The new card in my hands glinted with promise, even under the muted fluorescent lighting of the entry-exit administration in Hangzhou. Printed with my name and, on the back, the words "People's Republic of China Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card", it was more than just extra identification. This little piece of plastic was the manifestation of a big dream.
Local tourists and leisure trips are key factors in shaping this season's domestic ice and snow tourism market.
Moving from the traditional concert hall venue, young ensemble plays to a wider audience.
Finnish scholar and painter Fred Dervin's show in Beijing addresses transformation of identity.
Following a series of quality programs from Talk to Her to My Bronze Age, renowned talk show host Chen Xiaonan's new program Hello, Mr Tree is scheduled to be streamed on Tencent News' online platforms next year, according to an online event held on Dec 20.
The Shanghai Museum is now holding an exhibition featuring Ducklings on a Lotus Pond, an incredibly rare silk tapestry that dates back as far as the 12th century.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 5.
On Dec 21, 2016, the gate of Yang's Family Temple in Yangjia village, Sanmen county, Taizhou city, Zhejiang province, was decorated with flags and lanterns, and couplets were pasted up. Red candles lit up the smiling faces of the villagers. For the locals, the celebration of dongzhi, or Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term on Chinese traditional calendar, is no less important than Spring Festival.
An exhibition now on at China Art Museum pays tribute to the history of steel making in Shanghai.
A concert that features Tang Dynasty (618-907) poems is set to hit the United States next month to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year and the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic 1973 tour of China.
Zang Chaiyuan has recently been working deep into the night as people are lined up for her steamed buns. The 25-year-old from Yantai, East China's Shandong province, has managed to turn flour into a gold mine through her ingenious maneuvers that breathe modern elements into "Jiaodong huabobo", a popular traditional food dating back more than 300 years, especially in the province's Jiaodong peninsula.
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