Bringing Tibetan Opera into the present

Traditionally, a Tibetan opera takes several days to perform, and Palden Wangchuk, a leading performer, believes that's one of the reasons the form is in danger of dying out.

Thangkas for the memory

A thangka is a painting on cotton, or silk applique, usually depicting a Buddhist deity or scene. It often takes the form of a scroll banner but it is not flat, unlike oil or acrylic paintings.

An oasis of real artistic creativity

At first sight, the Tibet Academy of Thangka Painting, located between the bustling Tomzigkhang and Barkhor shopping malls in the center of Lhasa, appears as an oasis of calm.

A dance to the music of time

As an ancient performance ritual, the Xuan dance was once dedicated to the god and kings of western Tibet.

Student commutes to clog traffic

With most schools in Beijing starting a new semester and large numbers of parents driving their children to school on Monday, traffic will be extremely heavy, transportation authorities said.

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Reflections of Russia

One Hundred Photographers Focus on Russia, the latest addition to China Daily's Focus series, containing more than 200 photos by more than 140 photographers from China and Russia, comprehensively reflects Russia's profound history and culture, the optimism and perseverance of the people and the beauty of the landscape.

Special fund set to support poorest minors in lawsuits

A special fund to support financially strapped minors involved in lawsuits and criminal cases was launched by the Shanghai High People's Court and the Children's Foundation of Shanghai on Wednesday.

Mothers, babies safer and healthier

Traditionally, women have chosen to give birth at home in the Tibet autonomous region, which caused dramatic death rates for mothers and newborn babies. But improved maternal care has reversed the trend, Tibet's Women's Federation said.

Zhang Zhen, last of the 1955 lieutenant generals, dies aged 101

The last man to be made a lieutenant general in 1955, in the most important round of promotions after the founding of the People's Republic of China six years earlier, passed away at 5 pm on Thursday.

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The State Council released a plan on Friday to promote a nationwide project to deliver telecom, radio and television, and Internet services over a single broadband connection.

V-Day parade presents collective will for peace

While the beauty of the season's colors inspired wonderment at Mother Nature's palette and elicited sighs over the transience of such beauty, Thursday's Victory Day commemorations in Beijing provoked dramatically different sentiments.