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Ctrip opens first call center outside China in Scotland

2018-04-11 19:35

China's biggest online travel agency, Ctrip, recently opened its first call center outside of China in Edinburgh after acquiring Scotland-based Skyscanner two years ago, said Ctrip CEO Sun Jie. The aim is to better serve Chinese tourists during their overseas trips.

Looted Old Summer Palace relic sells for £410,000

2018-04-11 19:02

A bronze relic believed to have been looted from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860 sold at auction in Canterbury, Kent on Tuesday for 410,000 pounds ($58,2000).

Student preserves traditional folk art

2018-04-11 16:46

Li Kai, a student at Chongqing University in Southwest China, learned the traditional Chinese folk art of leaf carving on his own and created a series of delicate art works.

Chinese relic spurs call to boycott, cut ties with UK auction

2018-04-11 16:13

The China Association of Auctioneers calls for all domestic and international collectors to boycott the upcoming auction of a suspected stolen Chinese bronze artifact at The Canterbury Auction Galleries in the UK.

Spring arrives at Yamdrok Lake

2018-04-11 15:49

Yamdrok Lake is one of three holy lakes in Tibet. As spring weather here tends to be cloudy, its setting offers opportunities for photos with a fairyland or dreamlike quality.

China's top 10 archaeological discoveries in 2017

2018-04-11 13:46

Chinese archaeologists have selected the top 10 archaeological discoveries in China in 2017, which were published April 10 by the China Archaeological Society and a newspaper sponsored by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.

Micro film contest screens works in Hainan

2018-04-11 11:10

A screening event for the third International Micro Film Competition, a part of the annual Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, was held March 28 in Haikou city, Hainan province.

Family films perform strong at box office

2018-04-11 10:53

Family-friendly fare rounded the bases to slide home as the box office's biggest winners in recent years, making up eight of the top ten highest-grossing movies of the past year.

1,200-year-old Buddha cliff carvings found in Tibet

2018-04-11 10:45

Newly discovered cliff carvings in eastern Tibet may offer a glimpse into Buddhist art and local history from 1,200 years ago.

'Ready Player One' continues to lead Chinese box office

2018-04-11 10:42

Poster of the film Ready Player One

Han-style ceremony marks coming of age in Xi'an

2018-04-11 10:37

More than 50 young girls clad in hanfu, or traditional Chinese clothing took part in a coming-of-age ceremony to mark their entry into adulthood near Hancheng Lake in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province on April 7.

N China city launches competition for cultural relic site introductions

2018-04-11 10:32

Authorities in the north China city of Taiyuan have launched a competition to solicit written introductions for cultural relic sites in an effort to encourage the public to participate in cultural heritage protection.

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