In an effort to deepen reforms of the hukou system, Chongqing will usher in a new residential permit system giving urban and rural residents the same access to social welfare and public services, the city announced at a news conference on Monday.
The number of dengue fever cases recorded in Taiwan surged by several hundred over the weekend, raising concern among health officials as the typical fall outbreak period neared.
National flags fly atop office buildings and from the windows of many homes. Red lanterns hang from electrical poles. Red banners with slogans in Chinese and Tibetan languages cover the railings of overpasses in the streets.
On paper, Shabdrung Rinpoche seems like any other 18-year-old man: He studies, debates, loves music, plays basketball, uses micro blogs and learns English.
An unusual-looking crop with dark-red spikes and purple-green leaves is flourishing along the banks and valleys of the Lhasa and Yarlung Zangbo rivers, despite a lasting drought on the roof of the world.
Kalzang Rinzin knows every stone in the ruins of the Guge kingdom, a 10th century realm that existed in what is now Ngari prefecture in the western part of the Tibet autonomous region.
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.
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.
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.
As an ancient performance ritual, the Xuan dance was once dedicated to the god and kings of western Tibet.
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