Wu Cui makes a straw-woven dinosaur at a studio in Beijing in October. Young straw-plaiting craftswoman aspires to bring new splendor to ancient techniqueWhat's the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of wheat straw? Most people would probably just see it as a pile of waste in a...

Photocollographer Li Dongfang introduces a reproduction of a Mogao mural (left) in Beijing on November 9, 2022 (ZHANG WEI) When she finally arrived at her destination after days and nights of taxing travel, she was welcomed by a starlit sky that was unlike anything she'd ever seen. "The sky...

The Chinese language has been gaining popularity in France and that has helped bolster Sino-French ties, said Joel Bellassen（白乐桑）, a renowned sinologist."It has been half a century so far," Bellassen said of his long history with Mandarin in a recent interview with Xinhua at the China...

Lu Xun (1881-1936) was the pen name of Zhou Shuren, an influentialChinesewriter, essayist, and translator who is commonly considered the ‘father of modern Chinese literature.’ Known for his satirical observations of early 20th-century Chinese society, he is celebrated as a pioneer of m...

A dough artist demonstrates craftsmanship during a folk arts and cultural festival in Flushing, New York, the United States, on Jan. 15, 2023. A folk arts and cultural festival was held in New York City, the most populous city in the United States, on Sunday in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Y...

Du Fu (杜甫,712-770) was a famous Realist poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty Era (618-907). That era is generally thought to be the era of the best ancient poetry. The poems were simple and about common topics people experience and can relate to.He is thought of as one of the greatest realist po...