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Book series highlights innovative concepts for English learners

2025-01-15 15:51

China Translation and Publishing House launched the bilingual English For Everyone: Everyday English targeting Chinese learners at the 37th Beijing Book Fair which concluded on Saturday.

Harbin's snowy charm

2025-01-15 08:48

Before her trip to Harbin in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, 25-year-old Miriam Verzellino from Italy could hardly imagine just how cold it could be in the northernmost place she'd ever traveled to. "I wore about six layers, and finally — I felt too warm!" she laughed.

Spring Festival Gala revs up for a memorable holiday event

2025-01-14 16:30

The second rehearsal of the 2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala concluded in Beijing with the design of a large ruyi, or traditional Chinese auspicious totem for good luck, unveiled onstage.

Snake-shaped steamed buns sell like hot cakes in Shanxi

2025-01-14 15:58

Snake-shaped Shanxi huamo (decorated steamed buns) are in high demand as people are ready to usher in the Year of the Snake Spring Festival, which will fall on Jan 29.

Report reviews China's cultural, tourism industries in 2024

2025-01-14 10:08

The Annual Research Report on China's Cultural and Tourism Industries (2024) was unveiled on Saturday at the 751 Library in Beijing to a combined audience of officials, scholars, journalists, and industry professionals.

Homing in on the great outdoors

2025-01-14 09:28

Yang Hongming, a 72-year-old retired teacher from Chengdu, Sichuan province, has made the Recreational Vehicle campsite in Xinhe village in Longde county of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in Northwest China his home in recent summers.

Reviving classics to retell timeless stories

2025-01-14 09:08

In the heart of Beijing, where the hum of modernity meets the echoes of tradition, a stirring movement is unfolding at the legendary Beijing People's Art Theatre.

Indian food tickling Chinese taste buds

2025-01-14 08:42

In one corner of the restaurant's kitchen, spicy mashed potatoes, creamy chickpeas, and tangy, spicy mint water are stuffed into a 3-centimeter hollow, fried wheat shell, known as pani puri.

Time to raise a glass to baijiu

2025-01-11 09:52

Amiddle-aged Chinese cardiologist friend told me two years ago that after tasting alcohol from different countries, he could finally appreciate baijiu, a name that encompasses the whole spectrum of different Chinese spirits.

Duo views laughter as the best medicine

2025-01-11 09:51

In a traditional courtyard dwelling in Beijing, an unexpected partnership was forming between a local graduate and a foreigner.

Top 2024 academic topics unveiled

2025-01-11 09:49

The Renmin University of China in Beijing and the Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations jointly released the top 10 academic topics in Chinese philosophy and social sciences for 2024 on Monday.

Seeking the artistic high ground

2025-01-11 09:47

Pride and pressure were what Li Xiaoke (1944-2021) lived with as a second-generation artist in his family — his father was Li Keran (1907-89), one of the country's most prominent ink artists in the 20th century.

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