Lanterns set up in Nanjing to welcome new year

Broadway classic musical "Aida" staged in Tianjin

Performers stage the United States Broadway classic musical "Aida" in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 3, 2008. The performance of "Aida" marked the beginning of the five-day, Second US Broadway Culture and Art Festival in Tianjin.

Historic Guangzhou remains vibrant to visitors

Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, may be well known today for its industrial output, but it is also a famed cultural city with a history dating back more than 2,000 years.

Day the earth stood still

At Shaanxi's sprawling tumulus of Emperor Jingdi, the fourth Han (206 BC-AD 220) emperor, history did not stop when the emperor was entombed in 141 BC. History is once again being charted at the Hanyang Ling Museum, which was eulogized as an "outstanding achievement and a model for other relics protection projects" by Michael Petzet, chairperson of the International Council on Monuments and Sites.

Whistles of toy soldiers echo memory of fallen heroes

I left Xunxian county, Henan province, when I was 3. Thus my impression of the county comes from a few visits during Spring Festival.

Old village with 400-year-plus history well protected

Dalu Village is formed with nine ancient architecture groups dating back to the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The architecture groups occupying 450,000 square meters are well preserved and protected. [Xinhua]

Shaoguan showcases historical heritage

All 15 cities that will host activities for the 2008 Guangdong International Tourism and Culture Festival are ready to welcome tourists from home and abroad, organizers said.

Exhibition of Zhejiang's famous sculptors held

'CEO monk' to franchise Kungfu Shaolin shrine

Pretty soon, it won't be necessary to go to the famed Shaolin temple in China's Henan Province to learn its famed kungfu fighting style. You'll be able to get your kicks at a franchised "offshoot" in Yunnan Province.

Traditional wooden movable typography in Anhui

Christmas themed decoration in Suzhou city

Buddha 'relic' found in Nanjing

Archeologists on Saturday removed an about 1,000-year-old miniature pagoda, believed to hold the top part of Buddha's skull, from an iron case found at a former temple site in Nanjing in July.