A fold, a cut, scissor blades zigzag back and forth, a flick, and dancing pieces of red paper unfold as several pomegranates emerge, side by side. "I could have done it better," Zhou Dongmei says humbly, as she puts down the scissors and shows the finished paper-cut to curious onlookers.
Eight-parter examines origins of Chinese culture and politics and contribution to modern country, tracing roots back to the Paleolithic period, Fang Aiqing reports.
As the Year of the Dragon approaches, a series of picture books targeted at children and titled Gugong Xunlong Qiyuji (Adventures with Dragons in the Palace Museum), has recently been published by a Beijing-based publishing company Xiron.
China Shanghai International Arts Festival announced its new programs for the year 2024, including multiple shows by the Berliner Philharmoniker from Germany and a residential project of the Beijing People's Art Theater.
With a rich historical background, the traditional culture of Xizang has exhibited renewed vitality and garnered widespread attention and protection during China's modernization process, an expert said on Wednesday.
Every time a new co-branded drink is launched, Xu Jian, the 23-year-old branch manager of a chain store selling the popular Chinese drink Heytea in Beijing's Sanlitun area, and his team, prepare for a challenging day.
The word for sugar in Bengali, as in some other Indian languages, is chini. Ask anyone back in my hometown of Kolkata in India why that is so and chances are they will tell you it is because the Chinese introduced sugar to India. While history says otherwise, it is true that the story of India's first Chinatown does have a sugary connection to it.
An innovative documentary compiles short videos that ordinary people have posted online to offer insights rarely seen on the silver screen, Cheng Yuezhu reports.
The Beijing Book Fair, held from Jan 11 to 13, reported a record high of over 100,000 visits as China's book market continues to thrive.
Yunnan's Xishuangbanna offers a natural appeal, especially with rainforest hikes that explore its biodiversity, Deng Zhangyu reports.
The latest discoveries at the Neolithic settlement of Sanxingcun in the Yangtze River's lower reaches were recently highlighted at the fifth Shanghai Archaeology Forum.