For the hundreds of thousands of ancient Chinese books, some of which are the last remaining copies of their kind, there is almost no opportunity for ordinary people to see them with their own eyes, let alone touch or read them.
Some 280 pieces of rare stones, potted landscape works and trees are on display at the Shanghai Garden.
Art, fashion and beauty standards have a long history of controversy, from the bikini to Lady Gaga's meat dress; from Michelangelo's The Last Judgment to Banksy's self-destructing Girl With Balloon and from Twiggy's waifish appearance to South Korea's cosmetic surgery industry.
In celebration of the New Year, people across the country sang the Chinese song, Ling Hang.
Katherine Whitman had just started her teaching career at Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles when an offer from the school's president caught her attention.
CHICAGO-They are teenagers. They started learning Chinese when they were young and are now learning it out of their love for Chinese culture. They are from Chicago Intercultural Montessori Language School, a private nonprofit institution.
Under the baton of conductor Chen Xieyang, the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and the China National Traditional Orchestra will perform a fusion of classical symphonic and traditional Chinese music at a gala on Thursday at the capital's Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.
Most Chinese travelers preferred local tours during the recent New Year's Day holiday, according to Chinese tourism website Mafengwo.
2021 is coming to an end. The total box office of Chinese films this year has exceeded 46 billion yuan (7.2 billion dollars), more than twice that of last year (20 billion yuan). There are obvious signs of recovery, but it is still far from the peak of 64.2 billion yuan in 2019.
BEIJING-It's a typical school day and 60 primary school students are learning how to make corn soup and fried pork with cauliflower at an after-school, on-campus cooking class. Working in groups of four or five, the little chefs take their responsibility very seriously, and in no time at all, they are presenting delicious dishes.
In July 2011, Liu Yelong, a then 22-year-old student who had just graduated from Nanjing Agricultural University, arrived in Meigu county of Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.
ISLAMABAD-Fazal Rahim has been working on Port Qasim Power Plant project for six years. The plant is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project. During his time at the plant, Rahim has witnessed growth on both professional and personal levels.