The number of unique traditional Chinese opera styles had decreased to 286 from the 368 in 1959, with three disappearing every two years on average.
As a world-renowned sacred Buddhist site, there is almost too much to explore in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu province.
Beijing is to unite with Tianjin and Hebei province to protect sections of the Great Wall bordering on the three administrative areas.
Would you want to undergo a procedure that yielded no or negligible benefit and potentially exposes you to harm?
Chinese mainland box office in 2015 has surpassed 29.7 billion yuan, or around $4.6 billion.
A dispute between a restaurant and a customer in East China's Zhejiang province boils over into a debate about class disparity and mutual respect.
Several Australian Tasmanian high schools representatives have joined state government delegates on a trip to China to further strengthen ties between the two regions.
20 private museums in Shanghai struggles to survive because of lack of policy and finacial support.
The Assassin has become the most controversial blockbuster of the past weekend, showered with praise and laments by a polarized audience.
When Chinese moviegoers find the 3-D screen suddenly losing color, or hear the sounds from a different movie playing in an adjacent hall, they obviously think they haven't got their money's worth. In relative terms, audiences in North America are mostly spared such experiences.
After a flood of exaggerated dramas about fighting Japanese aggression, Chinese TV is presenting the conflict through a more thoughtful lens, Xu Fan reports.
More and more Chinese are jogging to get and stay fit. Most joggers will run alone, but some will jog with friends or even coaches.