival season.
A major three-day international training program, a workshop on practices to safeguard intangible cultural heritage, wrapped up in Quanzhou, Fujian province, on Wednesday.
48-year old Banjue became an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
A Peking Opera Tour kicked off in Cape Town on Monday, as one of the many Year of China in South Africa celebrations taking place this year.
Mountaineering is a culture deeply steeped in ethics and ideals. It symbolizes how man and nature are intertwined.
An art week ran in Kunming, Yunnan province, from June 11 to 16 accompanying those industrial exhibitions and commercial activities of the China-South Asia Expo, which were held between June 12 and 16.
There is a Chinese saying: “If you want to see the 30-year-old China, you should go to Shenzhen. For the 100-year-old China, go to Shanghai. Visit Beijing for 1,000 years of history. But to witness 5,000 years of history, go to Shanxi province.”
Mountains, rivers, waterfalls, ancient history and wonderful food are what Shanxi province in China can boast of, and I was lucky to become a part of this fairytale for five days, having been granted the opportunity to participate in the China Daily program “Shanxi in the Eyes of Foreigners”.
This year, the Dragon Boat Festival will fall on June 20.
The Duanwu, or Dragon Boat Festival, celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on June 20 this year.
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