"Has the grain been filled?" is a playful way of asking, "Have you eaten?" Similarly, "Your hands are like excavators, with the strength of bears, wolves, and leopards" means "You have a strong grip."
The number of foreigners coming to China has increased significantly in the first quarter of this year as a result of the continued improvement in the country's policies to facilitate cross-border travel, the National Immigration Administration said on Tuesday.
Photographer Ren Peng, 40, remembers the occasion as if it was only yesterday. Five years ago he visited the hometown of his friend Gu Yan, a member of the Lisu ethnic group, in Yanbian county, Panzhihua, Sichuan province.
Every day from 11 am to around 5 pm, Huang Lianfeng welcomes hundreds of diners to his farmhouse restaurant in Dianjiang county, in Southwest China's Chongqing, as the peony blossom season reaches its peak.
When Dunhuang is mentioned, the most lasting impression is of its historical inheritance, principally the must-visit painted grottos of the Mogao Caves.
On April 8, dozens of Italian students at a boarding school demonstrated their passion for Chinese language and culture through performances.
Some names are synonymous with a particular field. Such is the case for Chinese paleographer Qiu Xigui.
The inaugural Beijing Culture Forum Salon kicked off at the Divine Music Administration of the Temple of Heaven on Thursday, with the theme of Dialogue: Protection and Inheritance of Cultural Heritage.
In 1772, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), then just turning 60, had reason to be joyful after finally securing his dream place for retirement in the Forbidden City, the royal palace in the heart of Beijing.
Shen Lihui can still vividly recall the moment when Chinese rock band Omnipotent Youth Society's trumpet filled the air at Central Park in New York in 2014.
Bringing together top comedians from home and abroad, the five-day second Macao International Comedy Festival kicked off this week.
Over his decades-long career, Zhang Yimou — one of China's most prestigious directors — has experienced many triumphs, from accepting awards at international film festivals, to helming the opening and closing ceremonies of two Olympic Games.
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