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Preserving the past to safeguard the future

[2015-02-09 07:53]

West of the grand, modern Fuzhou South Railway Station in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, stands a heap of rubble that was once Lulei, a village famous as the birthplace of several major figures in Chinese history, including the mathematician Chen Jingrun (1933-1996), a renowned expert on number theory, and the Kuomintang admiral Chen Shaokuan (1889-1969).

Palace Museum planning to cap number of visitors

[2015-01-28 07:38]

The Palace Museum in Beijing unveiled a plan on Tuesday to control the number of visitors after dealing with overwhelming crowds for years.

Celebrate La Ba with porridge and garlic

[2015-01-27 05:38]

The La Ba (腊八) Festival is celebrated on the eighth (ba, 八) day of the 12th month (la yue 腊月). It is one of the most important traditional festivals in Chinese culture.

China to be guest of honor at 1st Paris Int'l Art Festival

[2015-01-23 15:57]

The first session of the Paris International Art Festival will make its debut in September with China acting as the guest of honor.

The 90s: The true me

[2015-01-14 14:32]

Wang Yanyun, a young university graduate who used to be in the focus of being a nude model, wants to share her true story with the post-90s generation.

"Image of Korea" kicked off in Beijing

[2015-01-14 13:58]

2014 China-South Korea Art and Culture Night kicked off on Dec 29 in Beijing. Kim Jin Gon, curator of Korean cultural center in China, Kwon Youngse, Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea to China among others, were present at the event.

China plans to streamline literary works online

[2015-01-13 15:22]

To ensure that literary works online move in a sound and orderly manner, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the PRC has recently issued a document called Guidance on Promoting the Sound Development of Online Literature.

2,000-year-old castle in Hebei looks for glory days

[2015-01-13 14:33]

Kaiyang castle is an ancient village in Yangyuan county of Hebei province. Kaiyang castle has a long history of more than 2,000 years with roots reaching back to the Warring States period.

China to open cultural center in Senegal

[2015-01-05 14:37]

According to a memorandum of understanding signed between China and Senegal, a China Cultural Center will be set up in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal.

Art beat in January

[2014-12-29 09:13]

Art beat

Using the present to preserve the past

[2014-12-03 06:51]

Enthusiastic amateurs are using modern tools, such as social networks and digital publishing to help save endangered cultural sites and forgotten arts.

Easy Talk:Is TCM still relevant?

[2014-12-02 09:54]

With a history of over 2,000 years, traditional Chinese medicine is a gem in Chinese culture.

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