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The Jingpo Lake scenic area in Mudanjiang, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, recently held its annual winter ice fishing festival, alongside a competitive ice fishing contest.
The Egyptian Tourism Authority is rolling out three roadshows from mid-January to strengthen cooperation with China's travel market and showcase Egypt's renewed tourism vision.
Defying time and odds, an aging matriarch of one of the world's rarest big cats is living a tale of survival in North China's Taihang Mountains.
The response to the trend has been mainly positive as many online users expressing their excitement and nervousness about the concept of "being Chinese." /@sherryxiiruii
Despite biting temperatures of minus 20 C along the century-old Central Street in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Thai tourist Nattapong Somchai stamped his feet to keep warm yet happily embraced a local tradition by sampling a classic ice cream bar.
Near the northern gate of Beijing's Beihai Park, behind a sign reading "No admittance for the public", passersby have long wondered about the nature of a splendid, temple-like compound hidden from view.
Attendants from the Chongqing Passenger Transport Section of China Railway Chengdu Group receive etiquette training in Chongqing to enhance service quality and prepare for the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, Jan 22, 2026.
The Tripod with Bear-Shaped Feet at the Hebei Museum."The design is truly ingenious," said Chen Jianli, from Peking University's School of Archaeology and Museology, during a recent program on China Central Television.
When Amie, a British online content creator, faced a wait of at least two weeks to see a local general practitioner for persistent stomach pain, she made an unexpected choice: booking a flight to Beijing for medical care.
As the Tibetan New Year, or Losar, approaches, preparations are in full swing in Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region, with families busy following centuries-old customs to seek blessings and good fortune.
Several Chinese universities have suspended recruitment for some arts-related majors while expanding programs in artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced engineering, prompting debate over whether higher education is becoming increasingly technology-focused, according to media reports.
The Ruili China and Muse Myanmar Cross-Border Marathon has attracted nearly 600,000 runners from 33 countries and regions over the past decade, organizers said Monday at a press conference in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Yin Dongxiang (right) and her daughter Xiao Yang print a New Year painting depicting menshen, or door gods, on Dec 24, in Tantou, Shaoyang, Hunan province.This self-contained production cycle is a rarity in the world of nianhuaand underscores the deep-rooted cultural and artistic heritage of Tantou. The process begins with the crafting of the paper itself, using locally sourced bamboo.
"My neck hurts so much I can't even turn my head. Patches and massages didn't work. Can you help?" said Mr. Wang, 48, who came into our clinic in December with severe neck pain.
"You have to imagine your feet are rooted in the ground like a tree," said Thomas Vriens, a 24-year-old Dutch musician studying Taoist culture on Wudang Mountain in Shiyan, Hubei province.
They also vividly bring to life the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar.This recognition spurred efforts to preserve and revitalize Chinese New Year traditions through exhibitions, forums and creative products. At least seven museums in Beijing are set to unveil exhibitions centered around New Year customs and the Year of the Horse.
A toy horse with its mouth accidentally stitched upside down has gone viral on Chinese social media, transforming what was once seen as a manufacturing defect into an unexpected bestseller in Yiwu, the trinket capital of the world in China's Zhejiang Province.
The frozen Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, came alive with the sound of drums and the rhythmic clanging of ice picks, as nearly 200 members of ice dragon boat teams vigorously struck the icy surface to move forward, drawing enthusiastic cheers from the spectators.
The second Jilin Doc Fest opened on Wednesday in Jilin, northeastern China, drawing documentary filmmakers, broadcasters, scholars and decision makers from across China and overseas to the snowy Songhua riverside city.
The 2nd China-Austria Ice and Snow Culture Carnival kicks off on Tuesday in Lingchuan county, Jincheng, Shanxi province.The 2nd China-Austria Ice and Snow Culture Carnival kicked off on Tuesday in Lingchuan county, Jincheng, Shanxi province, tapping into the growing enthusiasm for winter sports.
Representatives of the Global Mayors Dialogue · Harbin carve an ice block on Tuesday at the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.Representatives of the Global Mayors Dialogue · Harbin visit the Ice and Snow World on Tuesday in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The Chinese musical theater market is experiencing an unprecedented surge, with genres blending, platforms evolving and fresh talent emerging at a dizzying pace. As the demand for diverse and dynamic musical experiences rises, a recent market report shows a growing appeal for homemade musicals among younger audiences.
The Wolf Supermoon of 2026, brighter and larger than usual, rose last night, offering skywatchers a celestial spectacle.A supermoon occurs when the moon is near its perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit. January's supermoon marks the final one in a rare series of four consecutive supermoons. The next will occur on November 24, 2026.
When the sands of time from millennium-old Dunhuang greet the millennium-old kiln fires of Jingdezhen, a dialogue of civilizations across time and space quietly begins within the hues of glaze.
In September 2024, two young Frenchmen — 27-year-old Benjamin Rene and 26-year-old Loic Michel — quit their jobs in Paris and set off from their hometown of Annecy on an extraordinary journey. Their goal was ambitious: to reach Shanghai, China — on foot.
The year 2025 made it clear that the planet no longer moves in a single rhythm. Each continent lives its own historical tempo, creating a global mismatch, with the result being accelerated time in the Global South, regressive time in the Global North, suspended time in Europe, futuristic time in Asia and a state of maximum alert in the Pacific. Five clocks, five pulses and five simultaneous futures.
Wu Hengqian, a mental health hotline operator at the 8th People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Henan province, offers support to those in need.[Photo provided to China Daily]
Recently, due to continuous cold weather, the Yellow River's Hukou Waterfall, located at the border of Jixian county in Shanxi and Yichuan county in Shaanxi, has presented a breathtaking ice curtain landscape for tourists. The layered ice curtains, glistening in the sunlight, complemented by a vibrant rainbow arcing above the waterfall, create a stunning sight that has attracted numerous visitors.
Two of the qipao (cheongsam) exhibits featured in Glamour and Modernity Beyond Shanghai.[Photo provided by Gao Erqiang/China Daily] A cream-colored Austin 10 Saloon car stands at the entrance, greeting visitors with the glamour of 1930s Shanghai.
For many hotpot lovers, the iconic Chinese dish stirs up thoughts of a deep numbing spiciness. But for many in Southwest China's Guizhou province, hotpot is all about mouth-twisting sourness.
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