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Tea-making: Ancient Chinese way of life becomes part of global culture China is the country of origin, and the earliest planter and producer of tea.

China's traditional tea-making techniques and their associated social practices successfully became UNESCO's latest world intangible cultural heritage on Tuesday, increasing the number of world intangible cultural heritages in China to 43.

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This music event in Chengdu, one of the most culturally vibrant cities in Sichuan Province, is going to excite visitors who are big fans of jazz music.

Looking over Poyang Lake, Zeng Qingfa thinks much about the once drought-hit lake, which had depleted water levels to the lowest, but he was soon brought back to reality by the snow-white view dotted with returning migratory storks.

The Beijing Tianqiao promotional activities came to an end on Wednesday, and the 32 public events have not only enriched the capital's night life, but also helped to boost the Beijing Central Axis in seeking UNESCO World Heritage status at the World Heritage Committee in 2024.

In this series on Chinese tea culture, the Global Times shares with readers what makes this intangible cultural heritage so special. This is the second installment, which elaborates the role that tea has played in international exchanges and how Chinese tea culture spread around the world through ancient trade routes.

Traditional Chinese tea making techniques were officially recognized by UNESCO on Tuesday, as the techniques and associated social practices were added to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Humanity that day. With 43 items on the list, China maintains its No.1 position in the field.

Located in an ancient town near the city of Gaoyou, East China's Jiangsu Province, the Longqiuzhuang Ruins were the location of an interesting find: the oldest chopsticks ever discovered.

The 43rd one! Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in #China have been inscribed into the Representative List of #UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage on Tuesday, helping China to maintain the biggest number of intangible cultural heritages.

Yan Weihan, a sophomore in Beijing, feels happy that she and her grandparents finally have something more to discuss than just pleasantries at the dinner table.

The second season of China's first variety show about Chinese teenagers' enthusiasm for football,U-Ball, will be launched on TV and online streaming platforms from Tuesday, amid the ongoing 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

From bookmarks sporting pictures of the Forbidden City and popsicles shaped like the Great Wall to a digital collection of paintings of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces and a virtual ambassador of the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, China's world heritage sites are becoming more and more part of people's daily lives thanks to trendy and exquisite cultural creative products.

Li Shizhen, a doctor and herbalist of the traditional medicine in China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was born in Hubei Province in 1518.

China has launched a series of events marking the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, which was adopted on November 16, 1972. Now ratified by 194 countries, the Convention has produced a list of over 1,100 various heritage sites, 56 of which are in China.

The Butterfly Lovers is an influential legend in China. Originating from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), it was mainly passed down orally throughout what is today East China's Zhejiang Province.

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This photographic exhibition in Shenyang, Liaoning Province features artworks created by two artists - Michael Cherney from the US and Liu Lihong from China.

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'Shanhe Jinxiu': TV series praised for realistic depiction of poverty alleviation efforts A TV series focusing on China's successful poverty alleviation efforts debuted in November, earning good reviews thanks to its realistic background and down-to-earth characters.

Some Chinese movie lovers who are fond of South Korean director Hong Sang-soo were pleasantly surprised earlier in November to learn that his film Hotel by the River was now streaming on Chinese video platforms.

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An art exhibition titled the Infinite Universe of Wuji: Masterpieces from the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, is set to kick off at Chengdu Museum in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Friday as part of celebrations for the China-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism.

In China, they are called jiaozi; in Turkey, their name is manti; and in Italy, people call them tortelli… No matter whether they are round, square or horn-shaped, these tiny morsels of dough wrapped around fillings ranging from meat to tofu, dumplings, are one of the world's most popular foods.

Hollywood blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the 2009 hit Avatar, is set to hit the big screen in the Chinese mainland on December 16, the same day as in North America. The news of the release date has excited moviegoers and industry insiders expressed confidence for its market performance, at a time when the film market has been lukewarm amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inside the 9th exhibition hall at Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM), paintings and sculptures both from Louvre Museum and the Palace Museum in Beijing set off intertwining and being facing each other to reflect one theme: a historical China-West exchange.

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In 2010, dot-patterned pottery wares were unearthed two meters under the soil in a cave house in Ulanqab, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Along with these relics, a culture dating back to 8,400 years ago and marked the beginning of the Neolithic period in Inner Mongolia was revealed: the Yumin Culture.

The Analects of Confucius is a fine example of world literature and the publication of the Maltese version of the ancient Chinese book will further enhance cultural exchanges between China and Malta, said Maltese sinologist and translator of the book Salvatore Giuffre.

In the courtyard of the Chinese Embassy in Iran, questions and answers were exchanged between Iranian students and the Chinese ambassador among lines of photos on China.

A South Korean film, Hotel By the River, has been launched on a video platform in China, following some South Korean TV dramas such as Itaewon Class. It is seen as helping to promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries and meet the needs of communication for younger generations.

Guangzhou International Art Fair - art festival The city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province is one of China's most developed mega cities. Its unique West-meets-East cultural ambience has helped promote the fast development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

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Having traveled throughout China to the point he has lost count of just how many places he has visited, Michael Cherney enjoys nothing more than capturing snapshots of the country's natural landscapes on black and white film.

Beijing Forum (2022) commenced to explore the subject of forming an intertwined community of shared destiny through mutual trust, dialogue and close cooperation.

On Monday, as a shipwreck was slowly pulled out of the water from the bottom of a riverbed where it had been laying for more than a century and a half, Chinese archaeology witnessed a new breakthrough in the field of underwater archaeology. The salvage operation took nearly three hours to remove the shipwreck along with a large caisson, a watertight chamber that had been built specially for the wreck's removal.

With a big box as a stage, a lamp as a light source, and a piece of white paper as a screen, Hakobyan Aleta puts on entertaining performances on her handmade shadow play stage.

The five-day 25th Tirana Book Fair came to an end in the capital of Albania on Sunday, with some 90 publishing houses participating in the fair.

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'Compendium of Materia Medica'(I): A cataloged book on Chinese herbalism Compendium of Materia Medica is the first book in Chinese history compiled from indexes of different herbal medicines. It was written in 1578 by Li Shizhen, a famous herbalist in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). After several revisions, the book was published in 1593.

Chinese fusion singer Gong Linna has wrapped up her latest performance in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, honoring a well-known historical figure of patriotism through the use of symphony.

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Khoomei: Soulful double-part throat singing art of the Mongolian ethnic group Khoomei is a unique singing style and outstanding creation of the Mongolian ethnic group.

More historical secrets from the Wudang Mountains, home to a famous complex of Taoist architecture handed down from one dynasty to another, have been uncovered by Chinese archeologists, who have excavated more than 1,000 cultural relics at the site.

On Friday, the China National Traditional Orchestra brought a concert featuring the Great Wall to audiences in Beijing at the China National Center for Performing Arts, which aims at promoting the construction of the Great Wall national cultural park and at deepening the audiences' understanding of the ancient relic.

China and Qatar will cooperate during the upcoming World Cup to launch various soccer-related events in both countries, and at the same time taking the chance to look at the roots of the game in Zibo, an ancient town in East China's Shandong Province.

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No matter where you are from, the new stage performance History and People's Choice in Beijing is surely going to bring you closer to China's historical developments and show you how the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has guided the Chinese people to a better life of happiness.

An international forum on art education among countries along the route of the Belt and Road Initiative has been held in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu Province to promote exchanges and international cooperation on development of fine art education.

Who would have thought 20 years ago that the tweed textiles made by the Lisu ethnic minority in China, which often carries similar aesthetics of Chanel haute couture, would become a luxury item aimed at taking on the international Amazon marketplace. The "Lisu tweed" has indeed been able to make a name for itself in international markets through the efforts of Li Changping, who has been using her entrepreneurial skills to market this ethnic culture heritage and alleviate poverty in Southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Featuring elements such as clothing with accentuated shoulder pads, sheepskin drums, fire worship, and yueqin (a moon-shaped string instrument), an international theater festival that originated from deep in the mountains of Southwest China hopes to introduce China's ethnic groups to the world.

Art Hong Kong, a four-day international art and culture gala, kicked off in Hong Kong on Wednesday, aiming to enhance cultural exchanges between the East and the West.

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'The Long River': History drama looks back China's flood control efforts a century ago Adapted from a historical event that occurred during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the drama The Long River, which debuted on November 11, tells the true story of two flood control heroes.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Bali, Indonesia for the Group of 20 (G20) summit on Monday after which he addressed the summit on Tuesday, saying that faced with challenges, all countries should embrace the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, and advocate peace, development and win-win cooperation.

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Shi'ao Site: Prehistoric 'national farm' of China's Liangzhu Culture In January 2020, a village named Shi'ao in East China's Zhejiang Province, 140 kilometers away from the ancient Liangzhu Ruins, made its name known across the country. There archaeologists found one of the biggest ancient paddy fields ever discovered in China. After a period of research, it was determined that the fields date back to 4,600 to 5,500 years ago.

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Encouraging cultural organizations in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) such as the local broadcaster TVB, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee aims to "promote Hong Kong's popular culture outside of Hong Kong," as he noted in the Chief Executive's 2022 Policy Address that was published in October. With diverse entertainment productions emerging in Hong Kong, Lee believes such cultural resources can continue to "tell good Hong Kong stories" and spread Hong Kong's unique East-meets-West cultural character to different corners of the world.

Lingnan culture, also known as Cantonese culture, is a significant constituent part of Chinese civilization. Encompassing the provinces of Guangdong and Hainan and South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, this culture has enriched various aspects of Chinese civilization with its unique features, according to Chinese archaeologist Su Bingqi.

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'Colorful New Era' - art exhibition This new art exhibition in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province is sure to be an art feast for audiences who are interested in Chinese painting.

Recently, Jia Yongting, a young woman living in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province, once again received a box full of guava from East China's Shandong Province - for the fifth year in a row.

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'Classic of Mountains and Rivers'(II): The legacy of legends for descendants Today the Classic of Mountains and Rivers is more commonly seen in China as a book of legends and myths. There are several well-known sagas in the book, the following three are the most well known.

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A group of young Indonesians gather in front of a large LED screen at the China booth at the ongoing Indonesia International Book Fair (IIBF) in Jakarta to watch a promotion video for the Liangzhu Culture, one of China's earliest civilization sites. They are astonished to learn that the site shows that the faraway country's long civilization stretches back to more than 5,000 years ago.

A China-Japan-South Korea friendship exchange program aimed at protecting the endangered crested ibis was launched on Saturday in Shanghai. Experts, diplomats and scholars from the three neighboring countries shared their experiences in improving ecological protection and biodiversity and vowed to put forth more effort in regional cooperation to tackle climate change, environmental pollution and promote the harmonious development of humanity and nature.

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Suona: Oboe-like traditional Chinese solo musical instrument with rich variety Suona is a traditional Chinese double-reed woodwind instrument. Its loud, clear, bold and cheerful sound makes it one of the most popular musical instruments in China's rural areas.

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Activities aimed at encouraging the public to join in understanding and promoting history and culture along the Beijing Central Axis have been recently held one after another, attracting hundreds of young students, including some from other countries, to experience the charm of Chinese culture.

Inside a special exhibition hall in Beijing presenting the achievements of Central China's Henan Province, a student from Taiwan took a close look with excitement at a Paotong Guqin, a local string instrument made of Paulownia wood. "There are always countless cultural heritage items that surprise you," said the postgraduate, who is now studying in Beijing.

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Angling is a solo exhibition of Chinese artist Shen Yuan in Beijing.

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There is a Chinese saying that compares a great work of art to an eternal flame that is passed down from generation to generation.

Visitors at various international book fairs held around the world over the past few years have found themselves fascinated by stalls hosted by Chinese publishing houses full of high-quality books with themes covering diverse topics such as Chinese politics, economics, culture and history.

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'To the World with You': Picturesque road movie explores adventure and education To be released on Friday in cinemas in China, this road movie inspires audiences to think about family relationships, adventure and education.

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Last Sunday, themed "Science Forward: Create a Bright Future," the 5th World Laureates Forum kicked off in Shanghai, hosting worldwide professionals including 60 decorated scientists and 27 Nobel Prize winners, in discussion of a string of topics from sustainable development to food security.

Showcasing stage plays both online and "offline," the 2022 Daliangshan International Theatre Festival is set to kick off on Friday in Xichang, capital of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Following screenings of films from Portugal and Greece, the National Film Museum's 2022 International Movie Exhibition will be presenting six films from Belgium in Beijing over 10 days starting from Friday.

The 2022 Chinese Visual Ethnographic Photo Biennale, which aims to collect and preserve the unique history, culture and cherished memories of China's various ethnic groups, opened in Beijing on Tuesday.

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Peiligang Culture: Signs of advanced agriculture 8,000 years ago Located near a village eight kilometers away from the nearest city in Central China's Henan Province and covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the Peiligang Culture site dates back to 8,000 years ago.

The year 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of Chinese calligrapher Jin Ou's arrival in Japan.

In 2088, humans step foot on Mars, expanding humanity's horizons and opening up a new field of existence. Meanwhile, the rest of humanity continues living on Earth hundreds of millions of kilometers away, posing a nostalgic touchstone for the people living on the red planet.

'Impression of Wulong' - landscape drama The Impression of Wulong show is a large-scale live landscape performance directed by China's acclaimed director Zhang Yimou and jointly supported by the local government of Wulong county in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.