Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region had another five state-level wetland parks approved in 2017, bringing the total number of national wetland parks to 52 in the region. The St...

Lugu Lake has nurtured the Mosuo people for centuries. [Photo/Courtesy of In Search of the Forgotten Kingdom] Although it is far in every sense from Hong Kong where I run a literary press, I a...

On the night of December 31, 2017, Yongdingmen Park hosted the 2018 New Year Countdown & Opening Ceremony of 2nd Beijing Snow Culture and Tourism Festival, organized by Beijing Municipal Commi...

If National Treasures Could Talk, a new documentary on Chinese artifacts to be aired on China Central Television from Jan 1, will amaze audiences with the brilliance of some of the country'...

During the fair, organizers hosted traditional sports events including camel racing, Mongolian wrestling and archery.[Photo/Xinhua] Riding camels on the grassland covered by snow, a dozen of e...

Contestants carve ice sculptures during an international ice sculpture competition in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 1, 2018. Fourteen teams from home and ...

People enjoy festive lanterns in Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

Fireworks explode near the Sydney Opera House as part of new year celebrations on Sydney Harbour, Australia, Dec 31, 2017. [Photo/VCG] People watch fireworks in the rain at the Marina Bay a...

The Mogao Grottoes house hundreds of caves full of Buddhist art wonders spanning a millennium. [Photo provided to China Daily] For many people, Gansu province's Dunhuang represents a mesme...