Delicate strokes, carved onto wood, with ultimate precision. This is woodblock printing, an ancient printing technique that propelled human civilization.
When he was 5 years old, Natan Colombo's parents took him to a Chinese restaurant, a rarity in his home city of Milan, Italy, at the time. He never imagined that experience would herald a future bond with China.
Yao Bin and his two children spent a long time studying a large brick-carved artwork during their visit to a theme park in Shunde, Guangdong province, late last month.
A work based on a classic novel was produced and staged by the Peking Opera Theatre of Jiangsu Performing Arts Group in 1998, and it immediately became a phenomenon.
When Li Degjin got onstage and started dancing, audiences were intrigued by his movements. The maneuvering of his hands, shoulders and legs originate from the nomadic way of life in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
The just concluded Dragon Boat Festival – which has cemented itself as a lucrative box office season in recent years – raked in a whooping 909 million yuan ($126.6 million), propelling it to become the second highest-grossing period of all time, only slightly lower than the 2018 figure of 912 million yuan, according to China Film Administration, the country's top sector regulator.
Walking around a digital exhibit hall in Yongle Palace in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, it is difficult not to be amazed and inspired by 3D printing, digital murals, augmented reality recognition and other exhibition projects. All this is thanks to the great effort that has been put into digitally preserving the Yongle Palace murals.
The floral sector in Shandong province, a major agricultural base in China, has seen fast development in recent years thanks to efforts made in developing technologies to cultivate new varieties of seedlings that are able to produce flowers in rich colors and shapes, catering to consumers' various demands.
The flower industry has become a "bountiful" sector that promotes rural development in Shandong province.
High over Huajiang Canyon in Guanling county of Anshun, Guizhou province, a new bridge promises to revitalize the local economy by integrating nearby scenic spots, linking surrounding villages and benefiting people living in remote mountain areas.