Yu Huiqing has had a busy summer taking groups of Chinese students on trips to Europe. More than 200 middle school students from Beijing recently took one of her trips to Germany and Austria that concluded in early August.
Since its inception in 2011, the Capital Theatre Boutique Performance Invitation Exhibition has gathered prestigious domestic and international drama troupes in Beijing, enriching the city's theatrical landscape and providing a high-quality platform for global exchanges.
Presence of foreign trainers teaching Brazilian jujitsu and tai chi is also a big draw, Wang Xin reports.
A Chinese-style garden complete with pavilions, a pond, ornamental rocks and bonsai, is now open on the roof of Shanghai Museum East.
An exhibition hall filled with booths displaying pomelos, pears, mushrooms, its air fragrant with the enticing aromas of black tea, mooncakes and spicy rice noodles, could easily be mistaken for a food expo. In fact, it was part of a conference on intellectual rights.
Mika Morishita, General Manager at the Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), has been a key figure in fostering cultural and creative collaborations between Japan and China.
Zamir Ahmed Awan, founding chairman of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a Pakistani think tank, highlights the cultural diversity among the countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. He says that cultural understanding and harmony are key to success in international relations.
Hassan Ragab, professor and director of the Confucius Institute at Egypt's Suez Canal University, emphasizes the importance of cultural exchange in building a shared future.
Paolo Giulierini, director of the Museum of the Etruscan Academy and the City of Cortona, returns to Beijing to launch the Chinese edition of his book Stupor Mundi, which explores the historic connections between ancient China and the Roman Empire.
When it comes to photography associated with Africa, what springs to mind, for most Chinese, are probably the images of acutely malnourished children, boatloads of refugees or vast wilderness full of exotic animals, prevalent images about the continent that have helped to stereotype it as impoverished and primitive.
On Tuesday, the China Central Television Mid-Autumn Festival Gala successfully celebrated the holiday, captivating audiences worldwide.