On the afternoon of Nov 10, as the curtain fell on a professional Kunqu Opera performance at the Traditional Theater Hall in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
About 130 million to 110 million years ago, a vast region had a warm climate and a landscape of lakes and forests.
Former Yale dean shows his passion for China as visit helps him find a new rhythm.
Sichuan province's Chengdu, undoubtedly among the most attractive tourism destinations in Southwest China, is celebrated for its internationally acclaimed cuisine, natural wonders and cultural heritage, both within the city and in its surroundings.
Once hailed as "the sport of kings", polo, a niche sport with ancient roots, is played on horseback with a ball. Its exact origins remain uncertain, but one early version of the equestrian sport emerged in ancient Persia (modern Iran) around the 6th century BC.
Habitat improvement and a series of protective measures have played a crucial role in the rise of the population of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys, one of the planet's most endangered primates.
Students from Beijing Film Academy staged an original Chinese play, titled Xiangyangli Building No 8, in Beijing on Nov 11 and 12.
The Jingju Theater Company of Beijing announced its latest contemporary Peking Opera production, Qi Baishi, which will be staged in Beijing on Dec 16 and 17.
Chinese play, Rickshaw Boy, based on Lao She's novel of the same title, will make its debut onstage at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on Dec 30, with shows running until Jan 1.
Basking in warm sunshine, the newly restored Jingfu Ge (Hall of Utmost Blessing), which is part of the Summer Palace in Beijing, is like an elderly person with a youthful face.
Bringing to an end the monthlong 10·15 Art Festival, some 100 guzheng (a plucked-string musical instrument) players performed at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing on Nov 15.
The 11th Festival of German Cinema in China, a significant annual Sino-German cultural exchange event, kicked off at the Goethe-Institut in Beijing on Friday.
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