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Hutong (alleys) and siheyuan (courtyard houses) are considered representative of Beijing's urban cultural traditions.
Jiaxing in Zhejiang province and Zigui in Hubei province will hold grand folk cultural festivals to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival on June 23.
The traditional embroidery of Zhuang ethnic style has become endangered owing to the development of modern society.
Headmasters Anthony Seldon hopes to demonstrate his struggles when learning Mandarin to encourage his pupils persevere in their own learning.
Stone houses, stone walls, stone steps and stone bridges are still well-preserved here after a history of more than 350 years.
Archeologists working on the latest dig at the site of the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an say the project has already turned up vital historical finds.
Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC) came to the throne of the Qin kingdom at the age of 13, and took the helm of the state at the age of 22.
Dong Zhuo jumps off from a giant 5-meter shelf like an acrobat, with paint brushes in his hands and colorful stains on his T-shirt.
The Ministry of Culture announced a series of activities to celebrate China's 7th Cultural Heritage Day.
Thomas Garran,an American studied herbal medicine in the US and is now at home in China, spreading his knowledge about the power of plants.
U.S. students learn Peking Opera at Liaocheng University in East China's Shandong province, May 31, 2012.
An ongoing exhibition of traditional toys at the National Art Museum of China answers this question in a fun, even playful way.