When my family arrived in Zhengding on summer vacation, my wife and I didn't expect this small city in central Hebei province and less than 300 kilometers from Beijing, to be such a big surprise to us.
Restriction-free travel across China means more people taking advantage of warm weather to head out and enjoy life.
Startlingly similar jade artifacts — unearthed thousands of kilometers apart and from different eras — have provided a key to understanding how the nation's earliest societies inspired and interacted with one another.
Jade, engraved with mysterious motifs and intricately crafted patterns, has provided experts with a map that charts the influential course of an ancient civilization.
Located in Sanjiangyuan National Park in Northwest China's Qinghai province, Hoh Xil is an important habitat for Tibetan antelopes, which are under first-class State protection.
A steaming plate of South African boerewors with a side of chakalaka gravy is served at this quaint restaurant in a northeastern corner of Beijing, while a playlist of kwaito, Afrikaans treffers (hit songs) and house music plays in the background. Artworks of African wildlife adorn the walls and a chalkboard promises delicacies like ostrich steak. On the bar counter, the flags of China and South Africa hang side-by-side.
Panda twins Bao Di and Bao Mei, born in 2019 to parents Hao Hao and Xing Hui, have celebrated their fourth birthday at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Brugelette, Hainaut, Belgium.
In 1882, Friedrich Nietzsche stated that "god is dead". The era that followed could be described as a collective philosophical panic attack in the West.
LANZHOU/BUDAPEST — Jozsef Frenyo, a senior Hungarian biology teacher, recovered from hearing loss after several visits to a traditional Chinese medicine center near Heroes' Square in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
Once a singer, lyricist, host and actor, when you get to know Liu Genghong, it is easy to see that he is a man of many talents.
The finals of the 16th Shanghai International Youth Piano Competition, which was held from Aug 10 to 13, drew nearly 1,600 contestants.
Shanghai's theater scene will welcome a slew of international productions in the coming months, with new concerts, operas and musicals set to premiere in the city.