When he was 13-year-old, Tan Congchong fell victim to school bullies. Being angry and depressed, he listened to Chinese rock music, such as singer-songwriter Xu Wei and the band Tang Dynasty, which, to his surprise, comforted him.
FAYOUM, Egypt - At a scorpion farm in Fayoum province south of Cairo, dozens of labeled, square plastic bowls with soft sides that prevent the arachnids from climbing out, known as scorpion cages, are organized on shelves in a special room, each containing about 20 male and female scorpions.
Today's Chinese youth are often labeled as a generation who want everything at the click of a button. But an online documentary may change your mind and show you that they can also be patient if they want to.
SAN FRANCISCO - The 15th Chinese Bridge Cup contest ended last month after two days of competition among students from various schools in Northern California.
TIANJIN - Huo Baiming, 25, is poised to receive his master's degree from the Civil Aviation University of China and an engineering certificate from a French institute in July.
Despite having his books translated into 30 languages worldwide, China's best-known spy writer Mai Jia has not published a new work in eight years.
Australian literature has become more known to Chinese people in recent years. To further promote Australian literature in China, the 12th Australian Writers Week was held from March 20 to 27.
The road leading from Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital, to Jinchuan county in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture has been packed with tourists, especially on weekends, since late March.
SAN FRANCISCO - People in the San Francisco Bay Area continue to show a growing interest in visiting China and exploring the country's culture, history, natural wonders and lifestyle, say US tour operators.
In the underground parking lot of a shopping mall near Beijing's central business district is a room with a door tag that reads "Fengjia Hutong".
Chinese director Huang Dingshan will never forget Lunar New Year's Eve of 2014. Then, thousands of miles away from his home in Beijing, Huang was in Xichang city, in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, in Southwest China's Sichuan province, spending the day with actors of the Liangshan Song and Dance Troupe, the first national performing art troupe of the Yi ethnic group, which was founded in 1956 in Sichuan.
For the past decade, Shi Liping has devoted herself to Miao embroidery, something that not only preserves the local people's cultural inheritance, but also contributes greatly to poverty alleviation efforts.
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