"Pinyin is not to replace Chinese characters; it is a help to Chinese characters. Without an alphabet you had to learn mouth to mouth, ear to ear."
Shortly after the 10th Panchen Lama (1938-89) passed away, Shalu Wangdu, 43, started painting a thangka to remember him. The full-time painter in Lhasa once met Panchen at the Shalu Temple in his native Shigatse.
Three neighboring province-level museums in northern China will simultaneously kick off a major exhibition to mark the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year and showcase a shared history of folklore and customs.
Rice noodles with snails, a signature dish sold at street stalls in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, are being exported to the United States, a company says. A combination of Han, Miao and Dong cuisine, luosifen is made from pickled bamboo, dried turnip, fresh vegetables and peanuts, and served in a spicy noodle broth flavored with river snails.
British-Chinese twins Helen and Lisa Tse, who became an internet sensation in China when they cooked for Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to the British prime minister's residence in 2014, have won an award for their latest cookbook.
A sculpture gallery in Beijing's 798 Art Zone seems at first glance to be a contemporary art workshop - the light is soft, and the design is simple yet exquisite.
Restorers at Milan's famous Brera Art Gallery have taken measures to protect the collection after its humidity control system failed during a "once-in-a-decade" dry, cold spell that moved through Milan last weekend, officials say.
The National Museum of China will host an exhibition of the art from the Louvre, it announced on its WeChat channel on Jan 6.
The world's largest automobile market could continue expanding for a further decade, fuelled by the increasing incomes and aspirations of residents in China's lower-tier cities.
Following the trial implementation of new regulations to further cut emissions, the new energy automobile sector is expected to see healthier development this year, with manufacturers behaving more ethically after ups and downs last year.
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