Ah. Sunscreen-scented days and nights spent cuddling over a good book, a soundtrack of ocean waves and kids' laughter playing in the background. Nothing beats a summer road trip to the beach - a much-anticipated outing for so many families that can only be enhanced by tossing a few choice travel goods into the back of the car.
SAN FRANCISCO - How long does it take a robotic hand to learn to juggle a cube?
Sinologists from 24 countries took a close look at China's development at a recent five-day symposium in Beijing.
The Shanghai Exhibition Center was crowded with students, professors, scientific researchers, visitors, and exhibitors, on July 21. A delegation of more than 250 teachers and students from different countries and regions gathered to share their creative projects and ideas.
There is a reason why handwritten letters have not be entirely replaced by their digital counterparts yet - postage stamps. And while they are small, they display a kaleidoscopic world. Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, and China Post jointly released a set of special stamps inspired by Landscape Across the Four Seasons, a painting that is 69 centimeters long and 40 cm wide and over 800 years old. Created by Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) artist Liu Songnian on silk, the painting has four sections, showing human activity and landscapes throughout the four seasons.
SAO PAULO - Sao Paulo kicked off its 25th biannual international book fair with a stand dedicated to Chinese literature and culture on Aug 3.
At the opening of Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson's solo show at the Red Brick Art Museum in Beijing, he says he hopes visitors will immerse themselves in the natural world he has created.
A visit to Lijiang's Najie Street is a journey through the ethnic cultures of Yunnan province.
Open-air rock paintings in the world's driest desert testify to the importance of the llama to the millennia-old cultures that have traversed the inhospitable terrain.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - If you've heard about New Orleans' famous cemeteries with their above-ground tombs, chances are you've heard about the gravesite of the so-called voodoo queen.
With Shanghai stealing the spotlight in China's contemporary art scene with its new museums and art fairs in recent years, the city that's home to the largest number of artists and galleries in the country is trying to win back its place as China's art capital with a slew of art events.
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