Zhenhu, located in the west of Su Zhou new district, is a time-honored ancient town with typical Wu and Taihu culture. It is also reputed as a land of milk and honey.
The handmade mulberry-bark paper, originating thousands of years ago in Xinjiang, has been listed as intangible cultural heritage by the UNESCO.
Mandala, an exquisite religious art of Tibetan Buddhism, has been well preserved since it was first introduced to Xizang from India.
Dragon Boat Festival, which comes on May 5 on the lunar calendar - June 9 this year on the Western calendar - is a traditional festival in China to commemorate the ancient poet Qu Yuan, who committed suicide out of love for his country.
Yong zi is the name for the exquisite chess pieces made in Yongchang (now Baoshan) in Yunnan province. The craft has a 500-year history and it has been listed as the provincial intangible cultural heritage in Yunnan.
Perhaps, Shenzhen in Guangdong province is the best reflection of Chinese urbanization in the past decades.
Yu Yougui is a representative inheritor of the Huizhou carvings on wood, stone and brick, which is listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages.
Zhang Tianwei, a transmitter of intangible cultural heritage in Xi'an, has devoted himself to kite making for 30 years.
Photo taken on Aug 10, 2015 shows Buddha statues in one of the caves of the Yungang Grottoes, a 1,500-year-old Buddhist site in North China's Shanxi province.
Nearly half of all natural world heritage sites are threatened by harmful industrial activities, such as oil and gas exploration, mining and illegal logging, according to a new report released Wednesday by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
The Dunhuang Research Academy showcased 23 mural paintings to mark the National Tree Planting Day on March 12.
Many of China's traditional lifestyles have disappeared owing to the country's urbanization and modernization.
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