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"My life in the institute is like a cup of tea - bitter at first but with a soothing after taste," says Li Yuan, a volunteer at the Confucius Institute at Budapest.
What did Chinese kids play with before Western toys, such as Barbie, Automan and Transformers, were introduced to the country? An ongoing exhibition of traditional toys at the National Art Museum of China answers this question in a fun, even playful way.
The western Macedonian village of Galicnik staged its traditional wedding ceremony, an annual event that has been running for more than 50 years.
Actors perform the Feicha (Flying Fork) in Suqiao township of Wen'an county, north China's Hebei province, July 13, 2012.
Du Fu Thatched Cottage is a park and museum in honour of the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu at the western outskirts of Chengdu.
When Kesang Tashi talks about his Khawachen Tibetan rugs, his eyes have a certain glow.
People perform during the opening of a Nadam fair in West Ujimqin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
A woman combs her hair at the Huangluo village of the Yao ethnic group in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Tucked away in one of Beijing's alleyway hutongs, doorways open up to families' traditional courtyard residences.
Bishachu, a kind of Chinese traditional furniture, evolves into a style of indoor layout, showing the combination of culture and architecture.
The site of Xanadu in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
Luoyang of Henan province has been building various themed museums over the past few years. There are now 22 museums that have been opened to the public.
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