Ephemeral beauty: At temperatures between minus 12 and minus 22 degrees, ice sculptors compete against each other at the 35th Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition in Harbin in the far north-east of China. Oddly enough, at the same time as the three-day artistic competition opens, the Chinese state media reports that 2023 was also the […]
There was a time when the German Embassy School in Beijing was able to rent Kunming Lake in the famous Summer Palace for the school’s own ice festival. That was in the mid-1980s. China was still poor and there were not many tourists. The Beijing park authorities were grateful for any Western currency that could […]
Kids in Hong Kong at the Christmas market. Christian traditions from 156 years of British rule have left their mark on the southern port city. As has the pandemic: The wave of colds is rolling in, masks are supposed to prevent infection in groups.
The winter jacket from the Mao era, lined with cotton and faux fur, which until recently was exclusively worn by older individuals, is making a comeback among China’s youth this winter. The demand for the fashionably considered obsolete Dà huā ǎo 大花袄 has surged on shopping platforms like Taobao since November. The comfortable house jacket […]
Food for the rebound: This is what is expected of these mainland visitors taking a stroll down Hong Kong’s Temple Street. The food stalls that are temporarily set up here are part of the so-called Evening Economy – promoted by the government in the hope of boosting the post-pandemic economy and increasing tourism revenue.
Anyone who has always wondered why the Yellow River got its name will find the answer in this picture. The snow-covered banks of the Huang He, as the country’s second-longest river is called in Mandarin, form a striking contrast to the frozen water surface. The coloration is caused by eroded loess, which is washed into […]
More and more Chinese businesses adapt to the needs of pet owners. For example, urban cafés and shops provide carrier bags, snacks and photo walls for cute selfies. One chain of teahouses even attracts customers with small rucksacks to carry dogs and cats. Economists call it the “pet economy.” Generation Z, in particular, aged between […]
Packing the bags… with lots of bamboo! In January, two-year-old panda Lele will head to China, but first, he has to go into quarantine for a few weeks. That is why Lele has now made his last public appearance at Singapore’s River Wonders Park. More than 1,000 visitors said goodbye to the photogenic bear. Lele […]
Students and soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army gathered at a state memorial ceremony on Wednesday to commemorate the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. As has been customary for a few years now, white doves were released over the grounds of the Nanjing Memorial Hall. The war crimes began on December 13, 1937, following the […]
In the exhibition “Magnificence and Grandeur – Immersive Experience of Grotto Art”, which opened on Saturday, visitors to the National Museum of China wander through kaleidoscopically illuminated rooms. The morphing forms are inspired by Buddhist grotto art, such as that from the ancient oasis city of Dunhuang. The Beijing multimedia show, which covers around 1500 […]