In late February, as winter still clung to the mountains of Mabian, an Yi autonomous county in southwestern Sichuan province, Qiaojin Shuangmei carefully packed 15 sets of Yi embroidery for her trip to Beijing.
A Chinese folk song echoed across the stage, its melody carried through the air. Drawn by the rhythm, Brazilian musicians began to dance while Chinese attendees stepped closer to the stage. Within moments, a circle formed, and the crowd swayed together to the same beat.
As dusk falls, Xinghai Bay Bridge in Dalian, Liaoning, lights up like a golden dragon reposing upon the Yellow Sea.
On World Book Day, we turn to Tianyige in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. A 16-century library and the oldest existing private library in China, Tianyige has safeguarded centuries of books and cultural heritage.
Visitors are not only drawn by the karst formations, but also the region's vast number of attractions.
An exhibition, Plateau Silk Road, Radiance of Qutan, now on view at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum in Beijing.
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