Vast stretches along Expressway 216, which connects urban Ordos to its rural Otog Front Banner, lie uninhabited. More animals than people can be found in this part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region where trucks carrying coal are often the only sighted vehicles on the highway.
A foundation that aims to better protect China's intangible cultural heritage was launched at Tsinghua University in Beijing on Thursday.
A rare antique Chinese Ding Bowl was sold for over 4.2 million U.S. dollars Thursday at Christie's in New York.
Over 70 British landscape paintings from Tate will be exhibited in China this April, Shanghai Museum announced Thursday.
No websites should produce or spread items that distort, mock or defame classic literary and art works, according to a circular released by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) on Thursday.
International food fans and organizations have shown a keen interest in contacting a new association for the renowned Chinese snack known as jianbing guozi - deep-fried dough sticks rolled in a thin pancake. The association was established this month in Tianjin, the snack's birthplace.
Tate and Shanghai Museum have announced that the exhibition Landscapes of the Mind: Masterpieces from Tate Britain (1700-1998) will take place in China from April 26 to Aug 5 at the Shanghai Museum.
It is Saturday, when Australian writer Richard Flanagan meets Yu Hua for the first time during an event at a Beijing bookstore. They seem to find a lot in common and any third person is unnecessary in their exchanges. They just know the right questions to ask one another.
With its cross-cultural themes, the first Chinese edition of fantasy writer Ken Liu's genre-defying Dandelion Dynasty series looks set to beguile mainland readers. Yang Yang reports.
Empire of Glass is based on the stories of a Chinese family, who had hosted the novel's American author. Jocelyn Eikenburg reports.
The art-world power is shifting to China as the second largest economy keeps its growth momentum, a senior industry leader has said.
A rare antique Chinese Ding bowl will be on sale with an estimate of $4 million on Thursday at Christie's in New York.