LANZHOU - Summer is the busiest season for staff at the Mogao Grottoes, as more than a third of the annual visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage site arrive during the vacation time.
The Amazon River, which flows through Peru, Colombia and Brazil, has been a permanent source of inspiration for China's Nobel literature prize winner Mo Yan.
NEW YORK - It is not uncommon for non-Chinese heritage people to learn Mandarin nowadays as the world's oldest written language is becoming increasingly popular with the rapid rise of China.
When you initially considered setting up a Hong Kong polo club, did you envisage it would take as long as it has?
In a harbor city such as Hong Kong, where fish is the staple diet of so many, it's hard to catch and sustain the attention and appetites of diners. But such has been the case with the restaurant, oyster and cocktail bar Fishsteria, run by chefowner Gianni Caprioli. Having hooked the piscatorial taste buds of seafood lovers amid the hustle and bustle of Queen's Road East in Wan Chai since its opening in 2015, it has now spawned a more laid-back sister restaurant, Fishsteria Waterside, in Kennedy Town. The new space, while still buzzy, overlooks the harbor and offers more easy-going dining, with floor-to-ceiling windows and bespoke light fittings crafted from the skeleton of a classic Italian rowboat.
Xiao Yu is already quite the traveler, having been to Russia a couple of times, remarkable given that she is just 4 years old. However, Yu is no normal tourist, her visits to the Black Sea coastal resort of Sochi being about much more than rest and recreation.
Westerners know the loofah as a bathroom accessory, a natural sponge for scrubbing and cleaning. To the Chinese, however, it offers both food and functionality.
Tony Wang, who has been living in London since high school, says: "The weather is always the best topic to start a conversation with here, and complaining about wet shoes and a destroyed hairstyle can bring people closer.
The night economy can reflect a city's style to a certain extent, and it also showcases the city's business level and consumption habits.
The China Development Research Foundation has begun a project called the Chinese Dream of Ordinary People to chronicle ordinary people's ideas of the Chinese dream. The results have been published in a namesake book.
EDINBURGH, Britain - An appreciative audience enjoyed a concert performed by the 140-year-old Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on Monday night.
Xin Ming Yuen has been a firm fixture of Beijing's dining circuit for over a decade. The restaurant is making a fresh start this month with new premises, new decor and a brand-new menu.
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