From high-end banquets to service-driven urban hubs, teahouses are emerging as cultural spaces and engines for consumer growth, Yang Feiyue reports.
Educators and students gathered in early December at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to share their experiences of teaching and learning Chinese.
Artists of Dehua county receive support in their works going overseas, as they innovate the centuries-old craft known as 'ivory white', Yang Feiyue reports.
After centuries spent quietly on library shelves, thousands of ancient texts are now just a click away for readers. On Dec 30, a consortium of 10 museums and libraries across China unveiled 3,748 meticulously digitized ancient books — making a large trove of cultural heritage freely accessible to the public.
Lavish burial reveals monarchy's splendor, vulnerability and struggles on the eve of imperial unification, Lin Qi reports.
Titled Qinqiang Opera, the volume serves as both a systematic art companion and a collectible visual album, featuring over 300 high-definition stage photographs and detailed hand-drawn illustrations that offer readers an intimate look into the intricate artistry and its thousand-year evolution.
As the Year of the Horse approaches, a series of exhibitions has opened to usher in a festive mood while evoking the animal's enduring symbolism of vitality, perseverance and forward momentum.
As dusk settled in, the ancient town of Yangliuqing in North China's Tianjin lit up with festive lights along the historic Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
In a quiet Beijing hutong, Ahmed Nasser AlAnzi watched as a street vendor completed a sale with a simple scan of a QR code, a beep and a nod marking the transaction done.
A new documentary follows former talent show stars, tracing how they coped with the rise and fall of public attention, Xing Wen reports.