If he had not become emperor, Qianlong, whose reign lasted from 1736 to 1795 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), would have instead seen his name etched in history as an artist or a writer.
German artist Katharina Grosse says when she was a child, she often played a game in her head before getting up in the morning. She says she imagined a painting brush with which she would cover all the shadows on the wall, the windowsill, the lamp and elsewhere.
With two months to go before the summer vacation, parents have already gone out of their way to plan ahead for their children.
A full marathon that integrates coastal, forest, wetland and rural scenery attracted more than 12,000 runners from home and abroad in late April.
A series of Chinese-culture and tourism-exchange events will be held around the globe to present an authentic China to the world.
Composer Zou Hang creates music in various genres, ranging from classical to rock to traditional Chinese operas.
LOS ANGELES - An ongoing liuli (colored-glaze) art exhibition in the US city of Costa Mesa in southern California showcases the heritage and innovation of an ancient Chinese craft.
"One of my biggest dreams started more than 10 years ago, and now it's coming true," said Peking Opera star Zhang Huoding in a rehearsal room of the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts on April 23.
He was one of the most famous Peking Opera masters of the last century who developed a singing technique that still bears his name - yang pai, or Yang style.
More domestic airlines are launching new flights connecting less-densely populated smaller Chinese cities, and those areas are seeing more remarkable growth in air traffic than major cities.
In late April, Air China and China Eastern Airlines both won approval to launch new flights between Shanghai and London, breaking a longtime unwritten rule that only one Chinese carrier can operate a major intercontinental flight between a particular Chinese city and the United States or Europe.
While most of the country's workers enjoy a welcome break in May, those working in pet hotels will barely have a chance to draw breath.
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