For many visitors staying at a resort near the Nalati Grassland in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the first surprise came with a cup of milk tea served in a traditional yurt.
The engine sputters to life, and a traditional wooden fishing boat glides into the emerald waters of Sanggou Bay in Rongcheng, a county-level city of Weihai, Shandong province. Seagulls trail the vessel, diving and wheeling as passengers toss bits of sausage into the air.
When Xiaoyang stepped into the hotel she had booked for a one-night stay at Huangshan Mountain in eastern Anhui province, she said it "felt like walking onto the set of a 1980s television drama".
Beijing Happy Valley recently kicked off the Amazing Pop Carnival, an immersive festival running through Nov 15 that invites visitors to cross the line between audience and stage.
Queshan, a former agricultural area in Henan province, has grown into one of the world's leading manufacturing hubs for the classical instrument
An educational event commemorating the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March (1934-36) was recently held in Huining county of Baiyin city, Gansu province.
The 5th Chinese Documentary Film Festival hosted a public lecture series on Sept 24 at the Guangzhou Library, bringing together scholars, filmmakers and young creators to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing documentary filmmaking in the age of artificial intelligence.
Young athletes push traditional performance into new territory, combining physical skills with fresh ideas and modern stagecraft, Chen Nan reports.
In Towards the Light, young composers blend folk melodies and traditional instruments to capture the enduring spirit of one of modern China's defining episodes, Chen Nan reports.
A drumbeat can travel a long way — from the Amazon rainforest to a Chinese temple, from a concert hall to an outdoor stage.
On the banks of the Grand Canal in Beijing, the ancient waterway has taken on a new role: a stage for music and dance, a meeting place for cultures, and a gateway for visitors exploring the city.
Experts come together to study two ancient civilizations that merge from the shores of the Mediterranean and the southern ports of China, report Wang Qian and Wang Kaihao.