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Authorities in Liuzhou City, Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said they are applying for national and UNESCO recognition of Luosifen, a local rice noodle specialty, as an intangible cultural heritage.
Having spent the last 30 years researching her family history, 64-year-old Li Hongxiu is almost an anthropologist.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could serve as a very positive example for two different societies and civilizations working together ly, with respect for each other, said Michael Schaefer, former German ambassador to China.
The first batch of 100 film screenings for the main event at this year's Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) was unveiled on Thursday.
More than 76 percent of young respondents said they felt their language competence was becoming poorer as digital technology and Internet memes reshaped their communication habits, according to a survey by China Youth Daily.
Chinese archaeologists have found 143,000 relics from a cargo ship from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) that was salvaged in the South China Sea in 2007, sources here said Wednesday.
Norbu Sidar, a thangka master, spent his teenage days reciting vast sutras from Buddhist scriptures, and made sure that his nephews Konchoge and Tsering did the same.
Romantic film "More than Blue" directed by Gavin Lin was the highest grossing film on the Chinese mainland in the week ending March 17, China Film News has reported.
The reincarnation system for the living Buddhas should follow Chinese laws and regulations, religious rituals and conventions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Tuesday in response to a question regarding the reincarnation of the 14th Dalai Lama.
As the musical "School of Rock" drew the curtain in Shanghai Sunday after 29 performances, Kempton Maloney, 10-year-old Australian drummer in the play, has gained a huge popularity in China.
The Capital Museum in Beijing is hosting an exhibition about the cultural and historical development of northwest China's Qinghai Province, focusing particularly on its relationship with the ancient Silk Road.
China has unveiled the first list of 15 areas for the protection and utilization of cultural heritage of revolutionary memorial significance, according to a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on Tuesday morning.
The 30th Macao Arts Festival, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government, will kick off in early May, the organizers said on Monday.
A special cultural zone to protect traditional porcelain culture in Jiangxi province will get support from the State Council, China's Cabinet, according to provincial deputies to the 13th National People's Congress.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 relics from the Palace Museum in Beijing, bringing to life the era of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) under Emperor Qianlong's reign (1736-1796).
Chinese actor Jason Wu has been crowned the most handsome man in Asia while Chinese actor Hu Ge, Chinese singer Kris Wu and Jackson Wang ranked in the top ten, according to American film critic TC Candler, sparking wows and a row on social media.
The China Cultural Center in Berlin is displaying artworks from the Chinese economic center of Shanghai through May 6. A wide variety of art is featured, ranging from Chinese paintings, oil paintings and woodprints to sculptures and pottery works.
Members of the Belgian Sanda Academy are learning traditional Chinese boxing, known as sanda, defined by powerful round kicks and precise parrying, along with counter punching and shoulder rolls.
Archaeologists say 49 tombs found years ago in Southwest China's Guizhou province are likely to belong to a minority that has disappeared in modern times.
A glorious past, a transforming present and an exciting future. The 600-year-old museum is turning something old into gold. Showcasing the history of China’s cultural relics, opening doors to people under the full moon, and it's all proving to be a big hit with visitors.
An ancient Chinese board game manual of liubo, ancestor of today's chess games, was first found in one of the most well-known 2,000-year-old tombs in China, indicating that the old board role-playing game, having disappeared for more than 1,500 years, may come back.
Chinese Medicine Day, which falls on March 17, commemorates a time-honored way of curing and caring for people's health. On this special day, let's take a look at how Chinese traditional medicine (TCM) helps restore health and how it has gained recognition throughout the world.
An exhibition showcasing Chinese Emperor Qianlong's life in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), and relevant court rituals of the time, kicked off on March 15 at the Kremlin Museums in Moscow, Russia.
Universal Studios Hollywood has introduced Mandarin-speaking tours on a weekly basis in a bid to attract more Chinese visitors, according to the company's website.
When visitors to the gigantic Palace Museum complex in Beijing feel a need to sit down for a cup of tea or find a bathroom without a long line, they soon will be able to turn to their smartphones for the information they need.
A series of exquisite Chinese works of art will be sold at Bonhams auction house here on March 18, highlighting an exceedingly rare pair of imperial porcelain bowls enameled with quail and chrysanthemums dating back to early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The Renshou Buddha, China's biggest Buddha statue featuring only the top half of the figure, has been closed for maintenance for the first time since it was built more than 1,300 years ago.
A rare, well-preserved lacquer coffin dating back to the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368) has been unearthed in east China's Jiangsu Province, local authorities said Thursday.
The Mogao Caves, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site located near Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu province, will be officially opened to the public for night tours this year, in a bid to attract more tourists
China's bookstore chain brand Fang Suo Commune clinched the Bookstore of the Year Award of The London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards, the LBF announced Tuesday.
