The total number of Chinese museums rose by 395 to 6,183 in 2021, 90 percent of them offering free admission, said a senior cultural official Wednesday.
According to the China Book Critic Society, a total of 12 newly published books were recommended in April. Here is the list.
It is speculated that China has a history of alcoholic beverage production dating back more than 5,000 years. The speculation is based on written records and even legends.
A money pot might carry a sweet childhood memory for some. But as early as 2,000 years ago, in today's Yunnan Province of southwest China, it means wealth, status, and power.
What was school life like in China's Xinjiang in ancient times? A document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery in Turpan, eastern Xinjiang, offers an intriguing glimpse.
Southwest China's Chongqing is largely built on mountains and surrounded by rivers; thus it is known as the "mountain city". Many people are drawn to Chongqing by its delicious food - especially its signature spicy hotpot - and natural scenery.
A group of grandmothers sit in front of a traditional-style dwelling in Southwest China, deftly sewing colored thread into a piece of blue cloth and occasionally bursting into peals of laughter.
In many people's eyes, Sinology is about sophisticated classics that are difficult to comprehend, Sinology Around Us, a new collection on Sinology for teenagers, wants to change that stereotype.
A dozen of short films are not playing online as part of the Brazilian Short Film Festival, co-launched by the Brazilian embassy in China and curator Marcos Jorge, on the embassy's official accounts on major Chinese streaming platforms until May 29.
With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and increased restrictions in Beijing, this year's May Day holiday didn't offer the usual opportunities for travel that it generally would.
Art gallery puts creativity center stage with a different approach, which sees a 'community' of connections bring together many different sectors.
In Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, a major archaeology and restoration project ongoing at the site of Deshou Palace is expected to restore the complex and transform it into a Southern Song Dynasty Museum.