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Kid's watermelon feast signals autumn 
2013-08-08 08:59
A boy in Yangzhou of East China's Jiangsu province devours a piece of watermelon on August 6 in a community activity that honors an age-old folk tradition of embracingLiqiu, one of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms that marks the beginning of autumn by eating watermelons. It is hoped that the a comfortable, cool fall will follow.

Expats steeped in China
2013-08-09 15:20

Beijing summit celebrates China's Qiqiao Festival
2013-08-09 10:42

Comedic Peking Opera entertains in open air
2013-08-09 09:55
Families, couples and friends gathered under a light canopy of green foliage in New York recently to watch a Chinese comedy. Although the star of the show, Alan Chow, has performed Romance of the Iron Bow for 20 years, he is still not tired of the story.

Delicate Nanjing cuisine from boat banquets
2013-08-08 11:28
Nanjing cuisine is distinguished by its sophisticated craftsmanship and a historical dining tradition originating from boat banquets.

Crafting a town
2013-08-08 09:09

Capturing memories of brick and stone
2013-08-07 17:10
His images document ancient architecture in all its glory, worn and battered by time and use but true to its original form. Sun Yuanqing finds out what makes this photographer so passionate.

An escape to tranquility in Lijiang
2013-07-23 18:50
The Old Town of Lijiang is officially called "Dayan Town", which boasts 800 years of history. "Dayan" literally means a "great ink slab", a graphic description of the town's location on a piece of rich flatland fed by a river and surrounded by green mountains.

American folk feels Chinese vibes
2013-08-05 15:06
After learning to play the Chinese zither while on a mission in China, Eric Chipman strung together Matteo, a classical American folk band that plays with traditional Chinese instruments.

Ancient buildings rebuilt in E China village
2013-08-07 09:55

Yogurt festival marked in Lhasa
2013-08-07 10:14
Thousands of people celebrated the unrolling of the thangka — a giant religious silk embroidery — to kick off the start of the Lhasa Yogurt Festival on Tuesday.

More than just a pretty face
2013-08-07 10:04
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Old fashioned tea house seen in Anhui
 

Beautiful snow-covered Great Wall
 

Ancient poetry depicted by painters
 

 
 

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Art
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·Chinese avant-garde artist hold solo exhibition in NYC

·Yuanmingyuan beast heads on show in Shandong

·Ningbo teacher uses Chinese art to reach foreign students

  
 

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·A small tea leaf contains a great culture

·Girl practices shadowboxing , sword dance

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·Auction with a Chinese heart

·Chinese collector buys violin with sky high price

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