The Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage recently said that it had inspected two ancient stone carvings of Buddha in response to an online outcry about their condition.
Zhu Zhiwen appeared clean cut when he first set out to ultimately cycle 54,000 kilometers through 34 countries on three continents years ago.
A photo exhibition touring dozens of Chinese cities is revealing the discoveries Liu Haixiang made during his 615-day journey cycling through 15 countries along the Silk Road.
RABAT - Although August is a low season for tourism in Morocco, the North African nation's hot weather hasn't slowed the pace of Chinese arrivals.
Qi Baishi, the late ink artist, won the hearts of generations of Chinese with his paintings in two main styles - gongbi, where details of the subject are captured by brush strokes, and xieyi, a more sketch-like approach. His works depict butterflies, bees, dragonflies and birds in the gongbi style, amid flowers, fruits and vegetables in the xieyi style.
"When we talk about history, we tend to only remember events about our leaders. But the history of ordinary people is also important and interesting."
When Mansaku Nomura was just 3 years old, he made his stage debut playing a monkey. That was in Tokyo in 1931.
CHONGQING - A Chinese beauty vlogger created a buzz online after she recreated Mona Lisa, the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, on her face using only makeup.
HARBIN - Liu Lixia walks into the classroom wearing her dancing gear and proceeds to warm up in front of the mirror. She dances every week and enjoys her weekly university-style life.
ALBUQUERQUE, the United States - Ray Tokuda, a 54-year-old Japanese American, is proud of the title his school has given him. He is a shifu, a Chinese word literally meaning a master, mentor or senior practioner of martial arts.
The capital's book lovers are in for a treat once again as the city prepares for the 25th Beijing International Book Fair from Aug 22 to 26. And the organizers are going all out to ensure its success with the integration of the publishing sector with the cultural and the technological spheres.
Aug 21: The 12th Special Book Award of China. A government award honoring foreign translators, writers, Sinologists, publishers, agencies and researchers for their contributions in taking Chinese works and ideas to the world. It is often given out a day before the Beijing International Book Fair officially opens. The award has been given to 108 experts from 44 countries and regions since 2005.
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