Ming porcelain showcased at Palace Museum

A total of 298 pieces of porcelain ware from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) are on show at the Palace Museum in Beijing through Feb. 22.

Actors Lu Yi, Yuan Quan team up for Entering a New Era

Eight years after co-starring in the Sino-S. Korean coproduction My Ex-Wife's Wedding, actors Lu Yi and Yuan Quan have teamed up again for a new TV series.

Top Peking Opera artists to present classics in NY

Top Peking Opera artists will bring to New Yorkers some of the masterpieces including the one based upon the epic Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD in China's Three Kingdoms period.

Chinese spending more on pets

Wang Junyue, a 24-year-old girl from Beijing, spends a tenth of her salary on her furry family member, a seven-month-old cat, for cat food, daily necessaries, toys and grooming.

Burgeoning online music brings closer interaction

The excited young crowd at a recent music festival in China's northeastern city of Shenyang went silent when the 24-year-old folk musician Mu Xiaoya, donning a black bowler hat, sang her gentle song.

Larger stages set for China's square dance nannies

Wang Shaobin says her team is no ordinary club of amateur "dancing aunties" that used to frequent Chinese news stories for vexing residents with noisy night dances.

New alliance set up in Hong Kong to foster STEM education

A ceremony was held here Saturday to mark the founding of Hong Kong STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) Education Alliance, which aims to foster the development of STEM education and innovation and technology (I&T) in Hong Kong.

Internet games offer new approach to boost traditional culture

"Donghuang Taiyi," a mythical figure in a 2,300-year-old poem, was not even widely known by school teachers of Chinese literature but has recently become a common name among teenagers and youth in their 20s.

Indians celebrate Diwali with lights, firecrackers

Indians are celebrating the festival of lights called Diwali across northern India on Wednesday, according to the local media.

Ancient jade ware discovered in Hubei

Archeologists have recently discovered jade ware that dates back over 4,000 years at a site in central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said Monday.