If you visit the ice festival in Harbin this month, the guidebooks won't tell you how to find the long, slick spot on the river bank, where you can slide butt-first down a chute of frozen reeds and slide smoothly onto the river's glassy surface.
Young musicians from South African and Chinese schools hit the right note together. Li Wenfang listens in.
Dressed like a locksmith, Wang Mingzhu arrives at his usual spot in the inner city of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, at 9 am. But, unlike the usual locksmith, he is more interested in observing the crowds than his business. Wang is a plainclothes policeman.
Canada Post has unveiled a collection of Year of the Horse stamps to usher in the Chinese Lunar New Year, which begins on Jan 31.
A Buddha-head collector in Taiwan has donated all his trophies to the Chinese mainland. This is the third time that such religious cultural relics are returning home. Han Bingbin traces the history.
The Chicago musical tour in China may not happen after all.
Wandering through Yuyuantan Park in Beijing from 9:30 to 11:30 on any Wednesday or weekend morning, you can hardly miss the old-time chorus made up of hundreds of senior residents, mostly retired, from all over the capital.
Tongliao is not only known for its many Mongolian beauties, it is also home to a 700-year-old art of storytelling. Wang Kaihao finds out how the locals are trying to preserve this fading cultural heritage.
The Epic of King Gesar, with more than 120 volumes and 1 million lines, is believed to be the world's longest narrative epic, and it is regarded as an encyclopedia of Tibetan ancient society.
Auditory-verbal therapy has helped many children with impaired hearing in China. But one expert says the country still has a long way to go to narrow the ratio between the number of therapists and patients. Liu Zhihua reports.
Taiwan native and entrepreneur Kenny Cheng frequents the Chinese mainland, but not for sight-seeing or business.
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