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Culture Insider: Little New Year
January 25, 2022
Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Jan 25 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
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Hometown of Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi
January 24, 2022
Here is the place where tradition meets modernity, ushering in a new chapter of rejuvenation.
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Father and son pursue patchwork art
December 8, 2021
A father and his son from Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province have become famous in their hometown by transforming rags into elegant patchwork handicrafts.
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Old shop keeping traditional craft alive
August 31, 2021
This is an old 10-sq-m shop at 216 Lizhu Old Street in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province.
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Tombs unearthed in area planned to build zoo
July 22, 2021
Researchers have discovered that the two ancient tombs recently excavated in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province were built in the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316), local media reported on July 21.
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Shaoxing celebrates third Ancient City Protection Day
July 19, 2021
Shaoxing in East China's Zhejiang province vowed to better protect its ancient city, an iconic 9.09-square-kilometer historic district, on July 15, which marked the city's third Ancient City Protection Day.
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Haven of literature
July 18, 2021
The Orchid Pavilion is famous for A Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Poems, written by Wang Xizhi. Today, it remains a popular venue for festivals celebrating the art of fine calligraphy.
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Shun Temple Fair
June 18, 2021
According to local authorities, the temple fair was held every autumn at Kuaiji Mountain in Keqiao district, Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province to memorialize the ancient emperor Shun (2147-2067 BC).