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2015-08-19 07:48

Western dances are increasingly slipping into Chinese fitness routines. Chen Nan gets a feel for the moves, once taboo in China.

Tibetan opera draws old and young

2015-08-18 14:58

Traditional Tibetan opera, a 2006 national-level intangible cultural heritage, still attract the locals now in Tibet.

Photos: Vanishing ancient villages of China

2015-08-18 13:43

Due to fast urbanization of the country, traditional villages are facing an unprecedented challenge to survive.

Are Our Kids Tough Enough: a documentary or a reality show?

2015-08-14 17:20

After the second episode of the BBC documentary, it sparked even more debate in Chinese media and on the Chinese Internet than last week.

Feelings mixed over return of ad placement on TV

2015-08-13 10:45

A proposal submitted to the state media watchdog suggesting that advertisements be displayed in TV series has sparked a public outcry.

Legendary Monkey King on stamps

2015-08-13 05:00

With the recent box office hit Monkey King: Hero is Back, the ancient superhero has returned under the spotlight. Here, we provide some of the most memorable stamps of the superhero from different periods and regions.

Wet and wild

2015-08-10 07:40

Men and women getting into a swimming pool and having some clean fun is much better than having parents hawk their marriage like yard sale.

The last of Kashgar potters

2015-07-29 15:17

Anwar Ali began to learn Uygur pottery from his father when he was only seven years old. Now, at 48, he and his brother could be the final inheritors of the family business.

Messing with a legend

2015-07-27 07:40

A comedienne's lampoon of Mulan, the folk heroine who masquerades as male, has raised questions about cultural propriety and political correctness.

Box office rallies to a ready-made hero

2015-07-23 07:28

The Monkey King rescues the Chinese animated world? It may sound crazy, but that notion has dominated the country's movie-review forums in recent weeks.

Artist paints in cave studio for 30 years

2015-07-21 10:07

In order to escape from the turmoil of city life and seek inspiration from nature, 67-year-old artist Song Chuanzhong has been living in a cave for the past 30 years.

Restoring ancient books: a race against time

2015-07-17 13:31

Restoring ancient books can be a mysterious and magical job in the eyes of many people. Year after year, moth-eaten, moldy, damaged books are given new lives in the hands of restorers.

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