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Was China's first recorded dynasty, the Xia (C.2070-C.1600BC), actually real? Although ancient histories recorded its existence, a lack of hard archeological evidence lead to divided opinions among scholars around the world.
Four giant pandas, two males and two females, made their first appearance Wednesday in the newly-opened Jiawuhai Giant Panda Conservation and Research Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
An ancient Chinese blue-and-white porcelain flask sold for 610,000 euros (about 672,247 U.S. dollars) at an auction in Ireland, local media RTE reported on Friday.
At the 2019 China Science Fiction Convention in Beijing last week, science fiction authors were treated like rock stars, with hundreds of fans asking for autographs from acclaimed novelists such as Liu Cixin, Chen Qiufan and Taiyo Fujii. The three have authored Three-Body Problem, Waste Tide, and Gene Mapper, in that order.
Shuri Castle, a 500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, was gutted in a blaze last week.
manager of an experimental venue. The first Peking Opera show staged at a small theater was Ma Qian PoShui, directed by Zhang Manjun, premiered in 2000 by the JingjuTheatre Company of Beijing."Small theaters may not be the saviors of traditional Chinese opera, but are a way to give the old art forms new life," Zhou said.
The cultural administrations of China and France jointly released a declaration on Wednesday in Beijing to kick off a program of bilateral cooperation to rebuild Notre Dame de Paris.
Chinese experts will participate in the restoration work of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, said China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) Wednesday.
Peruvian cuisine is garnering international fame around the world to the delight of Peruvians who are its biggest fans. But food fans might find some flavors reminiscent of a cuisine that took the world by storm a long time ago – Chinese food.
"Oh, gross! I nearly threw up," shouted someone standing in front of My Red Homeland, a centerpiece of British artist Anish Kapoor's exhibition at CAFA Art Museum in Beijing.
Young people in China and France should build a bridge between Chinese and French cultures to further develop the friendship between the two countries, said Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, in Shanghai on Tuesday.
The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, will launch cat-themed cartoon books as well as cultural and creative products.
Restorer Olfat Mohamed looks over a gold inlaid item during a media preview of the exhibition Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaohat the Saatchi Gallery in London on Oct 23.
In the meantime, in the Italian capital Rome, a cultural exchange activity featuring the culture of the Silk Road was also held with an artistic performance on Friday.
Learning Chinese and working at a Chinese company are "prestigious" for many Greek young people, a Greek student who has been learning Chinese for three years said at a Chinese cultural exhibition in Athens, Greece, on Saturday.
China will devote more resources and support to its science fiction industry, hoping to create more quality sci-fi works that will inspire young people to be interested in the wonders of science, a senior China Association for Science and Technology official said on Sunday.
All the main structures of Japan's 600-year-old Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the nation's southern prefecture of Okinawa, were burned to the ground in a predawn fire on Thursday. The blaze lasted for more than 10 hours.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday named 66 urban settlements, including two Chinese cities to join its Network of Creative Cities.
The Tongren Wanshan Mercury Mine Site in Southwest China's Guizhou province is starting an application with the aim of inclusion in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, according to ThePaper.
The Tongren Wanshan Mercury Mine Site in Southwest China's Guizhou province is starting an application with the aim of inclusion in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, according to ThePaper.
The blockbuster movie Better Daysbrought school violence to big screens over the weekend in a rare attempt by Chinese filmmakers to focus on the nationwide problem, which has existed for years.
Over 2,000 online movies were registered with authorities in 2018, and the industry should focus on higher quality and more competitive products, China Youth Daily reported Tuesday.
China has invited tourist companies and agencies to collect tourist plans themed on the country's intangible cultural heritage.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched a giant panda-friendly enterprise alliance Sunday in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province.
A two-volume book telling Western Asian history from the perspective of a Chinese scholar was launched in Beijing Sunday.
China has a total of 2,478 modern theaters, more than twice as many as the 1,213 theaters in 2016, according to the ongoing 21st China Shanghai International Art Festival.
Xu Qiliang, president of the 2019 Military World Games organizing committee, also vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, declared the Games close on Sunday in Wuhan, central China, to wrap up the biggest ever "Olympics for the military".
Dunhuang Academy China and Peking University have signed an agreement to establish a research center for Dunhuang studies, aiming to nurture more high-level research talent in the area.
A training course with over 90 cultural workers from impoverished areas has started in Shanghai, focusing on rural vitalization via public culture.
The fourth Understanding China Conference opened Saturday in Guangzhou, bringing in-depth discussions around the theme of "New Globalization and China's New Round of Reform and Opening-Up."
