Cultural News
Christopher Nolan spent his 56th birthday far from Hollywood, standing inside a packed Beijing theater as hundreds of moviegoers surprised him with a Mandarin rendition of Happy Birthday.
The International Cultural Heritage Protection Week, which opened in Shanxi on July 15, once again put the North China province on the global stage.
On the green hills of western Liaoning province, a newly excavated platform has revealed that Hongshan people could determine true north and south with remarkable precision 5,600 years ago.
Can one city offer a sweeping sense of history, breathtaking coastal views and one of the world’s biggest beer celebrations? Qingdao says yes.
When a broad-edged marker touches a surface, a Chinese character begins to move beyond the familiar order of horizontal and vertical strokes.
Today, salt is little more than an inexpensive kitchen staple, but in ancient China, it was a strategic resource for a dynasty’s fortune.