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Craftsman's diligent undertaking shows character

2023-08-10 08:16

In the eyes of a layperson, carving oracle bone inscriptions might seem quite a boring job, as it is slow and meticulous.

Pianist with a poet's soul

2023-08-10 08:13

One summer night in 2022, pianist Luo Wei was taking a walk in the garden near her home. The music playing on her phone was ambient and random.

Reaching out through theater

2023-08-10 08:07

Imagine that on your first trip to a foreign country as a teenager — be it Italy, Greece or Germany — and you are tasked with performing a play for a local audience in their language.

Invasive species threat puts crayfish on menu for attention

2023-08-10 08:00

A scorching summer evening and people gather at roadside restaurants, order spicy crayfish and bottles of ice-cold beer, enjoying their meal and a good time with friends.

Reviving the glory of millennia-old post house ruins in Dunhuang

2023-08-09 14:57

On an overcast, windy morning in late July, standing in the arid Gobi Desert of Dunhuang city, Northwest China’s Gansu province, was a test in its own right; the air was dry and hot. What greeted the eye was nothing but an endless wavy terrain formed by sand and rocks.

Lighting up the Hangzhou Asian Games

2023-08-09 08:23

In 1990, when the 11th Asian Games was going to be held in Beijing — the first time a Chinese city hosted the event — the flame was lit at the foot of the Nyainqentanglha mountain in Tibet by a 15-year-old Tibetan girl named Dawa Yangzom.

Crafting a world at his fingertips

2023-08-09 08:19

"Can I ask a big favor?" Prince Albert II of Monaco asked a young Chinese craftsman standing behind a booth with various dough figurines on display.

Chinese cultural summer camp a hit among students

2023-08-09 08:12

A special table tennis match was held at Shenyang Jianzhu University (SJU) in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on July 18.

Social media digest

2023-08-09 08:02

At present, tree-hugging — together with city walking and walking dogs for other people — have become the latest ways for youngsters to heal themselves.

Model storytellers

2023-08-09 07:57

Young people play a vital role in promoting world progress and global sustainable development, and the China Daily Model United Nations Conference (CDMUN) offers a platform that helps youth grow into upcoming talents of international communication.

Cultural administration trying to tackle ticketing issues

2023-08-08 08:27

On July 13, the Beijing Public Security Bureau announced that it has punished nine ticket scalpers who snapped up a number of free tickets to the National Museum of China and sold them to tourists.

Outstanding in his field

2023-08-08 08:23

Renowned Chinese artist Xu Jiang may be recognized as primarily a landscape painter, but it is his painting and sculpting of sunflowers that has become his signature in the last two decades — at least as far as the public and some of his fellow artists are concerned.

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