When director Huang Wei and his team set out to make Gimlet Eyes, a popular television drama on customs passenger inspection, the project was driven by a simple impulse: curiosity.
Tang Dynasty (618-907) artist Zhang Zao articulated one of the most influential ideas in Chinese art history: "wai shi zaohua (externally, one learns from nature and universe), zhong de xinyuan (internally, one cultivates the mind to seek truth and beauty)."
A new nonfiction book, Resign to the Mountain, which chronicles a former editor's eight-month experience as a volunteer hermit on Wudang Mountain, a Taoist site in Hubei province, was recently published by Beijing-based New Star Press.
An exhibit celebrating the legacy and future of the Changsha kiln, a thousand-year-old ceramic heritage, opened on Sunday at the Tongguan Kiln Museum in Hunan province.
The idea that classical wisdom nourishes the life of the spirit took shape during the Renaissance period — the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times, beginning in the 14th century in Italy and lasting into the 17th century, when Greek and Latin authors were restored to prominence by leading humanists.
Participants at a forum on advancing integration in publishing agree that it's essential to strengthen technological leadership, integrate technological advancements with publishing innovation, and accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation of the publishing industry.
A veteran editor has spent 43 years compiling the religion's scriptures, driven by a determination to keep ancient wisdom accessible, Wang Xin reports in Shanghai.
When Valentin Diaz Gilligan flew from Buenos Aires to Beijing for a recent tourism forum, the journey took 30 hours. Decades earlier, his great-grandparents made the same trip by ship. It took 40 days.
Coffee festival showcases new combinations, some seemingly crazy flavors such as beef noodles, and integration with Kunqu Opera, attracting caffeine lovers from around the world, He Qi reports in Shanghai.
In Jinan, Shandong – known as China's "Spring City" – Baotu Spring is a natural wonder at the very heart of the city.
Azerbaijan opens its office in Beijing, seeking partnerships and closer ties to become a premier destination for outbound travelers, Yang Feiyue reports.
A hit television drama, the executive producer of which is legendary filmmaker Zhang Yimou, has smashed all prime-time ratings records and triggered a nationwide revival of Qinqiang, a 600-year-old Chinese opera form that was once teetering on the brink of obscurity.
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