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Beijing in a brush-stroke: a look at Liuba Draws’ Beijing-based art

Meet Liuba Vladimirova, a Beijing-based Russian artist who portrays her vision of the city in her watercolor artwork. Read on to find out about what drives and inspires Liuba to create her art.

Meet Ao Luojia, a lady who’s in love with Han Chinese costum...

Tradition / Video

Ao Luojia, a designer of plus-sized Han Chinese costumes that imitate the style of clothes...

May 16 Xiao Xinzhu

Exhibition of dog-themed artifacts marks the Year of the Dog

Cultural Heritage / Guides

The National Museum of China now has a wide range of canine-inspired artifacts on display ...

March 27 Xinzhu Xiao

Hainan to become a global medical tourism hotspot

Modern China

A super hospital in Bo’ao Lecheng, China's first pilot zone for global medical tourism on ...

March 13 Xinzhu Xiao

Mongolian calligraphy: the art and soul of a nationality

Tradition / Video

As a Mongolian, Chao has engaged in Mongolian calligraphy for more than 40 years. He becam...

December 19 Niu Jingjing

Things to do in Beijing at Christmas time

City Guides / Modern China

Christmas is in the air. We know Christmas is similar to Chinese lunar New Year’s Eve. Thi...

December 18 Xinzhu Xiao

Xunpu Women along the sea

Cultural Heritage / Trip Ideas

There is a small coastal fishing village, called Xunpu village, in Quanzhou. The women in ...

December 15 Niu Jingjing

Leather sculptor tells stories on horseback

Tradition / Video

Mu Ren, a Mongolian man, sculpts cattle hides into works of art inspired by the daily live...

December 14 Niu Jingjing

Four ancient towns around Beijing

City Guides / Guides

Lower numbers of tourist during the winter in ancient towns around Beijing are good news f...

December 13 Weiwei Guan

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What were the main functions of Great Walls?

Each and every one of China’s Great Walls functioned primarily as a physical barrier to block the southerly advance of n...
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What influence did the Qin unification have on Wall building?

Before unification in 221 B.C. there were a number of Changcheng (Long Walls), but it was Emperor Qin Shihuang who creat...
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What reasons lay behind the appearance of more Long Walls?

After construction of the Walled Square of Chu many more ‘new era’ Long Walls were built from the late fourth century B....
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When was the first Long Wall constructed?

Three very early text records provide clues on when the first changcheng, or long wall, may have begun.
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