According to the third annual China National Conference on Historic Villages, traditional Chinese villages are vanishing at an alarming rate due to human or natural factors.
The Inner Mongolia autonomous region is developing new components for its tourism industry, such as "flower-season", "intelligent" and "poverty-alleviation" travel.
Jiangsu province's Suzhou has long been a celebrated national destination and, increasingly, an international attraction, in no small part because of concerted efforts to draw overseas globetrotters.
ROME - There was no escaping it. Try as one might, there was no way out but to go with the dense flow of sweaty humanity.
Chinese jewelry brand, Charlene Classic, enjoyed the limelight during last month's Milan Design Week in Italy, where it exhibited a special collection at the Castel Sforzesco and won a "Special Excellence Award."
ALAMO HEIGHTS, Texas - For sale: One tiny kingdom, with many thrones. But it doesn't come with a hereditary title.
Despite the popularity of short works on history these days, British historian Peter Watson sticks with his form of comprehensive writing. And his persistence is showcased in his two-volume work of more than 1,000 pages called Ideas: A History from Fire to Freud that was recently published in China.
A set of photos depicting the legendary beings and fantasy worlds described in the Book of Mountains and Seas, a classic compendium of Chinese mythology, have been circulating online recently.
A robot waves its arm as it applies foundation to your face. You use your phone to try different colors of lipstick. You say you want to remove some annoying pimples and a disembodied voice gives you advice and even arranges the delivery of some facial cleanser to your house.
In October 2011, when Zhou Tianyou took the position as the director of the Xi'an Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts, he had big plans for it. So, when it officially opened to the public on July 31, 2012, he curated an exhibition which displays ancient Chinese murals.
With strings of coral beads, silver plates patterned with flowers and embroidery kits scattered on the table, Bato Checheg demonstrates the art of making traditional Mongolian ethnic headwear, a skill she learned from her mother about 25 years ago.
Over the past 16 years, Jia Zhangke has seen five of his directorial movies nominated for the Palme d'Or, one of the movie world's most prestigious awards.
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