In 744 AD, Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), climbed the Wangwu Mountain in today's Henan province. He wanted to meet one of his old friends, who lived in Yangtai Palace, a Taoist temple on that mountain.
Chinese artist Chen Chunmu uses various media to express thoughts and reflections on such social issues as environmental protection, urbanization and social development - and he wants viewers to look beyond the beauty of his works.
Two giant stages stand in the center of a 6,670-hectare orchard of blooming pear trees. Performers clad in ethnic attire sing and dance under colorful lights.
The capital's largest annual celebration of dance, music, drama and art, the Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, will bring nearly 800 artists from 44 performing arts groups from 19 countries and regions to Beijing.
Richard Wagner's only comic opera, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - a coproduction of China's National Center for the Performing Arts, the Royal Opera House and Convent Garden from London and Opera Australia - will headline the NCPA Opera Festival.
The Shanghai History Museum's (Shanghai Revolution Museum's) most important exhibits are the buildings that house it, director Hu Jiang says.
"Keep your back straight and clench your buttocks," says Tintin, my Filipino horse guide whom I was allotted just 30 seconds earlier.
POHNPEI STATE, Micronesia - I'm panicked and soaked as smiling locals fish me out of the bay on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia. "Trip of a lifetime", I sarcastically thought as we made our way back to land with an upside-down kayak, our cameras and cellphone ruined.
While many love traveling abroad to go shopping or to experience exotic cultures, history and food, a growing number of Chinese tourists are looking for an adrenaline rush via extreme sports, whether soaring through the sky in Vietnam or exploring the ocean in Thailand, or any of a host of opportunities becoming evermore available.
The extreme sports market in China is gaining favor in the capital and experts believe the industry will mature quickly.
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