When composer Qian Qi was commissioned to write a piece of music about Dunhuang in Gansu province — an important hub on the ancient Silk Road, where cultures from the East and the West met centuries ago — he was inspired by the images in the ancient cave murals, such as Buddhist statues, camels and Flying Apsaras, female gods of song and dance.
Having grown up in northern Arizona with the immortal Grand Canyon and the iron red plateaus of Sedona in my proverbial backyard, I am comfortably biased in my claim that the southwestern state is home to the most beautiful landscapes on the planet. I spent many a youthful day fantasizing that my cozy valley was a flatland base, protected all around by mountain titans and with an infinite blue sky that promised impossible potential for exploration. These scenes are etched behind my eyes, forever the litmus test for comparing the beauty of newly discovered sights. Thus far, no foreign landscapes had come close.
Joining hands with the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry, Google Arts and Culture recently launched a new online exhibit that offers a peek into China’s vast culinary world.
Performances by 47 troupes from home and abroad kicked off the 8th International Festival of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province on Oct 12.
Suzhou Symphony Orchestra will launch a tour in Algeria from Oct 14 to 23, marking the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Algeria.
The Yellow River No.1 Tourist Highway, built in 2018 by North China's Shanxi province, was designed to string together scenic spots along the Yellow River, including wetlands, waterfalls and ancient ferry ports, with the aim of boosting local tourism.
A flock of gray cranes forage at Ebinur Lake wetland natural reserve in Bortala Mongol autonomous prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region.
Twenty-four almanacs covering topics including archaeology, Chinese borderland studies, literature and philosophy, were released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently.
The importance of building a modern Chinese civilization and promoting exchange and mutual learning between civilizations was highlighted at the 2023 Forum on International Communication of Chinese Culture held recently in Beijing.
In 1984, when Liu Jiayin was just 3 years old, she accompanied her grandfather to the funeral of one of his colleagues at a cemetery in western Beijing, etching in her mind the memory of her first visit to the burial place.
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