In 2014, China added Yi costumes to the list of the country's items of intangible cultural heritage. Ding is a provincial-level inheritor of Yi costumes.
This year, a significant milestone is being celebrated: the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It also coincides with the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) China strategic partnership and the founding of the China-ASEAN Expo. These anniversaries mark China's remarkable international collaboration and growth.
The Ningxia Hui autonomous region in Northwest China is a popular destination where diverse natural landscapes and rich cultural heritage converge.
Family feelings provide us the broadest possible basis for developing appropriate ethical impulses, said Sinologist Roger T. Ames, Humanities Chair Professor at Peking University and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
When director Ha Zhichao visited a welfare institution for people with mental challenges in Hebei province in 2015, he discovered that the moment was etched in his mind as one of the "simplest and happiest''.
Cy Leo, a harmonica virtuoso, composer, and singer-songwriter from Hong Kong, performed in Beijing on Oct 21 and 22.
Xiajiang village, located in East China's Zhejiang province, has earned a prestigious spot on the UNWTO's list of "Best Tourism Villages." This idyllic village is renowned for its unspoiled natural beauty and a profound cultural heritage that spans from traditional folk culture to historical "red culture".
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) by the National Centre for the Performing Arts was staged in Beijing on Oct 19, 20, and 21.
Tianqiao Performing Arts Center has launched a series of night events. From Oct 21 to Nov 30, visitors could enjoy free shows at the venue during the nighttime, such as music, dance, Peking Opera and theater.
Our Story, a gala featuring about 400 students and teachers of Beijing Opera Art's College, was staged at Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing on Oct 20.
Shanghai author Jin Yucheng sketched illustrations for Blossoms (Fan Hua), his novel which evolves around the changing life scenes of Shanghai between the 1960s and '90s and won him the Mao Dun Literature Prize — one of the country's top literary accolades — in 2015.
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Frost's Descent, (Chinese: 霜降), the 18th solar term of the year, begins this year on Oct 24 and ends on Nov 7.