When Zheng Mingming was about 5, she loved sitting next to her grandmother, listening to her sing ancient songs in the Minnan dialect. Her grandmother, a "resident musician" at a Nanyin hall in Quanzhou, Fujian province, had hundreds of songs memorized.
Over my 10 years in China, I paid close attention to the country's poverty alleviation work and had the chance to visit some of the last villages lifted out of poverty, in places such as Guizhou province and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Tulip (pseudonym), based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, still treasures her first crochet piece: a navy-blue coaster she made in high school, with guidance from an older friend. What started as a simple hobby seven years ago has since grown into a full-time career.
Marcia Melchior, artistic director of Brazil's Orquestra Forte de Copacabana, or the Forte de Copacabana Orchestra, watched the young musicians on stage. A clear vocal melody rang out, followed by a graceful tune that filled the air.
No charging, no device pairing — just plug in your earphones and enjoy the music.
At daybreak in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, the city seems to stir itself awake to a single call — "water's boiling, tea is perfect".
Kong Linghai's workday begins at six in the morning. He feeds and grooms his horses, cleans their stables, and then saddles them.
Located within the courtyard of Ci'en Temple in Xi'an , Shaanxi province, the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda — also known as the Ci'en Pagoda — was built in 652 under the guidance of the monk Xuanzang to house Buddhist statues and scriptures he brought back from India.
During this year's Tomb-Sweeping Day, Xu Hang moved slowly along rows of tombstones at Crane Lake Memorial Park in Xianning city, Hubei province. He brushed dust from the surfaces, and paused beside one he had designed years ago, lost in thought.
The year began with a quiet milestone for Dong Lei, a photographer from Chengdu in Sichuan province; the publication of his new book, My Wildlife Circle of Friends.
Huzhou, Zhejiang province, is where the idea that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets first took root.
During the May Day holidays, Beijing is at its most inviting. Parks fill up, greenways hum with people, and spring seems to hit its stride. Yet for many residents, the season brings something else along with the sun and fresh leaves: fine white fluff drifting through the air.
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