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".
Guests learn to make enamel ornaments at the China Cultural Center during an exchange exhibition on Chinese cloisonne in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday.
Workers wrap meat zongzi, or pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, at a stall in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Friday ahead of Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on Monday.
As Central Asia emerges as a new hot spot for Chinese tourists, a reciprocal surge of curiosity toward China is flourishing among Central Asian people.
It is as old and venerable as Rome, the eternal city, and Athens, the city of wisdom, yet Samarkand, the pearl of the Muslim world, draws only a fraction of the attention that those two capitals do.
Tai chi, an ancient martial art, is widely practiced across China. Though there are no formal statistics regarding the number of tai chi practitioners in the country, the martial art can be said to have enjoyed an enduring popularity over the years.
