Two mechanical giants will stage their China debut in Beijing's Olympic Park from Oct 17 to 19, as one of the highlights of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic relations.
While in Beijing, you can't get more local than Dashila'r. There you can take a stroll along the hutong and taste the most authentic Beijing snacks before watching a shadow play in a courtyard theater.
In 2012, Chinese novelist Mo Yan won pride for his country as the first recipient of the literature prize from China. This year, Chinese poet Bei Dao has been nominated for the same award.
While The Golden Era directed by Hong Kong director Ann Hui has ranked among the most discussed films online this month, its box-office performance has been less than glittering.
Experts are racing against time to keep alive the world's last pictographic writing form—that of the Dongba shamans of China's ethnic Naxi group.The language says volumes about Naxi culture.
After a three-and-a-half-month moratorium on fishing, more than 1,000 fishing boats sailed from the port of Shipu in Xiangshan county, Zhejiang province on Sept 16 at the start of a new fishing season.
Young women in cities are buying self-defense devices such as small alarms and pepper sprays, and learning combat skills to ward of sexual predators after the recent attacks on college students.
A young Tibetan nun named Drolma Choitso teaches local children Mandarin so that they can have a better future, either in their hometown or in some other part of the country.
In the deep valleys of southwest China's Guizhou province the sounds of drums and gongs signal Nuo performances, which are held about 10 times a month to drive away evil spirits and pray for good.
Though it may not have internationally renowned metropolises, Fujian province in southeastern China is filled with cities reputed for their cultural richness and year-round clean air.
Tourists at Beijing's Summer Palace may not even notice a humble wall, but chief restorer, Dong Guomin, who has spent 35 years working in the garden, believes his work is meaningful.
Chinese archaeologists said they have discovered more than 2,000 paleolithic relics such as stone tools and ostrich egg ornaments left by humans at North China's Nihewan ruins area.
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