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China Post marks Year of the Rat with stamps, merchandise

2019-12-09 13:49

The Year of the Rat stamps, to be officially issued on Jan 5, 2020, are designed by Han Meilin, a prominent artist and designer whose zodiac sign is also rat. The set of two stamps show rats in a signature playful style of Han.

Remains of earliest silk fabric found in Henan

2019-12-09 08:52

Chinese archaeologists have used new technology to ascertain whether the remnants of carbonized textiles found in a burial urn unearthed at the Neolithic Yangshao Culture ruins in Central China's Henan province are the remains of the world's earliest known silk fabrics.

Red dates and ginger drink

2019-12-07 15:44

This is a soup for the increasingly cold days. The watercress is a cooler, so jujubes are added to balance the effect.

24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow

2019-12-07 07:00

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow (Chinese: 大雪), the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 21.

Weekly culture & leisure guide (Dec 6-13)

2019-12-06 09:31

Starring the incomparable, mesmerizing Gong Li, Chinese auteur Lou Ye's black-and-white spy thriller Saturday Fiction will be in theaters Saturday, taking audiences on a thrilling journey into the Japanese-occupied Shanghai on the cusp of World War II.

Artists celebrate 70 years of China-Mongolia ties

2019-12-05 15:23

A joint show marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Mongolia was produced and performed by Chinese and Mongolian artists was staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Dec 3. 

Ancient Civilizations Forum meets in Beijing

2019-12-03 08:39

Eight countries jointly called for the revitalization of historical civilizations in the development of a contemporary world.

Water recovery

2019-11-30 10:20

For more than 30 years, local residents have worked hard to restore the ecological balance of Dianchi Lake in Yunnan.

Candid cameras

2019-11-30 09:25

Tiring of a selfie in Delphi or a photo in Kyoto, more Chinese tourists are snapping up professional packages to capture their travels for posterity.

Weekly culture & leisure guide (Nov 29-Dec 6)

2019-11-29 10:09

The musical Matilda by the Royal Shakespeare Company is touring China. Based on Roald Dahl's novel, it tells the story of a little girl with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, who dares to stand up for herself against the life challenges.

Noted thangka painter from China aims to bring peace to world in artistic way

2019-11-29 09:19

After winding up a cultural exchange event recently held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Nyangbon, a well-known thangka painter from northwest China's Qinghai Province, developed a new thought -- all people across the world should put more efforts in safeguarding world peace.

Chinese TV series Journey to the West to be aired in Nepal for 3rd time

2019-11-28 14:11

Chinese TV series Journey to the West, based on a Chinese novel depicting the epic adventure of a Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuan Zang, is going to be aired in Nepali language for the third time.

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