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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.

Spicing up Chengdu's calling card to the world

2023-08-08 08:09

Sichuan cuisine, renowned as one of China's eight great regional culinary fares, is enhancing Chengdu's international profile as the city continues its stride toward more openness.

Ancient port reveals its secrets

2023-08-08 07:59

A panoramic scroll attributed to Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) court painter Wang Zhenpeng, or his disciple, depicts life in the bustling port town of Wenzhou, which lies on the Oujiang River in Zhejiang province.

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