Huangluo village near the Longji rice terraces in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is well known for the dramatically long hair of its female Yao ethnic group residents.
For young Lin Huiyin (1904-1955) it truly was a case of being in the right place at the wrong time. The 20-year-old had traveled all the way from China to Pennsylvania, the United States, no mean feat in the early 1920s, to attend the US state's eponymous university. Lin's designs were clear: to realize a long-held desire to study architecture. However, there was one big problem: She was a woman.
Two years ago when he was 26, singer and musical theater actor Gao Yang performed his first solo concert in Beijing. It was at that time that he began to reevaluate his career and life, gaining a new perspective.
More than 200 years ago, an opera troupe from what is now Anhui province journeyed to Beijing, the capital city, to commemorate Emperor Qianlong's birthday during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). This historical event led to the birth of Peking Opera.
For Katherine Olson, a 29-year-old American from a small town in Virginia, living in China's countryside is like a long-cherished dream come true.
When Spanish director Pablo Berger read the conclusion of Robot Dreams, a classic graphic novel penned by American writer Sara Varon, he found himself overcome with emotion, shedding tears like a baby.
When Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi appeared for his scheduled online interview with China Daily, he was sitting in a cafe near a historical site in Zhengzhou in Henan province.
The International Symposium on Cultural Heritage Conservation by Digitization 2024 was held in Beijing.
A seal carving exhibition about Beijing's Central Axis - a string of buildings, complexes and archaeological sites running north-south through the capital's old city - opens at the China Millennium Monument's art museum on July 19.
The World Wide Fund for Nature, China (WWF China) and One Planet Foundation awarded iQIYI’s reality show Become a Farmer the title of Sustainable Agriculture Promotion Partner. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Shixia was once hindered by its remote location and poor transportation. However, thanks to the popularity of the nearby Great Wall, the village has seen a cultural tourism boom in recent years.
Gathering artists from China, the United States and Italy, La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West), a three-act opera by Puccini produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, will be staged at the NCPA in Beijing from July 23 to 27.