A new study has found that an individual's body mass index (BMI) is not a right way to determine their quality of health. The study was reported in the International Journal of Obesity.
While the Spring Festival is the most important holiday for the Chinese people, this year's Lunar New Year has become a universal celebration.
Chinese poet Feng Tang has responded to his critics after his translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry collection “Stray Birds” was removed from bookstores. Critics doubted Feng’s translation fully understood Tagore’s poetry and have pointed out that he injected "racy" language into some of the poems.
Chinese worshipers of the Monkey King are eagerly awaiting the upcoming Lunar New Year. A record number of the Monkey King’s believers are projected to join this year’s “parade of God,” which will happen shortly after the Lunar New Year holiday.
A new blacklisting system will soon deal with “harmful cultural products” in China. The blacklist is set to target content of questionable morals, such as pornography.
Literary works, especially online literature, have seen a positive boost in recent years. The popularity of certain TV shows has prompted an increase in the readership of books, according to a 2015 book sales report released by Amazon.cn.
Online retailer Amazon China has named Zhengzhou in Henan Province as the most romantic Chinese city of 2015 after the U.S. subsidiary unveiled its annual list of most romantic cities on Thursday, Feb. 4, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
President Xi Jinping recently received a calligraphy work from a local girl. The writing features the Chinese character "fu," meaning blessings.
A group composed of young Chinese are setting up a pro-singlehood campaign in one of Beijing's busiest subway stations as a challenge against the traditional views on marriage, according to a report by the Global Times. The campaign still start on Thursday, a few days short from the Spring Festival holiday.
More and more Chinese are picking up and buying, online or offline, printed books, according to a report by China Daily. It’s all part of the Chinese government’s efforts to build a “nation of readers,” a goal included in the government’s annual report.
A new trend is spreading among Chinese netizens in the form of cute little stickers that feature facial expressions that are used for online chatting. Netizens have created numerous facial expression stickers by adding witty words to pictures of exaggerated human faces and comics.
He Qiaonv, the chairman of Beijing Orient Landscape, led 2015's 100 most generous philanthropists in China. She donated a total of 2.927 billion yuan.
Georg Jensen, a Danish silverware creator, has brought to Chinese shores a Danish fine-dining experience unlike any other, according to an article written by Mike Peters for China Daily.
Taiwan-based novelist Chiung Yao used the 5 million yuan she received from winning a lawsuit to spearhead the Chiung Yao Culture Fund, which aims to educate people from not engaging in plagiarism. Chiung was herself a victim of it, but she won against Chinese screenwriter and producer Yu Zheng whom she sued for copying the plot of one of her novels.
Scaling the 29,035-foot Mt. Qomolangma, more known around the world as Mt. Everest, not only requires years of climbing experience and strong physical, mental and emotional conditions but lots of cash, too. One basically needs 330,000-400,000 yuan ($50,000-$60,700) to cover the various costs incurred in climbing the mountain.
