Born in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 60-year-old architect Liu Kecheng calls Xi'an, in Shaanxi Province, his second home. Here people often use the classic Chinese saying "Above ground, Xi'an; under the ground, Chang'an" to describe the city's abundance in ­historical and archaeological resources. Having lived in...more

Editor's Note: How can art and culture from the past survive in a globalized world? Inheriting the treasure of art and culture from the past thousands of years, young Chinese have created a new trend - Guochao, or China chic. It refers to a movement started off by...more

As ancient China's central institution of higher learning, Guozijian, established in the Sui Dynasty (581-618), received a large number of international students from neighboring kingdoms and regions, which are present-day Ryukyu Islands of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Vietnam. Official students from the Ryukyu Kingdom even had their...more

Located in Yading village, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the Shambhala Cultural Museum is set to become the world's highest-altitude cultural museum. Expected to open its doors to the public by late September, it will stand as a "landmark" for the area, Wang Gui­qian, the project manager of China...more

A notice introducing a restriction on the overseas travel for artworks created by late Chinese masters was recently issued by China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage. Aimed at art pioneers who passed away after 1911, the notice encompasses all the artworks created by 41 big name artists including...more

The College of Chinese and ASEAN Arts will hold a folk music concert next week to celebrate its five-year establishment, aiming at promoting folk music to the world while strengthening cultural ties through the exchanges of music between China and Southeast Asian countries. The Carry Forward the Traditional...more

Prokofiev, Korsakov, Tchaikovsky… Russian music filled the iconic classical music hall at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on Monday during a performance by veteran Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra, one of the oldest musical ensembles in Russia. At a press conference before...more

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese government has given high priority to the preservation and promotion of their intangible cultural heritage. The legal and fiscal means are adopted for it. The trainings are being conducted for the local people by the...more

Driven by changes in international and regional affairs, the "Quad" mechanism of the US, India, Japan, and Australia has attracted much attention from all parties, and has taken on new courses of actions. Following the signing of the Australia-India Mutual Logistics Support Arrangement in June, New Delhi announced...more

In this moment of CORONA, terrorizing the globe Tell either you want war or peace, at this juncture If you want and desire peace Abandon the terror now Stop the manufacture and sale of arms and ammunition in the world Call back all the forces that are currently...more

It was all red beyond my waist. In a crowd of men that made me different !! I shouted and was grounded nearly for seven days told to follow those creepy customs to get praised !! I was not pure as long as before. But one thing it's...more