Under the cloudy night sky lit by fireworks, a group of schoolchildren takes a "carousel ride "to celebrate a traditional torch festival in Puge county, Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province.
In the early 1980s, China was still using ration coupons as a measure to tackle food shortages. Despite most people struggling with their appetites, novelist Zheng Yuanjie－dubbed China's "king of fairy tales"－occasionally derived inspiration from the experience.
When archaeologists announced their latest discoveries at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan province, earlier this year, a 25-year-old man in Shanghai came up with a bold idea－to re-create life-size replicas of some of the site's signature treasures by using old techniques.
I was always a bit of a weather nerd.In the United States, I would tune in regularly to the Weather Channel.
The Yu Kwang-chung Poetry Award was launched on Sept 1 in memory of the late Taiwan poet and his contributions to modern Chinese poetry and cross-Straits cultural communication and exchanges.
The Subash Buddhist Ruins stand like sandcastles washed over by the waves of entropy in the seas of sand and time.
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) concubine Xiangfei's (1734-88) legacy lives on at her gravesite, which has also become a cradle nurturing ancient culture's survival in modern times.
Among the first visitors to Surging Forward, a Yellow River-themed exhibition that opened at the National Art Museum of China on Aug 13, was Huang Jincheng, a 75-year-old painter, who stood in front of an ink-water landscape titled Longmen, Yellow River, quite excited.
In 2020, the State Council, China's Cabinet, issued the first national-level and long-term guideline specifically for the protection and study of grotto temples in China. China Daily journalists talk with researchers and conservators to showcase the cultural splendor and how people take care of them.
Collaborative Innovation and Self-reliance, a long-term exhibition now on at the National Museum of China, pays tribute to heroes of several generations who have committed themselves to China's nuclear and satellite projects.
LHASA－Imagine delivering parcels in China's highest township. You would need to contend with strong winds, biting cold and low oxygen levels. Now imagine doing that for 16 years without making a single mistake.
In 2001, a 38-year-old woman surnamed Xu, who lived in Songjiang district, Shanghai, suddenly disappeared. But the police didn't know about the case until her family members reported it in 2009.
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