The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. End of Heat, (Chinese: 处暑), the 14th solar term of the year, begins this year on Aug 23 and ends on Sep 8.
More than 70 students from 23 countries have embarked on a cultural trip in China, as a special project, Experience China: 2019 China Cultural Center Students Award Tour, kicked off in Beijing on Tuesday. It will end on Aug 27.
The 26th Beijing International Book Fair opened Wednesday with a focus on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
A children's book about Liangzhu, a Chinese cultural site newly inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, was welcomed by foreign publishers at the 26th Beijing International Book Fair that opened Wednesday.
On Aug 13, the National Museum of China received a donation of 195 pieces of ancient porcelain recovered from the wreck of the Tek Sing, an important record of the prosperity of China's Maritime Silk Road.
One of China's most iconic dancers, Yang Liping, will bring her version of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring to the Edinburgh International Festival this week, offering spectators a new interpretation that draws on symbols of nature from China and it's Tibet autonomous region.
A total of 15 foreign writers, translators and publishers won China's top publication prize for introducing China and Chinese culture to the world at a ceremony held here on Tuesday.
This summer, Beijing Garden Expo Park is abloom. Not just because of the ongoing 2019 International Horticultural Exhibition, but it was also radiant with florescent adolescence.
President Xi Jinping underlined the need to preserve the finer features of the nation's culture, and called for extensive interactions between Chinese and foreign cultures as the country promotes inclusive international cooperation in the Belt and Road Initiative.
The five-star ratings of five hotels in China have been revoked due to problems found during secret investigations by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, according to the ministry.
The 140-year-old Shanghai Symphony Orchestra wowed spectators on Monday night with a stunning concert marking the debut of a Chinese orchestra in the Edinburgh International Festival, the world's leading performing art event.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday visited the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, a key cultural heritage site under state-level protection, during his inspection tour of northwest China's Gansu Province.