Exhibition shows changing face of Japan

2014-06-24 10:16:02

The photographic exhibition Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the Present is an overview of the diverse photographic expression that has emerged in Japan since the 1970s.

Karst landform added to World Heritage List

2014-06-24 09:59:56

More sections of Shibing's karst landform, in Shibing county, Guizhou province, were officially added to UNESCO World Heritage List on June 23.

Karst landform added to World Heritage List

2014-06-23 21:55:52

More sections of Shibing's karst landform, in Shibing county, Guizhou province, were officially added to UNESCO World Heritage List.

Out of the shadows

2014-06-24 07:08:57

Graffiti art was once an underground pursuit, practiced by artists in dark corners of the city, but as Chen Nan reports, the renegade artists are increasingly finding their work more accepted by the mainstream.

Efforts made to preserve ancient canal

2014-06-23 06:57:04

When the Grand Canal, the world's longest artificial waterway, was inscribed on the World Heritage list at UNESCO's 38th session of the World Heritage Committee on Sunday in Doha, Qatar, excitement was stirred among the Chinese delegation.

Silk Road, Grand Canal recognized as world treasures

2014-06-23 06:56:06

Part of the Silk Road has become China's first international joint project to be recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage site list, as the ancient route between China and Europe is catching increasing attention from the international community.

UNESCO unveils latest World Heritage Sites

2014-06-23 14:37:32

With the Okavango Delta in Botswana being listed on the World Heritage list on Sunday, UNESCO World Heritage sites have reached 1,000, though the list is expected to expand as the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee convened in the Qatari capital, Doha, and will run through June 25.

Trial of 24-hour bookstores begins in China's Xi'an

2014-06-23 14:13:04

A reader reads in Xiaozhai branch of Wanbang Book Store at midnight in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 22, 2014.

Contemporary abstracts

2014-06-23 13:57:41

PIFO New Art Gallery has focused on and promoted Abstract Chinese art via an annual exhibition since 2008.

47 World Heritage Sites in China

2014-06-23 11:24:34

So far, China has 47 items listed on the UNESCO's world heritage list, second only to Italy in the world. Here is a list of China’s 47 world heritage sites.

The siren song of memories

2014-06-23 11:03:26

Li Baiming's solo exhibition Hometown displays 20 of his latest ink-and-water paintings.

42 World Heritage Sites in China

2012-08-10 15:06:35

42 World Heritage Sites in China.