When Alexander the Great's armies swept eastward in the fourth century BC, they carried far more than military power. Across the vast world that emerged — from the Adriatic to Afghanistan — people, languages, beliefs, and artistic traditions circulated on an unprecedented scale.
An international symposium opened in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region on Thursday to shed light on the growing global interest in traditional Tibetan medicine and its illustrations drawn on thangka, a traditional style of Tibetan painting.
Gently crack open a spiny sea urchin and five plump, golden lobes are revealed. Scoop one up and let it melt on your tongue. Silky and creamy, with a rich umami flavor and a hint of sweetness, it offers a taste of the sea at its late-summer best.
The 29th Beijing Music Festival will return to the Chinese capital from Oct 9 to 20, bringing together nearly 700 artists from 32 countries for a program spanning opera, symphonic and chamber music, world music and cross-genre performances.
By the time Erfan Omar's face is painted near the end of Odes to Heroes, his character is no longer the boy who has spent years wondering why his father left the family.
The 17-day festival will feature over 146 performances by more than 100 musicians from 29 countries and regions.
EDINBURGH — For people living in Chongqing, Southwest China, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, fog was more than weather. It could mean precious hours of cover from bombers overhead.
At 7:30 pm, audience members begin filing into GOAT, a comedy club on Xiangyang North Road in Shanghai's Jing'an district. Backstage, Harry Hussain, who is known simply as Harry, eats a banana with his coffee, his pre-show ritual.
Long after sunset, sweltering 40 C heat still hung over the vast, remote Gobi Desert as hot winds swept across the wilderness.
China has expanded visa-free access, offering unilateral visa-free entry to 50 countries and mutual visa exemptions with 29 countries.
British vocalist Elliot James Reay learns to balance online success with live performance and personal authenticity, Chen Nan reports.
EDINBURGH — Minutes before going on stage in Edinburgh, Han Zaifen sat before a dressing-room mirror, humming softly to herself as the final touches were put on her makeup.
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