Snow scenery of Hezhang County in China's Guizhou

This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows the scenery after snow at Dajiucaiping scenic area in Hezhang County of Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Photo by Chen Chunzhi/Xinhua)This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows the scenery after snow at Dajiucaiping scenic area in Hezhang County of...

The snowy wonderland of Fanjing Mountain attracts visitors despite coldness

The snow-covered landscape of Fanjing Mountain. [Photo by Li Shaokun/For chinadaily.com.cn]Fanjing Mountain lies in Tongren city, Guizhou province, and has one of the Southwest China's most well-preserved ancient forests. It has a reputation as the No 1 mountain in Guizhou and is on the World Na...

Arxan National Forest Park

Primeval forests, volcanic ruins, rivers, lakes, and gorges present a stunning natural scenery at Arxan.There is a national forest park with high mountains and deep valleys in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region called Arxan National Forest Park. It is also a national 5A-rated tourist attraction at the...

Mount Hengshan: A Sacred Place of Landscape and Humanity

At Mount Hengshan, visitors can not only wander through beautiful landscape, but also roam through historical sites and experience the charm of ancient humanity.Trees on the Zhurong Peak at Mount Hengshan Scenic Area are covered with snow on December 5, 2020.MountHengshan is...

Pic story: inheritor of dragon and phoenix candles making craft

Chen Jianyou makes dragon and phoenix candles at his workshop in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)The making craft of dragon and phoenix candles, a pair of candles with a dragon figure on one candle and a phoenix of the other, is an intangible cultural heritage o...

Tanmujiang wooden comb craft inheritor in SW China's Chongqing

Tanmujiang wooden comb traditional making craft, which combines the skills of color decoration, engraving, lacquering, and gold gilding, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chongqing Municipality in 2009. Using boxwood, ebony or sandalwood as comb materials, craftsmen carve patterns suc...

Tourism boom promotes revitalization of intangible cultural heritage

Visitors asked questions and expressed praises for the hand-made cloth tigers as they gathered around an intangible cultural heritage products stall in a scenic area in Licheng County, north China's Shanxi Province.Lihou Tiger toys produced in Licheng come in chubby shapes and bright colors. (Ph...

Double Seventh Festival Customs in Shitang

People are celebrating “Kids’ Day” events in the town of Shitang, Wenling City in east China’s Zhejiang Province as part of the traditional Double Seventh Festival celebrations.On the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar in the town of Shitang, Wenling City in east China’...

Ming Tombs

There are thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered at the foot of Tianshou Mountain in Changping district, some 50 kilometers northwest of Beijing.Construction of this complex continued for more than 200 years from 1409. Each of the 13 tombs is located at the foot of a hill and ha...

The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is located at the center of Beijing's central axis, occupying a prominent position in the heart of the city. It was built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and took 14 years to complete.It is rectangular in shape, with a length of 961 meters and a width...

Ancient art's new life

The bronze statue uncovered in 2021 at the Sanxingdui site.[Photo provided to China Daily]The public can learn about Chinese history this year through Shanghai Museum's forthcoming satellite venue and special exhibitions, Wang Xin reports.Shanghai Museum is revving up for an eventful year,...

Int'l tourism festival featuring frozen waterfalls opens at Jiuzhaigou National Park

Tourists take photos in front of a frozen waterfall at the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. An international tourism festival featuring frozen waterfalls opened Thursday at the Jiuzhaigou National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The national park,...