New production from innovative theater company combines dance with traditional Chinese performance arts.
Santa Johnny from China's Hong Kong won the "World Best Santa Claus" during the annual World Santa Claus Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 24, 2013.
Known for painting landscapes on big scrolls, Chinese artist Dong Xiyuan leads an "austere life", in the words of his friends and art critics.
Thinking locally puts Chinese architecture in the center of today's ideas, award-winning Li Xiaodong tells China Daily reporter.
Liyuan Library integrates architecture into the natural landscape using traditional Chinese architectural concepts.
In Mo Qun's eyes, Sansha, the country's youngest city, will become China's Maldives, attracting tourists for island-to-island trips in the near future.
Nanjing was the ancient capital of six dynasties in China, and in August, it will come under the limelight again as the host city of the 2nd Asian Youth Games. Its rich history and cultural heritage are sure to impress first-time visitors.
Clenching fists, flying kicks, snapping punches — Shaolin kung fu made a big impression on the children in Mabre N'guessan Valerie's village in Cote d'Ivoire when he was young.
Many students consider their university admission letter one of their most important mementos because it marks the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.
Is it romantic for an American boy and his Chinese girlfriend to meet in Tiananmen Square or the Forbidden City? Foreigners say yes but the Chinese wrinkle their foreheads, whispering it's weird.
While dragons are the stuff of imagination, China boasts tangible - and substantial - reptiles that can both chill the blood and tug the heartstrings of empathetic animal lovers. Reptiles come in many forms in China, including grand survivors and niche monsters. From one of the only species of alligator in the world to turtles from antiquity, China has a rich diversity of reptilian giants trying to eke out an existence in the modern world. However, with habitats disappearing, prey dying off or just ending up in a local diner, the size of these animals is largely a curse. Many of these often critically endangered beasts are under threat of becoming just as mythical as their legendary cousin, the dragon. Spine-chilling snakes and leviathan lizards may seem scary, but they are far more important to a delicate ecosystem than, say, a web designer. However, while there are only a few hundred Chinese alligators - for some reason - web designers abound. Tragically, there were many animals that could have been included in this list but no longer exist, such as the Yangtze soft-shelled turtle
The snail slime is believed to make one's skin supple as well as remove dry and scaly patches.
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