The climate for innovation in China would have been beyond the expectation of Joseph Needham, the late British scientist and sinologist known for his research on the history of Chinese science, a leading scholar has told Xinhua.
TheclimateforinnovationinChinawouldhavebeenbeyondtheexpectationofJosephNeedham,thelateBritishscientistandsinologistknownforhisresearchonthehistoryofChinesescien
RumorsaboutgiantpandasbeingabusedinSmithsonian'sNationalZooinWashingtonhavebeenswirlingonline.Inresponse,scientistsfromtheChinaGiantPandaProtectionandResearchCe
Typhoons that slam into land in the northwestern Pacific--especially the biggest tropical cyclones of the bunch--have gotten considerably stronger since the 1970s, a new study concludes.
Mei Baojiu, a Peking Opera master, died at the age of 82 this morning in Beijing, according toBeijing News.
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park said here on Wednesday the smaller of the two panda cubs born during the last weekend has died.
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park said here Saturday its female panda has given birth to a cub.
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park said here Wednesday that its adult female panda was carrying a developing fetus and could give birth in coming weeks.
A well-established Peking opera artist believes that the art should hold its Chinese identity despite its translation.
The contemporary artistic descendants of China's Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang staged a gala performance at Kennedy Center in Washington Wednesday evening, bringing the audience closer to the ancient Chinese opera art.
"I think it's absolutely fabulous," said the 79-year-old lady Nyrnakay Siegler, who is among the hundreds of American spectators who came all the way here to watch the Chinese Peking opera show Wednesday night.
Hong Kong's first public housing block in Shek Kip Mei has been converted into a youth hostel and is expected to welcome its first group of guests on Friday.