LONDON - The 50th anniversary of the world-famous Beatles traveling to Rishikesh in India is to be marked with a new exhibition in their home city of Liverpool.
More flights, relaxed visa policies and promotional events are bringing up the number of Chinese visitors heading Down Under.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia has always held me in thrall.
The Christmas and New Year periods are now very popular points on winter tourism calendar in China, with the number of travelers up by more than 150 percent as compared with the same period last year, according to Lvmama, a popular online tourist service platform.
NEW YORK - From Malta to Minneapolis, here's a look at some destinations around the world that will be making news in 2018. They include designated culture capitals, places hosting sporting events and even a couple of cities San Antonio, Texas, and New Orleans celebrating their 300th birthdays.
Referring to Japanese writer Shinobu Yoshii's book Tokyo's Constant Booksellers published in 2016, Liu Suli, the founder of the famous All Sages Bookstore near Peking University once said, it is one of the two key books about the bookstore business in China, because "it showcases bookstores in an advanced society which may be how we look in 15 years, and lets us understand the content and essence of bookstores".
Seven is the average number of books read by a Chinese person in a year. But for Fan Deng, the founder of a popular book club company in China, it's way too few.
In 1911, an American missionary William Marcus Young arrived in Laodabao, a remote Lahu ethnic village on the border between Southwest China's Yunnan province and Myanmar. From him, villagers learned choral singing and how to play the guitar.
Wang Luoyong, once an unknown Chinese actor who spoke poor English, has dazzled audiences on Broadway with his riveting performances in classic stage shows like Miss Saigon and Jane Eyre. But the 59-year-old actor was surprised to become an internet celebrity recently.
As a deputy director for education in the provincial government of Liaoning, Qu Jianwu previously offered direction to dozens of colleges in this part of Northeast China.
SHENYANG - In a room with a professional camera and lighting, people choose costumes, props and accessories, then snap quality shots of themselves with the help of a small remote control instead of a skilled photographer. The selfie studio has arrived as entertainment in Chinese cities.
In recent years, many Chinese have got used to watching productions by Netflix, an American entertainment streaming media provider, on Chinese online video websites.
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