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Horse-head bronze statue returns to Old Summer Palace

Visitors take photos of the returned horse-head bronze statue lost from the Old Summer Palace, Dec 1, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily] The horse-head bronze statue lost from the Old Summer

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Looted bronze horse head returns to Old Summer Palace after 160 years

A bronze horse head which was looted by foreign forces from Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace, in Beijing returned home on Tuesday after 160 years.Twelve animal he

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End of Heat: Farewell to torridity

End of Heat: Farewell to torridity 04:43 Though heat waves remain in the vast land of China, comfortable breezes start to blow in morning and night, bringing a hint o

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Across China: Ethnic Bai handicraft in vogue with innovation

"Buza," a traditional handicraft of China's Bai ethnic group and often associated with mystic beliefs, has gained a new prominence among locals due to its modern attri

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After numerous rejections, Struck’s dating app for the Co-Star crowd hits the App Store

Founded by former Apple engineers, a new app called Struck wants to be the Tinder for the Co-Star crowd. In other words, it’s an astrology-based matchmaker. But it took close to 10 attempts over

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Los Angeles-based 1v1 basketball tournament begins with moment of silence for Wuhan

The King of the Underdogs Global 1v1 Basketball Tournament - Los Angeles division and the Chinese Elite Basketball League launched their five-week long Tournament in E

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Top 10 U.S. astrology apps drew in $40M in 2019, up 65% from 2018

In uncertain times, people go looking for answers in unusual places. And in 2019, many U.S. consumers found their answers in the stars — or, more specifically, in a group of increasingly popular

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East China province launches online exhibitions amid epidemic

East China's Jiangxi Province has rolled out a series of online exhibitions for people to enjoy a cultural feast via the Internet while local museums and memorial hall

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Zodiac stamps bring big bucks to collectors

02:15 This Lunar New Year begins with the "first" sign of China's 12-zodiac animals, the Rat. Each year, commemorative Chinese New Year stamps are issued by organizations including the

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Xinhua Headlines: Global landmarks, attractions turn red to celebrate China's Year of the Rat

As China ushered in the Year of the Rat, the first animal in the Chinese zodiac and the start of a new 12-year cycle, many celebrated alongside Chinese communities around the world, while developing

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Xinhua Headlines: Porcelain themed on zodiac animals gaining popularity for Chinese new year

Rat has become a popular theme in China's "porcelain capital" as the country celebrates the Year of the Rat. The zodiac animal has not only made the procelain products

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Chinese Spring Festival comes to Downing Street

02:02 As the clock ticked down to the Year of the Rat, China's Spring Festival descended on Downing Street.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined the new year fun with children from Br

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Xinhua Headlines: Chinese ring in lunar new year with goals to be achieved

In the Year of Rat, China is determined to secure a victory in the battle against poverty and complete the building of "xiaokang," or a moderately prosperous society in

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Feature: New York City rings in Chinese New Year with lavish displays

A dazzling show of fireworks lit up the night sky over the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday as part of the celebrations ringing in the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Saturday. Prior

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Dublin city kicks off Chinese New Year celebrations

Dublin Chinese New Year Festival, an annual event organized by Dublin City Council, opened here on Thursday night. Hundreds of guests from various walks of life were entertained with traditional Chi

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Britain's Royal Mint celebrates Chinese New Year with stunning collection

Britain's Royal Mint has marked the start of the new Lunar cycle in 2020 with the first sign of the calendar, the Rat, to celebrate its diverse multi-cultural society, and lend a unique British angl

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Chinese ambassador highlights China-New Zealand ties as "front-runner"

Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wu Xi highlighted the bilateral relationship between the two countries as a "front runner" during her remarks delivered at the Chinese Lunar New Year reception held