THE Yi ethnic group has a long history.The Yi people have lived in the belt between plateaus and coastal hills in Yunnan,Sichuan,Guizhou,and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for many of those years.An important part o...
THE Uygur people mostly live in the oasis of the Tarim Basin south of the Tianshan Mountains in northwestern China.In their long history,this ethnic group has developed a unique clothing style based on its religion an...
Mongolian costumes can be traced back to the Paleolithic age,evolving over time to include robes,boots,belts,hats,and jewelry as colorful accessories.The costumes incorporate designs of the beautiful scenery on the no...
THE characteristically colorful Peking Opera masks emerged around 1894.A man of the Manchu ethnic group with the last name of Gui,who ardently loved Peking Opera.One day,he saw clay figurines in a temple fair,and at t...
WANG Tian’s studio is tucked in a densely shaded section of Beijing’s 798 Art District.Paintings featuring flamboyant colors and impressionist composition grab attention from passersby,but even more arresting is the...
XINJIANG generally brings to mind magnificent natural scenery,abundant fruit harvests and grace-ful Uygur women.It is indeed an ideal international.tourist destination.
IN August 1982,the First Congress of the All-China Philatelic Federation convened in beijing,and the Chinese ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a stamp sheetlet in commemoration.The stamp motif depicts an ...
WESTERN China's Guizhou Province is home to 49 of the country's ethnic groups,17 of which are indigenous to the area.All have preserved their distinctive architecture,costumes,languages,customs and arts.During a recen...
THE Yangtze River Delta is a powerhouse ,that has propelled Chinas rapid economic growth over the past years. There are 16 major cities driving the dynamic area forward, and Changzhou in Jiangsu Province is one of the...
NANJING City in South China's Jiangsu Province,capital of six dynasties,has since ancient times been noted for the beautiful plum blossom,its official flower.It has become the custom for Nanjing citizens to go on outi...