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The world's only Hello Kitty-themed pavilion brings a fantasy world with a retro decor for fans in Shanghai.
At first glance, the works of art by Kong Jinghai, who is more popularly known as Ahai, come across as traditional Chinese paintings. But delve deeper and it soon becomes clear why this Nanjing native calls himself a contemporary artist.
Two Chinese sites added recently to the UNESCO Global Geopark List will feature conservation with sustainable development.
The challenges for Notre Dame Cathedral restoration include finding ways to integrate new material into the old existing structure, according to a leading historian at Cambridge University.
China has seen two more sites added to the UNESCO Global Geopark List - Yimeng Mountain in East China's Shandong province and Jiuhua Mountain in East China's Anhui province - according to UNESCO's official website on Wednesday.
The Walt Disney Company announced Wednesday that it will donate 5 million U.S. dollars to help rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province said on Wednesday it had started rebuilding a fence where a visitor had touched a panda cub.
Cultural exchanges and collaborations, especially movies, could provide a bridge for building trusts and creating opportunities between the United States and China, experts have said recently at a film festival in the U.S.
It is not unusual for relics and heritages to be discovered underground in Xi'an, a city with a long and rich history of more than 3,000 years.
An inferno that destroyed the spire and a large portion of the wooden roof structure of the 12th-century Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday reinforced a cautionary message to Chinese authorities about the need to better protect vulnerable heritage sites.
China confirmed on Wednesday that the Vatican will attend the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition, which begins later this month, as the two countries work to improve bilateral ties.
The challenges for Notre Dame cathedral restoration efforts remain how to integrate any new material to the old existing structure, said a leading historian at Cambridge University.
France will launch an international competition to re-design the spire of Notre Dame of Paris Cathedral which collapsed in a devastating fire Monday evening, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Wednesday.
Three Chinese existing geoparks and two new ones appeared in the list of the 11 designated sites in Asia, Europe, and South America which receive the Global Geopark Label of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Paris-based UN body announced on Wednesday.
Live Green, Live Better. Nothing matches the theme of the Beijing Horticultural Exhibition better than flowers and trees.
The world watched in shock as parts of the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames. About two-thirds of its roof was damaged, and its spire has collapsed. Authorities say the damage is significant, but the fire is now under control, and no one was killed. The iconic Notre-Dame stands as a symbol of French national pride, and its walls house its marked history.
Film "Common Destiny" themed on the Belt and Road will hit global screens during the second Belt and Road International Cooperation Forum.
Hong Kong action thriller "P Storm" Tuesday continued leading the daily box office by grossing 17.10 million yuan (2.55 million U.S. dollars) on the Chinese mainland, data from China Movie Data Information Network showed Wednesday.
Fans hold up masks of characters as they wait for the start of the Game of Thrones premiere party at the Understudy bar in Brooklyn in New York on Sunday.
UN educational, cultural and scientific body, UNESCO's Director-General Andrey Azoulay on Tuesday proposed to help in rebuilding the medieval cathedral of Notre Dame of Paris, proposing experts and special mission to see how to preserve the iconic monument.
Chen Enhui (front), deputy director of the Nanyin department at Quanzhou Normal University, her colleagues and students stage Feng Qiu Huang (Phoenix Courting His Mate), a hit play since its debut in 2015.
Since ancient times in China, art forms involving ink and brushes such as calligraphy and paintings have been seen as highly desirable and have brought prestige to the artists who excelled at them.
Beijing municipal authorities have released a 17-year plan to develop and protect sections of the Great Wall that come under the city's jurisdiction, focusing on areas which have suffered long-term damage。
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday vowed to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral, devastated by fire on Monday evening, within five years, calling on the French to remain united.
When the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral collapsed in flames, despairing gasps and cries broke out among the crowds of Parisians and tourists, who gathered and were praying for the ancient architecture that has stood in the French capital since 1260.
The spire and roof collapsed after a major fire engulfed one of France's most famous landmarks in Paris, the medieval Cathedral of Notre-Dame, but the main structure and two towers are safe, according to Paris fire brigade chief Jean-Claude Gallet.
A themed exhibition of 10 Chinese artists' works opened here on Saturday night as part of the 13th Havana Biennial, the first of its kind since the biennial art event was launched in 1984.
Authorities in China have held a trial opening of the site for the upcoming Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition. The opening ceremony is coming up on April 29th.
Cloud Gate performs Lin's work, White Water, inspired by a river named Liwuxi in south Taiwan. (Photo for China Daily/Liu Chen-Hsiang)
After 46 years at the helm of Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, choreographer Lin Hwai-min prepares to pass on the mantle to the next generation.
