If it had not been for archaeologist Fan Jinshi, 79, and her team, the world cultural heritage at Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes (敦煌莫高窟) in a remote Chinese desert might have long been destroyed by sand, weather or humans. Fan has spent half a century working to preserve the ancient Buddhist wall paintings at Dunhuang, in northwest […]
In the ancient Chinese capital of Nanjing, part of a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) city wall collapsed due to a nearby construction. No casualties were reported following the collapse of the wall, built in Xiaotaoyuan Park, where residents regularly exercise. According to mainland laws protecting cultural relics, approval is needed before any infrastructure construction starts, but the […]
Anthropologists in central China are carefully preserving the mummies of a couple accidentally found in a tomb that is believed to date back some 500 years, according to media reports. The tomb was unearthed in Taikang county in Zhoukou, Henan province by a construction crew that was installing plumbing, the Dahe Daily reported. The buried […]
1. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The first curved section of the underwater tunnel for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge was successfully completed last Oct. 8. Hailed as “one of the seven modern wonders in the world,” it is the world’s longest bridge currently under construction. The bridge will link Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai and the western part […]
Joel Alejandro and Andrea Relucio’s ‘Sali’ save-a-life app aims to universalize CPR education and training. The app won the Sandoz HACk Healthcare Access Challenge in London, United Kingdom. Alejandro invented ‘Sali’ save-a-life app to aid the population in administering and motivating them to do CPR anywhere and anytime. The app also connects users to a […]
Filipino designer John Herrera won Britain’s Top Designer award at the fifth season of the Fashion’s Finest event for emerging talent in British fashion. Herrera’s “Agila (Eagle)” collection featuring Philippine history and culture – the Philippine Eagle and Filipino tribal art, won over five other London-based designers. The tribal art pieces included tribal tattoos from […]
Meet the people behind the frenzy of translated Chinese online literature. They are members of 20 active Chinese-to-English translation groups, composed primarily of ethnic Chinese and Chinese learners from all over the world, responsible for one of the most significant non-governmental outputs of Chinese culture, and they do it for free. To find out what […]
Huazhou district in northwest China’s Weinan City, Shaanxi province, is home to the traditional shadow play. Dating back over 2,000 years, it is one of China’s earliest operas. Shadow play, or shadow puppetry, is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment in China and an indispensable part of Chinese culture. Also known as “father of movies” […]
A 600-year-old Buddha statue has been discovered in a reservoir in east China’s Jiangxi province after water levels fell during renovation work. The head of the Buddha was spotted by a local villager when the water level fell by more than 10 meters during work on a hydropower gate, Xinhua reported. The Buddha’s head, sitting […]
While many single men and women in China eschew the blind dates their relatives try to set them up with during Spring Festival, the young people of a remote village in southwest China’s Yunnan province are the exact opposite: they attend a local mass-dating event, following a tradition that dates back about 1,350 years. For […]