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Special concert to pay rich tributes to Red Army

[2016-09-07 07:28]

As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Long March, a special concert will be staged to pay homage to the Red Army.

Show puts spotlight on Maritime Silk Road

[2016-09-07 07:28]

A dance drama, which puts the ancient Maritime Silk Road in focus, was staged in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, on Aug 30.

A lake brimming with culture

[2016-09-07 07:28]

Hangzhou's Xianghu Lake is often called West Lake's "sister".

Tourists learn alongside locals on guide-training safaris

[2016-09-07 07:28]

It's not just a safari. It's a master class in the untamed world, a behind-the-scenes education with experts who are the talking Google gods of wildlife.

Chasing truth through literature

[2016-09-07 07:28]

Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich, the 2015 Nobel laureate of literature, toured Shanghai, Beijing and Suzhou in August.

The colors of nostalgia

[2016-09-07 07:28]

Belarusian Svetlana Alexievich is the kind of writer who throws questions to reporters who are interviewing her.

Libraries share data to trace ancient Chinese books

[2016-09-07 07:28]

Although some Italian priests famously came to China in the late 16th century, large numbers of Western missionaries only stepped into the country after the 1840s, when the Middle Kingdom was forced to open its gates to the Western world in the aftermath of the first Opium War.

Sample some of da Vinci's genius

[2016-09-06 07:44]

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is revered not only for such works as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but the "Renaissance Man" is also famed for his work in engineering, optics, architecture, geometry and astronomy.

Showcasing skills from 20 countries

[2016-09-06 07:44]

With a history of producing silk and silk-related products that goes back thousands of years, Hangzhou, the host city of the G20 Summit, is staging an event of fiber art involving artists from around the world to explore the charm of one of the oldest art forms in human history.

Horses portray human emotions

[2016-09-06 07:44]

Ink artist Sun Hao is drawn to things and people that evoke heroism and pathos: His favorite films are Legends of the Fall, Braveheart and The Dark Knight, and he loves Ludwig Beethoven's Symphony No 9 in D minor and the works of Li Bai, an 8th-century Chinese poet.

Inner mind

[2016-09-06 07:44]

American photographer Roger Ballen's distinctive style of black-and-white images are mostly described as "weird" by viewers because of the provocative themes.

How an obscure town is reinventing itself

[2016-09-05 08:45]

A little-known city in China has become well known, or is at least being mentioned globally, since its successful joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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