Tag Archives: China

Old houses in Huangshan, Anhui province, offer a unique insight into the centuries-old architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but a lack of funding is making protection a challenge. Traditional lanterns glow near centuries-old residences in Ho… read more

A team from the United States has won the “Chinese Bridge” language proficiency competition for secondary school students held in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

Contestants take part in the final of the 10th Chinese Bridge the Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Oct. 28, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua]

The final round was held on Saturday evening, with the winning team from each continent, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, the United States, Mozambique and Australia, taking part.

A number of participants from countries such as Canada and Austria also won individual awards.

The series of contests, which focuses on spoken Chinese, Chinese culture and art performances, attracted 320 teachers and students from 96 countries and regions.

During their stay in Kunming, the participants visited local families and communities to experience folk arts and traditions.

Since 2002, the headquarters of the Confucius Institute in Beijing has organized a series of Chinese Bridge language competitions.

China’s extracurricular education sector for primary school students has developed rapidly, especially in large cities. Piano, painting, chess, skating and other lessons have sprung up in major shopping districts. Expensive summer camps claiming to br… read more

President Xi Jinping encouraged a herding family in the Tibet autonomous region to put down roots in the border area, safeguard Chinese territory and develop their hometown. Tibetan sisters Yangzom (first right) and Zhoigar listen to two government … read more

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee had since 2012 “timely detected, decidedly handled, and resolutely eradicated” careerists and conspirators such as Zhou Yongkang, Sun Zhengcai and Ling Jihua, a report from the Party’s anti-graft bo… read more