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Gu Ying: from flying high to watching the sky

2017-01-13 08:13

Former paraglider stays connected to beloved sport through bird-watching, photography, Xing Yi reports.

Remembering the handover

2017-01-13 07:19

The autobiography of Sir Malcom Rifkind, former UK foreign secretary, recounts the negotiations up to the return of Hong Kong to China on June 30, 1997.

A woman's fight to hail Eileen Chang in the West

2017-01-13 07:07

Her work has inspired Oscar-winning director Ang Lee and she is considered one of the most important Chinese writers of the 20th century, but Eileen Chang has yet to make a major impact in the West.

Benin China Cultural Center receives Special Contribution Award at dance festival

2017-01-12 14:12

The China Cultural Center in Benin has been recognized at the 8th Agogo International Dance Festival. Benin's tourism and culture minister Ange N'Koue presented the Special Contribution Award to the center at the festival's end on Tuesday, thanking the Chinese government for its contribution to the development of Benin's culture industry.

Traditional New Year artwork on show

2017-01-12 11:10

An exhibition featuring traditional New Year pictures has opened at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, in the lead up to the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year.

Birmingham orchestra tour celebrates a century of friendship

2017-01-12 07:54

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has just concluded its first tour in China, from late December in Guangzhou, Changsha, Shanghai to Beijing on Jan 5.

Jackie Chan embarks on an Indian adventure

2017-01-12 07:10

The Hong Kong star's latest action-comedy, Kung Fu Yoga, in which Chan stars as an archeologist in a Sino-Indian coproduction, will hit mainland screens on Jan 28.

Chinese Shaolin martial arts hit Cypriot theater

2017-01-11 13:33

Cypriot officials and fans crammed into a theater here on Tuesday night to watch a unique performance of Chinese Shaolin martial arts.

Folk artists make woodblock paintings for Spring Festival

2017-01-11 10:50

Folk artists hang newly-made woodblock new year paintings up to dry in Yangjiabu village of Hanting district in Weifang, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2017.

Central China discovers ancient tomb with detailed frescos

2017-01-10 14:44

Archaeologists in central China's Hunan province said Monday that they had recently discovered an ancient tomb, with a fresco depicting two maids, that could date back over 1,400 years.

Chinese myth is centerpiece of lunar New Year celebrations in Liverpool

2017-01-10 10:15

Liverpool Chinatown will celebrate the lunar New Year, which falls on Jan 28, with spectacular projections telling the story of Jingwei and the Ocean.

Big stage for Western artists

2017-01-10 07:10

The burgeoning art market in China has attracted solo shows featuring many prominent contemporary artists from abroad.

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