Chinese people start their preparations for the Spring Festival more than 20 days ahead. The 12th lunar month in Chinese is called la yue, so the eighth day of this lunar month is la yue chu ba, or laba. The day is also known as the Laba Rice Porridge Festival. The Laba this year falls on Jan 13.
Xi's vision on exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations is "a source of inspiration" for the world, the expert said.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said it will establish a dynamic management mechanism for national-level tourist resorts, which will be subject to a comprehensive review every three years.
As 2019 nears the end and we're to say hello to a brand-new year, China Daily invites you to look back at 10 of the most eye-catching exhibitions held around the country in the passing year.
Do you know the top 10 sacred places for photographers in China? The China Photographers Association has selected 10 picturesque places that have been discovered and spread wide thanks to photography lovers, which in turn has facilitated local tourism and economic development.
It's been a long journey for an architect from Henan to fulfill his childhood dream of making it as an artist.
The Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, announced Thursday plans to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the founding of the world's biggest architectural compound made of wood.
An exhibition featuring Confucian culture kicked off at the National Museum of China last Friday.
An exhibition of Chinese New Year prints kicked off on Dec 27 and will run till Mar 1 at the Shanghai History Museum in celebration of the New Year and the upcoming Spring Festival.
A young tourist poses with a rat figurine, which was revealed as a gesture to welcome the upcoming Year of the Rat, at the Taihe Gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Dec 27. The rat is often regarded as a symbol of fortune and prosperity in China.
A total of 12 products were voted the most popular gifts in Beijing on Dec 27.
Two weeks after its theatrical release, Chinese crime thriller film Sheep Without a Shepherd, an adaption from the 2015 Indian hit Drishyam, is proving to have strong legs at the box office, having raked in more than 600 million yuan ($85.81 million).
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