Secret of the bamboo code

2011-01-25 07:52:21

Understanding cryptic slips from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) is a painstaking process.

Visitor numbers up at free museums

2011-01-25 07:52:21

Free admission to some of China's museums, introduced two years ago, is paying off.

A funny bunny made of jade

2011-01-25 07:52:21

A gray-cyan jade rabbit pendant is set to have viewers hopping to it as the Year of the Rabbit dawns.

Afternoon at the opera

2011-01-25 07:52:21

An ancient art form may be losing some of its appeal on the mainland but still packs in the crowds in Hong Kong.

Glitzy gala features foreign faces

2011-01-25 07:52:21

A star-studded multinational cast will make the Spring Festival Global Gala hosted by Beijing Television Station stand out.

Migrants take the microphone

2011-01-25 07:52:21

Vocalists Wang Xu and Liu Gang had no idea achieving overnight online fame would give them the opportunity to perform at the 2011 CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

Ready to serve

2011-01-25 07:52:21

The nation's largest e-commerce site, Taobao.com, comes to the rescue of green hands looking to cook up a scrumptious lunar new year's eve dinner. Yu Tianyu reports.

Mission possible for Yang Liwei

2011-01-24 08:04:44

The first Chinese man in space has an important desk job now, but is hoping to fly once more to the heavens. Yang Guang reports.

Two-star turns

2011-01-23 08:46:09

This is a traditional art form in Northeast China - but like all traditional entertainment, it's working hard to compete with modern distractions.

The way of the fist

2011-01-21 07:34:31

Shaolin Temple charts aggressive expansion plan to cash in on growing demand for kungfu.

A billionaire keen to show heart of gold

2011-01-24 08:04:44

One of the country's first billionaires, Chen Guangbiao, has just returned from a one-week charity management course in New York.

Shaolin captures the spirit of kungfu

2011-01-21 07:34:31

In 1982, Jet Li's The Shaolin Temple not only put a shrine on Chinese kungfu and Zen Buddhism, but also made Li a household name.