Most of them dropped out of high school because of poverty. They were farmers before changing, ahem, their profession. They have appeared on TV and performed at various galas. To top it all, they have also performed on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, the most-watched Chinese TV show. And, of course, they have made millions of people laugh. Meet the exponents of errenzhuan, a popular folk art form of Northeast China that involves singing and dancing, and is known for its humorous, improvisational and populist jokes.
Xue Kaizhong was not surprised when the gold and silver coins he bought on Aug 27 for 6,600 yuan ($1,033) were worth 9,000 yuan in mid-September.
In its 6th year, Beijing Design Week is embracing this movement at the Millennium Monument with architects' visions for a sustainable city life.
Universal Studios has just contracted to build a theme park in Beijing. Traditional and modern Chinese culture elements have been incorporated in the planning.
Several Chinese museums have jumped on the bandwagon of publishing graphics to color to persuade the country's social media addicts to put down their phones for a while and return to simpler pleasures.
The new Chinese box office record breaker Lost in Hong Kong received quite mixed reviews from the public.
An exhibition displaying old royal craftsmanship began on Friday at China's former imperial palace.
China's high-speed rail won the "Classic Design Award" at this year's Beijing International Design Week, standing out from 10 nominees.
The Xinjiang Uygur Muqam is a term referring to a variety of musical practices widespread among Uygur communities.
Details of the three-day National Book Expo in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, show new trends in Chinese publishing circles.
More than 1.57 million fans on the Chinese mainland watched the live streaming of a recent concert as eight young women from Girls' Generation, in thigh-high leather boots, black denim shorts and plaid shirts, sang and danced to the music of their hits at the Wapop hall in Seoul.
A recent poll shows that a little more than a third of Americans hold increasingly favorable views of China. And among them are young adults who say the rise of China is something not to be taken lightly.
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