More than 150 years ago, a wooden sailing vessel laden with commodities sank off the coast of Hengsha Island, Shanghai.
In the open kitchen of a hotel in Southwest China's Chongqing, the air was thick with the mouthwatering aroma of baking dough and sizzling meat, as executive chef Francesco Sanna was busy preparing his signature creation, the Chongqing Spicy Chicken Pizza.
The stage is enveloped on all sides, creating a compact, almost claustrophobic space crafted from wood, with a design that evokes both intimacy and tension.
To the rhythm of lusheng woodwind pipes and the scent of sticky rice cakes, a village in southwest China's Guizhou province celebrated its annual Dong Ethnic New Year Festival over the weekend.
Famed worldwide for its unique Danxia landforms and prized Wuyi rock tea, Wuyi Mountain in East China's Fujian province has long been a muse, captured in poetry and sipped from cups.
The Path of Mastery, an exhibition at the National Art Museum of China is currently showcasing Huizhou-style wood and bamboo carvings created by Hong Jianhua.