The first thing that Li Xi did after receiving her 3,000-yuan ($476) student award four years ago was to head to beauty and cosmetics retailer Sephora.
One of the most popular skincare products in the Western world over the past year is believed to have originated during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Some have even claimed that Empress Dowager Cixi, who ruled during the later part of this era, frequently used this tool to improve and maintain her complexion.
While translating a speech by the Chinese author Gerelchimeg Blackcrane during the 55th Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy in March, Florence-based Jacopo Lasala choked up with tears, causing many audience members to also understand the emotions the writer was conveying through a story.
Chinese publishers are expanding the depth and range of cooperation with their global peers.
Award-winning British-Chinese author Hong Ying recently launched her latest book, The Heart of the Rainbow, at the Memory and Urban Fairytales literary event in Beijing.
Located in the alpine town of St. Moritz in Switzerland, the Kulm Hotel may have first opened its doors in 1856, but it has just been named hotel of the year by the prestigious Gault et Millau restaurant guide.
Chen Xiaoqing, the chief and director of the first two seasons of the food documentary A Bite of China, is selecting free-range chickens in Beijing with Liu Guozhu, a chef specializing in "Tan family cuisine".
In the history of human civilization, people have erected statues to show their recognition of human values and to celebrate men of special significance.
Ding Yi performed as Alfredo Germon, the lead male role in Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata, at the Sydney Opera House in 2002.
When award-winning American director Lee Unkrich addressed the 14th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival in Hangzhou on Friday, the hall was so full that some of the attendees were forced to sit on the floor.
Inside a soundstage in western Qingdao, Shandong province, actors from the action-thriller The Teacher are performing a series of chase-and-combat sequences for a group of onlookers.
When long-running Taiwan variety talk show Kangsi Coming aired its final episode in 2016, fans on both sides of the Straits bid an emotional farewell to its host duo - Kevin Tsai and Dee Hsu - who finally answered the curtain call after 12 years of bringing laughter to their viewers.
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