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Standoff in the sand
2014-06-20 10:11
Ancient city ruins in China's western deserts battle the toll of time as officials and conservators seek to protect and preserve the heritage of the old Silk Road.

Beautiful scenery of Tianshan range in China's Xinjiang
2014-06-19 10:06
Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2012 show an overlook of the Tianshan range in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Chinese premier vows to boost cultural exchanges with Britain
2014-06-18 16:19
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged Tuesday to boost cultural exchanges with Britain.

Lovely tea pets
2014-06-17 09:41
A tea pet is the pet kept by tea lovers and nourished by tea water. It is a kind of artware made by purple sands or clay.

Architect preserves Miao clothing
2014-06-17 11:10
A Taiwan architect has spent 20 years collecting the traditional clothing of the Miao people. His project is helping preserve the identity of the ethnic minority.

Matouqin music plays on
2014-06-16 14:45
The matouqin, or horse-head fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed string instrument.

Chinese folk artists to tour North America
2014-06-13 15:59
Not only Chinese contemporary artists, but folk artists as well, are becoming familiar faces on the world stage. From late June to mid-July, a group of 108 Chinese folk artists will tour North America as part of the decades-old Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in the US and the China Now Festival at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada.

'A Bite of China' to be aired in US
2014-06-13 15:46
The popular Chinese food documentary "A Bite of China" will be aired in the United States later this year, its producer told the Magnolia TV forum on Thursday at the 20th Shanghai TV Festival.

Top 5 most beautiful deserts in China
2014-06-13 10:02
Covering an area of 49,000 square kilometers, Badain Jaran Desert is the third largest desert in China and the forth largest in the world. It located in Araxan League of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Playing mahjong in Chongqing's car-themed tea house
2014-06-13 10:58
People play mahjong in an automotive-themed tea house in China's Chongqing on Thursday, June 12, 2014.

'County of Ili horses' in Xinjiang
2014-06-13 10:29
Ili horses run on the grassland at Zhaosu county of Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Exhibition of the Buddha held in Tibet
2014-06-12 16:35
On June 10, with the sound of sutra bugle, lamas and many Buddhists carried on the large-scale Padmasambhava Thangka or Thanka Paintings to the platform for the exhibition of the Buddha.
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Zigui, home of great poet Qu Yuan
 

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Colorful castles of stone in Pingtan
 

Old fashioned tea house seen in Anhui
 

Beautiful snow-covered Great Wall
 

Ancient poetry depicted by painters
 

 
 

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Tempting Yunnan cuisine

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China's UNESCO Creative Cities

Qinghai Handmade Tibetan Carpet on display in Beijing
   
 

Art
  · Breathtaking!  
     
 

·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

  
 

Custom
  · People learn Flower Drum Dance in E China's Anhui  
     
 

·A small tea leaf contains a great culture

·Girl practices shadowboxing , sword dance

·Dynamic Macao a competitive tourism destination

  
 

Collection
  · Contemporary and modern Chinese painting masters' highest-price works in 2014  
     
 

·Auction with a Chinese heart

·Chinese collector buys violin with sky high price

·Yearender: highlights of horse-related arts in 2014