After the New Year celebrations, traveling is next on the to-do list in China: tourists love the spectacular scenic bridge in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, which winds its way across the gorge like the long body of a dragon. Ah right, it is the Year of the Dragon, after all.
New Year’s snack for tiger cub: At the Kunming Zoo in Yunnan, even the animals celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. The little predator seems to enjoy it. Whether the fruit decoration is also eaten, however, is questionable.
The New Year festivities continue on the fourth day of the Dragon Year, as most Chinese still enjoy the holidays. In Beijing, Ditan Park is known for its New Year decorations and open-air shows – despite freezing temperatures. Here, a group of men perform a traditional dragon dance.
Lego managed to come up with a particularly impressive set for the New Year: A dim sum restaurant, complete with the carts that were once common in the often multi-story restaurants in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Mostly older women pushed these little carts around and offered their specialties with loud cries. They are rarely seen […]
Hairy gifts: German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender received the camels Winterfreund (right) and Schneemaedchen (left) as gifts on their trip to Mongolia.Some might reject this as not particularly animal-friendly, but this is actually to the benefit of Winterfreund and Schneemaedchen. They stay in Mongolia as a state gift and enjoy […]
The dragon has become an overused symbol of China’s rise, especially in the media. It is said to symbolize strength, but also imminent danger. Countless magazines and book covers are proof of this.Journalist and illustrator Selina Lee calls this “authorientalism” and uses it to describe a visual language that combines orientalism and authoritarianism without reflection. […]
Gold for China – who else? Chen Yuxi (left) and Quan Hongchan won the synchronized diving event from the ten-meter platform at the World Championships of female divers in Doha.China has been dominating diving for decades. The triumph in Doha marked the twelfth consecutive world championship title for China in this discipline. Chinese athletes also […]
Xi Jinping has repeatedly urged the media and art world to “tell Chinese stories well.” Documentary filmmaker Sun Hong has done this well by taking an authentic approach. Her film “This Is Life 烟火人间” was shown in cinemas across the country in January. 509 ordinary Chinese people talk about their lives in videos they made […]
Countdown to the Year of the Dragon: A dragon is being blessed for the lantern dance outside the ancestral hall of the Zhou family in the village of Fengjiangzhou in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The Year of the Wood Dragon officially begins on Saturday. It succeeds the water rabbit.
Looks like a carnival mask. It isn’t, of course. For one thing, it is made of actual gold. Secondly, it is an object from the so-called Sanxjingdui culture, presumably from the 12th or 11th century BC.The Shanghai Museum has opened its new 33,600 square meter branch in the Pudong New Area and is exhibiting this […]