The First International Travel Services Conference will be held from Oct 16 to 19 in Sanya, Hainan province, its organizer, the China Association of Travel Services, announced on Wednesday at a news conference in Beijing.
A news conference for the second Orchid Awards was held on Thursday at the China International Communications Group in Beijing. The jury meeting is scheduled for Friday.
More than 50 scholars from China, Thailand, France and South Korea gathered to explore cutting-edge approaches to technology-enabled rural vitalization at Peking University on May 18.
Handwoven coarse cloth, often referred to as "history worn on the body", has a long and rich heritage. The traditional process of weaving this fabric involves 72 intricate steps.
The dreamy works of Chen Xuefang, a ceramic artist from Pucheng county, Nanping, Fujian province, caught the attention of people visiting Chinese Traditional Culture Museum in Beijing. The teacups and small decoration sculptures used for a tea set assume translucent texture and a pale green-white glaze, called qingbai. Some of the wares are delicate and as thin as a piece of paper.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced that the 9th International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held in Chengdu, Sichuan province, from May 28 to June 3.
Xu Chenyang's artistic transition from the figurative to abstract surprised those who knew his paintings. For decades, the artist worked to blend the figurative techniques in which he took pride with a surrealist tendency.
There's good reason Lhasa translates as "place of the gods." Enthroned at an elevation of over 3,600 meters on the crown of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the ancient city beckons pilgrims and seekers from every corner of our planet who come questing for the world beyond ours.
Echoing the exhibition, Angkor Royal Bronzes: Art of the Divine, held at the Guimet Museum in Paris, artist Shen Wei presents the Angkor Wat Project, an unprecedented performance blending dance, painting, photography, video, and music.
While the debate over use of smartphones by children continues, few adults have paused to truly listen to what the young themselves think, or how they experience the digital world.