Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County sits on the Pamir Plateau in China’s far northwest. It is the only Tajik autonomous county in China, with more than 80 percent of its roughly 41,000 residents belonging to this ethni...
Traditional museums in China get innovative to woo the public Cecilia Lin, a college student in Henan, a province rich in cultural relics, recently became one of the first visitors to experience new trial exhibits ope...
The elderly people of Yangxian County regard crested ibises as a symbol of good luck. Not only is the red color on their crests considered auspicious in Chinese culture, but they also, like cranes, are known because o...
Washington should be more constructive in Asia The motives for U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry’s Asian tour in January were as nebulous as his itinerary was odd.The top U.S.diplomat’s first two stops were to count...
I can count the number of times I’ve had my breath taken away on the fingers of one hand. China takes credit for two of those instances. The first was my introduction to the noxious cloud of gray that hangs over Beij...
Influential Chinese rock stars,many middle-aged,make an effort to keep the music young It was a rare gathering of rock stars.On the evening of August 27 at Beijing Workers’Stadium,one of the most sensational galas in...
Fine arts publishing houses bring traditional reading material back for children The scene is still vivid for many grownups born before the 1980s. Class dismissed, you fumble through your pockets for coins and dash to...
In the final article of our five - part series, we feature Fritz Demopoulos, who seems to most closely define what it means to achieve the American Dream in China. Fritz is a bit of a rebel. Quitting his gravy job wit...