• Master craftsman dedicates life to revitalizing skill
    2024-06-25

    Shen Guoxing, the sixth successor of Lao Feng Xiang's gold and silver craftsmanship, creates a gold wine cup. GAO ERQIANGCHINA DAILY Shen Guoxing is the sixth generation of Shanghai jewelry company Lao Feng Xiang to carry on its gold-and silver-processing craft, and has spent more than half hi...

  • Shipwrecks offer up their treasures
    2024-06-25

    A mechanical claw deftly picks up samples of underwater artifacts during an archaeological expedition in the South China Sea.[Photo provided to China Daily] Teams utilize state-of-the-art technology to examine and study underwater archaeological findings to bring them to the public, Chen Bowen...

  • China's Grand Canal: World's oldest and longest manmade waterway
    2024-06-25

    Speaking of China's cultural heritage, the first thing that comes to your mind may be the Great Wall. Well, another great project is the Grand Canal. How long is it? What's its role in China's development both in ancient and modern times? Check out the video to find out.

  • Bookstore owner brings passion for reading to rural areas
    2024-06-24

    Visitors chat at a rural bookstore at Weichang Manchu and Mongolian autonomous county in Hebei province in early June.[PhotoXinhua] XI'AN — Jiao Meining, 47, took a particular liking to a picture book titledThat Book Woman, based on the true story of female librarians traversing mountains to d...

  • Traditional Chinese garment makes stylish comeback
    2024-06-20

    The Shanghai Textiles Museum's ongoing exhibition Splendid Mamianqun.[Photo provided to China Daily] Mamianqun becomes trendy among younger generations as modern iterations reflect self-expression, Wang Xin reports. The mamianqun, translated as the "horse-face skirt", is a type of traditio...

  • Common passion for soccer spurs friendship
    2024-06-20

    Players receive their medals at an award ceremony after a soccer game at a village in the city of Parakou, Benin, on May 25. LI YAHUIXINHUA A Chinese company operating in Africa has brought the spirit of China's hugely popular Village Super League to the continent by building a community socce...

  • The voice behind 600 silent success stories
    2024-06-20

    Li Hongjia right teaches a hearing-impaired boy how to pronounce the "z" sound while holding a mirror so the boy can see himself as he practises.[Photo provided to China Daily] Many people believe that special education teachers for hearing-impaired children primarily teach sign language. Meet...

  • Tour guide captivates visitors with Shaanxi charm
    2024-06-20

    Tourists appreciate a Terracotta Warrior at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.[Photo by Zhang TianzhuFor China Daily] Explaining the nuances of history captures more attention by using a unique approach, Yang Feiyue reports. Zhang Bin, a tour guide...

  • Postal worker delivers better lives
    2024-06-20

    Lhalung Dorje delivers a college admission notice to a student in Ruo'ergai county in Sichuan province.[Photo provided to China Daily] National May 1 Labor Medal winner goes above and beyond to overcome obstacles, committing to the development of his hometown, Yang Feiyue reports. Lhalung...

  • 24 Solar Terms: 6 things you may not know about Summer Solstice
    2024-06-20

    The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Summer Solstice Chinese: 夏至, the 10th solar term of the year, begins on June 21 this year and ends on July 5. At this time, much of the northern hemisphere receives the most hours of daylight, but it does not bring t...

  • Customs to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival
    2024-06-20

    [PhotoIC] China's Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu, is just around the corner. Also called the Double Fifth Festival, the holiday, which falls on June 7 this year, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It is one of the oldest festivals, not only in China but ...

  • Befriending the Black Dog of fate
    2024-06-20

    Black Dog, which won Un Certain Regard's top award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, centers on the special bond between Erlang, a man released from a 10-year sentence on parole, played by actor Eddie Peng, and the titular canine.[Photo provided to China Daily] Redemptory tale is gritty...