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Stars of tomorrow

2022-03-02 08:45

Millions of Chinese children are estimated to have watched the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics broadcast as an unforgettable memory during their winter vacation.

Greek artist offers 'exit' from pandemic

2022-03-01 08:51

ATHENS-A recently opened exhibition of 18 paintings by Greek artist Vassilis Perros takes visitors to a gallery in central Athens on a journey from darkness and depression to hope and light.

Greater choice gives tourism sector a boost

2022-03-01 08:45

SHANGHAI-China saw a robust recovery in its tourism sector during the Spring Festival holiday, as both urban and rural residents found new destinations for their travels.

Ancient idiom shows how sharing is caring

2022-03-01 08:44

The spirit of providing timely help to those in need is manifested in the Chinese idiom xue zhong song tan, which literally means "to send charcoal in snowy weather".

Like smell, sound can evoke memories, too

2022-03-01 08:30

Earlier last month, I attended a fascinating talk about the disappearing sounds of the hutong, auditory artifacts like the song of candied hawthorn vendors, the jingle of camel coal trains, the blind fortune-teller and his one-handed tongdian gong, and the ethereal, theremin-like sound of the pigeon whistle.

Film sees bridging of cultural dialogue

2022-02-28 08:24

ATHENS-A feature film co-produced by Greece and China, A Day in the Life of a Teddy Bear, premiered in Greek theaters last week.

Stranding of whales occurs 'more in the spring'

2022-02-28 08:20

Researchers have discovered that, over the past 70 years cetacean (aquatic) strandings on beaches occurred more frequently in spring.

Siberian cranes find warm winter welcome in Jiangxi

2022-02-28 08:15

NANCHANG/MOSCOW-Trofimova Iuliia could not help humming the Russian song Cranes Flock when she saw Siberian white cranes dancing less than 20 meters away by Poyang, China's largest freshwater lake.

A wordsmith for humanity

2022-02-28 08:11

Half a century after Chinese-American writer Nieh Hua-ling's monograph Shen Ts'ung-wen was published in the United States, a Chinese version has finally been released domestically.

Spot the spectator of the 2022 Beijing Olympics

2022-02-28 08:05

Few would have expected that spectators at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics would include animals. And yet, coverage of the event featured several sightings of wildlife, particularly leopard cats apparently seeking to get in on the action.

A relationship of note

2022-02-25 08:51

In September 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by its musical director Eugene Ormandy, became the first American orchestra to perform in China since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Ballet schedule proves its growing appeal

2022-02-25 08:42

Shanghai Ballet will present more than 80 shows of 11 productions at seven theaters across the city this year, nearly double the number than last year.

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