HAIKOU — Wearing a traditional Li ethnic group costume, a woman sits on the ground and weaves colorful yarn into delicate brocade, as spindles gently shuttle back and forth on the loom. These scenes are common in China's southernmost province of Hainan, whether in Li villages or public places, such as scenic spots, museums, and exhibitions.
Suspenseful music gets audiences' adrenaline pumping, as snowcapped mountains leap into sight, immediately pulling viewers into the documentary, The Forest of Metog — The Beautiful Creatures in the World's Largest Canyon.
More than 2,000 years ago, a low-ranking official recorded details of his work and life spanning 14 years on bamboo slips. These journals were buried in his tomb in what is today, Shuihudi village, Yunmeng county in Central China's Hubei province. They were meant to accompany him into the afterlife.
Delicately digging away layer by layer with the "archaeological artifact" Luoyang shovel (an archaeological tool), and brushing away dust, an unknown "treasure" is slowly revealed. It could be a miniature replica of an ancient marvel like a bronze tiger tally, a rabbit-head seal, a bronze Buddha, or even silver plaque.
New crafts, plus oil paintings from Master Zeng Hao equals this year's fabulous lanterns, the Dunhuang flying fairies.
Every single feather from it needs to be trimmed more than 600 times by hand, and around 30,000 of these feathers make up this peacock. It is a total hand-made work of art.
Everything can be made into a lantern in Zigong and everyone can be a lantern designer. Find out why an 8-year-old girl draw a cute dinosaur standing on the surface of the moon.
With hundreds of discarded bottles, craftsmen in Zigong designed and brought a 202-meter-high dragon to life.
New branch of the Shaanxi History Museum places achievements of Qin and Han dynasties in wider context.
It was the continual, omnidirectional flow of communication among the nation's ancient cultures that helped to form the foundation of Chinese civilization as we know it today.
Exquisite jade discs and rings help illustrate how ancient Chinese civilizations learned to shape intractable natural resources, and in doing so, developed a thriving culture that still resonates today.
Torsongan Bullik, a 28-year-old cross-country skier, may harbor regrets over not winning a medal during his first National Winter Games in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
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