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Love isn't blind when faced with practical matters

2016-02-22 07:14

A city woman fleeing her lover's backwater of a hometown showed the difficulty of upward mobility, which can be social, psychological or economic.

When a hutong helps bring back memories

2016-02-19 08:52

During the Spring Festival, Wang Wei, 37, drove for two hours with her husband and 10-year-old son to a narrow hutong near Niujie Mosque,Beijing, to join in her family to celebrate the traditional festival.

A city which nurtures its traditions

2016-02-19 08:46

On the seventh day of Lunar New Year, which fell on Sunday, residents of Chengdu gathered at Du Fu's Thatched Cottage in the city's Qingyang district to recite poems and celebrate.

Go beyond the partying

2016-02-19 08:32

Here we share stories of people who explain what the Spring Festival really means to them and their families and how it influences them in their daily lives.

Of moon and mountain

2016-02-18 08:43

A Chinese musician's effort is driving chorus singing online and in the real world, Chen Nan reports.

Southwest village keeps tie-dye legacy alive

2016-02-16 11:27

The Puzhen tie-dye workshop in Zhoucheng village doesn't have any modern machinery despite being one of the largest such operations in Yunnan province's Dali area.

Vital Signs

2016-02-16 09:24

A master carver brings his family craft to the sixth generation, investing his wooden creations with eyes and other facial features that move.

Online authors open new chapter in IP battle

2016-02-16 07:54

China's "cyberspace writers" are banding together to urge media companies to improve their pay and working conditions, and to ensure that they retain legal ownership of their work.

Heart of the holidays

2016-02-15 08:33

With more recognition than Halloween and less than Christmas, Valentine's Day as a somewhat recently imported festival faces a precarious situation in China, where it's caught between shifting forces of tradition and fashion.

Thousands of Chinese tourists celebrate Lunar New Year in Indonesia's Bali

2016-02-13 10:15

Last year, Indonesia recorded some 1.3 million Chinese tourists, but expected to increase the number of Chinese tourists to 2 million by the end of this year.