#Dimsum, consisting of numerous small plates of #food shared among friends and family, is a major draw in #HongKong. Now the city is gearing up for its annual #Food Expo scheduled to open on August 12, featuring a dazzling array of local #delicacies.
Rare scenes inside the Yingxian Pagoda 应县木塔, the only extant large wooden pagoda in China and the tallest among ancient wooden buildings of the world.
A Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, 67-m-high tower completely built of timber, in north China’s Shanxi province.
The iconic ink wash #shrimps painted by Qi Baishi, one of China's most celebrated modern master #artists, are so popular that they are now synonymous with the painter himself.
An exhibition on ancient #Egyptian treasures has opened in Beijing, focusing on the engimatic culture of Golden #Mummies from around 1st century AD - a period when wooden coffins were basically no longer in use.
The mummies were covered with masks and wrapped in linen bandages.
The two #pandacub#twins named #Fleur de #Coton (L) and Petite #Neige (R) are asleep inside their warm and cozy #incubator at The Beauval #Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, central #France. The twins were born on August 2nd and weight about 300 grams. Photo by Guillaume Souvant
Could this be the #earliest#selfie stick? Actually it is a 3,000-year-old #bronze riding crop which dated back to the #Shang#Dynasty, unearthed in Lingshi county, north #China's #Shanxi Province. But its #design still fits #modern-day use in some way. CFP Photo
The Museum of Art Pudong has opened in Shanghai with a series of exciting exhibitions.
The museum is located next to the Oriental Pearl Tower, smack dab in the financial hub of Lujiazui.
#shanghai#artwork#Museums2021
Keepsakes to remember furry friends
Kang Qin, a mother from SW China's Sichuan Province, uses wool felt to make customized small animal keepsakes for pet owners whose beloved animals passed away.
#woolfelt#pet#animal
A #masterpiece that can only be admired from high above, depicting a classic #Chinese myth in northern China’s #Hebei province. This rice paddy #art piece uses various colored #rice plants as paint on a rice-field #canvas, and the #color palette is the perfect mix now. CFP Photo
The aerial view of Hejingwan New Village in Zunyi City, SW China’s Guizhou province.
Zunyi develops a community of family villa, combining local architecture and European style.
#BeautifulChina
The “Meilimount” VS. the “#Paramount”.
In 1930s, the Meili Snow Mountains, in SW China’s Sichuan province, were praised by American scholars as “the most beautiful mountains in the world”.