The China Story
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The "Cultural Journey" program dedicates to showcase the preservation and flourishing of China's vibrant traditional culture. It features key sections like "Archaeological China", "Exploring China", "Traveling across China", "Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage in China" and "Openness in China".
Sixteen-year-old Peyton Fu-Sarosa, who lives in the United States, attends an online Chinese class every week. With her teacher from Shanghai on screen, she reads books and practices conversations.
Mo Yan, who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, grew up watching Maoqiang Opera in his hometown in Shandong province, and even featured the traditional folk art in one of his novels.
Ian Stevenson, a 62-year-old native of Gisborne in northern New Zealand, has been an avid follower of Chinese dramas, or C-dramas, for five years. Currently managing his accounting firm in Tauranga, Stevenson says that his preferred series is Princess Agents, a saga depicting the legendary journey of a slave who rises to become a female general amid the chaos during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-581).
With modern people's desire to get close to nature, camping has become a popular leisure activity, further fueling rural tourism.
