In the modern era, China often tops the gold medal table during the Summer Olympics by the time the closing ceremony has tooted its last toot and lowered the curtain on the quadrennial sporting spectacle.
After gap of more than three decades, highly successful director returns and talks of 'dream' to work in country, Xu Fan reports.
Walking into the Suzhou Art Museum in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the eyes of visitors are immediately drawn to an artwork hanging high on the wall that depicts the collision of gold nuclei, giving the surface impression of a contemporary art piece.
Authorities have moved to tighten oversight of the rapidly expanding semi-prepared food industry, ironing out definitions of precooked dishes and rolling out rules on the use of additives in the sector to ensure food safety.
A thread that binds generations of Suzhou craftswomen continues to weave ever beautiful designs, Deng Zhangyu reports.
Yabuli Sun Mountain Ski Resort in Heilongjiang province hosted the Seventh Yabuli Naked Pig Skiing Festival on Saturday.
Chinese artist Pei Xuehong held his solo exhibition titled Changjiang Symbol at the A•D Gallery in Singapore on March 18, inaugurating its global tour.
Concerts gathering guqin masters from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland were staged in Beijing on Friday and Saturday. A concert was also staged in Tianjin on Sunday.
In July 1952, the Chengdu-Chongqing railway commenced operations, marking a milestone as the first railroad completed since the founding of New China. Over 30,000 People's Liberation Army military personnel and 100,000 workers contributed to its construction, finishing the 505-kilometer railway within two years.
Chinese opera Li Qingzhao was staged at the China National Opera House in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday.
For the young generation of museum-goers and fashion lovers, museum souvenir stores across China offer them a chance to immerse themselves in the dreamscape depicted in the masterpieces of ancient artists.