China · Building
China National Opera
China's state-run opera company in Beijing, comprising performance ensembles, orchestras and production departments under the Ministry of Culture…
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China · Tradition
Chinese calligraphy
Chinese calligraphy transforms written characters into art, blending visual expression with literary meaning through brush, ink, and paper—a…
China · Tradition
Chinese New Year
The Spring Festival celebrates the start of the lunisolar year across China, uniting families in reunion dinners and…
China · Building
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Beijing
A Roman Catholic church in central Beijing known locally as Xizhimen Church or the West Church, serving the…
China · Zone
Forbidden City (Palace Museum)
The largest palace complex in the world and the political heart of China for five centuries — the…
China · Monument
Great Wall of China — Jinshanling
Not a single wall but a system of walls, towers, and fortifications built across 2,300 years by successive…
China · Building
Guanfu Museum
A pioneering private art museum founded in Beijing in 1996, among the first non-state cultural institutions in the…
China · Tradition
Guqin and its music
A seven-string plucked instrument of profound subtlety, the guqin has been played for millennia by Chinese scholars as…
China · Building
Huguang Guild Hall
A premier Beijing theater celebrated for Peking opera performances, the Huguang Guild Hall preserves centuries of classical Chinese…
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