The title of an ongoing exhibition in Beijing has four Chinese characters - Ji Fu Tong Hui (a key junction on the outskirts of the capital city) - which are an apt description of Tongzhou, a district in the eastern part of the capital.
A shipwreck is like a museum - a time capsule filled with stories of the people aboard, the voyage they were undertaking and the age in which they lived. An ongoing exhibition at the China Maritime Museum offers a glimpse into the stories of ill-fated voyages through the export of porcelain from 11 shipwrecks.
Heat tires the body. Humidity adds to the stress. When summer days get longer and hotter, the most nourishing meal is a pot of soup, lovingly cooked and full of goodness. No one understands that better than the Cantonese housewife, who has an encyclopedic collection of soups for every occasion, and for all weathers. Summer soups will be light, but full of ingredients that will chase away the effects of humid vapors, such as herbal ingredients like dried Chinese yam, Chinese jujubes, ginseng or angelica root. Certain ingredients are paired so that one can act as a detox cleanser, while the other replenishes nutrients.
Canadian scientists have collaborated with Hong Kong climate campaigners to create meat-free dumplings in the hope of persuading the world's biggest carnivores to stop pigging out.
Since 2015, oil painter Wang Lei has traveled along the Silk Road - an ancient network of trade routes that extended across Europe and Asia - to paint portraits of people from various cultures, a journey that the artist sees as a search for his own identity.
The Silk Road was a win-win initiative in terms of friendship and peace, which led to mutual development and prosperity through enhanced communication, understanding and trust among the countries involved, according to the Chengdu Initiative of the Silk Road International Library Alliance.
A fashion collection featuring elements from costumes worn by China's Miao ethnic group stunned audiences on the closing night of Fiji Fashion Week on Saturday. The event drew some of the world's most talented designers and models to the South Pacific archipelago state.
It has been more than 30 years since Zhang Yimou's directorial debut, Red Sorghum, won him international acclaim, including a Golden Bear for Best Picture at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988. Since then, he has enjoyed great success with global blockbusters such as House of Flying Daggers and The Great Wall and, more recently, he has just returned from the United States, where Boston University bestowed upon him an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters during the venerable institution's 145th Commencement on May 20.
Music lovers will be able to enjoy the Music in the Summer Air (MISA) concerts this year through online streaming.
Xu Jiyuan couldn't have imagined that a small courtyard he built in the 1980s would become the prototype for the nongjiale - farmers' houses turned into "agritainment" destinations, primarily as diners, culture centers and homestays.
China's leading online travel agency Ctrip reported a surge in net income growth in the first quarter of this year, according to the company's unaudited financial results.
All-inclusive holiday-package provider Club Med launched its first Joyview resort in Hebei province's Beidaihe in late May.
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