When you mention the ancient Silk Road to most people, they usually think of the Eurasian trade routes spreading from Chang'an, today's Xi'an and the capital of Shaanxi province, toward Central Asia out through the deserts of Northwest China.
Yunnan province's Shangri-La city has long lured travelers from home and abroad, who seek to discover the paradisiacal place described in British author James Hilton's 1933 novel, Lost Horizon.
Not only were the bride and her family sobbing - so, too, were the audience members, who were moved when they watched the traditional "crying-wedding" performance in Beijing in late June.
They can explore distinctive bookstores, celebrities' former residences, museums, galleries, theaters and iconic landmarks during the Beijing International Youth Tourism Festival, which opened on Friday.
An opera production, The Diaries of John Rabe, that tells a tale of humanitarian heroism during the Nanjing Massacre of 1937 has opened in the German hometown of its protagonist to rave reviews, Chen Weihua reports in Hamburg, Germany.
Master painter Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) is known for integrating the techniques of Western art with the aesthetic and philosophy of Chinese culture.
Chinese French horn player Zeng Yun won the first prize and gold medal in the brass category at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia on June 28.
The day before he heads to a war, an undefeated commander named Qi has a dream in which he loses a battle and dies. When he wakes up, Qi bids farewell to his wife and gets ready to go and fight. While gaining successive victories, Qi decides to celebrate, despite the fact that there is a final battle waiting for him. When he gets drunk and falls asleep in his tent, Qi's army is ambushed by the enemy and he is killed just as his dream predicted.
Nearly 30 years ago the photographer Xie Hailong began an investigation of rural students and teachers, recording their living conditions and the stories of their striving for educational opportunities.
This is definitely a favorite summer vegetable in China, where it is treated with a lot of respect. Unlike Western chefs who view the cucumber as mainly a salad ingredient, Chinese cooks use the cucumber in many different ways.
KATHMANDU - Seasoned mountain climber Lakpa Sherpa had made debut in climbing Mount Qomolangma by reaching the top of the mountain on May 23, 2010 from the Chinese side of the mountain by taking US climbers.
In 2017, a restaurant with only one table opened on the floor above a flower shop in Beijing's Wudaoying hutong.
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Raymond Zhou
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