Spring is the best time to visit Jiangnan, the regions around the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, for picturesque views, rich culture, delicious food and warm weather. Among the top venues is Taizhou city in East China's Zhejiang province, an off-the-beaten-path destination that offers an authentic Jiangnan travel experience.
The Saudi Tourism Authority recently held a series of events in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Guangdong province, to promote the country's natural scenery, rich culture and heritage.
Since Liu Weixue first saw a handmade paper umbrella 17 years ago, he has been fascinated by the centuries-old craft and its techniques. At that time, little did he realize that he would, one day, bring his own contemporary touch to the once endangered tradition.
Carrying maintenance equipment, Cao Rui and five other women walk some 10 kilometers to check rail tracks every day. They identify potential problems along the railroad section in Daqing, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.
The poetic dance "The Painting Journey – The Legend of a Panorama of Mountains and Rivers" started touring recently. One of the dance excerpts was shown at the Spring Festival Gala in 2022. Behind this is a designer named Yang Donglin, the chief costume designer at the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theatre.
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd and China Central Television recently signed a cooperation agreement in Beijing that aims to work together through cultural programs, variety shows and advertising content.
Shanghai Concert Hall announced on Thursday the first three foreign artists who will perform at its hall after the Chinese mainland optimized its response to COVID-19.
About 100 projects from around the country, where researchers and artists are working toward social innovation, community-building and public art education, are featured at the exhibition Songs of the Earth: Artistic Documentary for a Better China, hosted by the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing through to March 27.
"Well done! But don't sing too high here," says director Yang Chi of Dalian Peking Opera Theater. The instructions seem to echo around the ornate theater where the director often goes to see rehearsals and gives young actors guidance on appearance, gesture, eye expression, speech and emotion.
One of the prominent Chinese artists of the contemporary scene, Zhang Xiaogang is presenting his first solo exhibition in Shanghai.
The Shanghai Quartet kicked off its 40th birthday celebrations with a concert at the Shanghai Symphony Hall on Sunday.