One of the new notions Premier Li Keqiang put forward in this year’s Government Work Report on March 5 is a “New era of mass tourism”.
Bella Vita restaurants in Shanghai and Tiajin have made a weekend of Women's Day, with a special menu continuing through Tuesday night. The "beauty set meal" serves three to four people for 499 yuan ($76), including steamed mussels, calamari pasta, grilled New Zealand beef tenderloin and strawberry cake.
During the recent Chinese New Year celebrations, many Chinese had the same dinner menu, as they followed a recipe and cooking direction from a video that taught them how to prepare a delicious celebration feast for their families, leisurely and just by themselves.
A team of pop-up pros has launched an incubator for wannabe chefs and restaurant owners who have ideas to put on Beijing plates, Mike Peters reports.
Yang Yuanju's family offers ritualistic sacrifices to their ancestors in a 19-story drum tower in the village center on Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve.
China's successful 2022 Winter Olympics bid has won the season a new place in Chinese hearts-and itineraries.
Restaurant Week is a commonplace in the US, but it is relatively new in China. From Shanghai, it has now been taken up in five other cities, with 400 restaurants participating this year.
Pop-up Beijing will salute International Women's Day with a special lineup of films for its Classic Movie Tuesdays, as homage to "an era when women ruled the screen".
Spain's Elena Arzak says traditional Chinese cuisine has been a long-time inspiration for her dishes.
China leads Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards with 13 eateries in the 2016 list announced this week, Mike Peters reports.
Green grass, buzzing bees...spring has returned, with warm weather and refreshing scenery after a bleak winter. Also coming with the new season are people's hopes and expectations for the new year ahead.
Photo taken on March 2, 2016 shows the Chengyang wind and rain bridge, a traditional local architecture form, in Sanjiang Dong autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.