PK Mahanandia, the subject of the book The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love, has been called a "Silk Road hero" for his feat, which spanned 3,600 kilometers over more than four months in 1977. But few know that his epic journey to the West was, in part, inspired by the legendary Chinese monks Faxian (337-422) and Xuan Zang (602-664).
SAN FRANCISCO - The success story of Wuhan city, better known in the West as China's Chicago, in Central China's Hubei province, will become more familiar to Americans thanks to a photo exhibition being held in San Francisco over the next four months.
As the eastern starting point of the ancient Silk Road, Xi'an has once again become a hub for countries looking to exchange cultural ideas and expand cooperation with China.
The owners of herds of sheep, cattle, horses and camels are on their way to another pasture. The trip is filled with cold, hunger, tiredness and danger. And ignorance may lead to loss of property and even life.
Co-financing deals for blockbusters such as Zhang Yimou's latest film Shadow and the new Terminator outing, have quickly propelled Tencent Pictures - a newcomer that made its first foray in China's film industry in 2015 - into the upper rankings of global movie backers.
LOS ANGELES - The Emmy Awards, American television's biggest night, provided plenty of surprises - from an onstage marriage proposal to trophies for several fan favorites - but viewers simply did not tune in, with the three-hour show plummeting to all-time low ratings.
The 2018 Beijing Design Week gets underway on Saturday, with its opening ceremony set to take place at the China Millennium Monument.
In 2015, the word of the year selected by the Oxford Dictionaries is not a word by the strictest definition - but a yellow face emoji.
"Collect gold in the troubled times; collect antiques in the flourishing age."
At a recent exhibition held by the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, Haiyantang, the largest European-style garden in Yuanmingyuan - or the Old Summer Palace - came alive with water pouring out from the mouths of the 12 zodiac sculptures in front of it - virtually, of course.
Kumar Khadka is the center of attention on a tour of some of the ancient Silk Road sites in late August.
BEIJING - Slater Rhea has become a musical phenomenon in China with his fluent command of Mandarin and Chinese folk and pop songs.
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