Across China: China's UNESCO-designated chime bells enrich music history

As a 2,400-year-old set of bronze chime bells in central China was recently been inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, scholars and cultural custodians, especially those who witnessed the excavation nearly half a century ago, have been celebrating this momentous achievement in music history....
AmazingChina | Unveiling Hexi Corridor: A trip to ancient Silk Road hub

As her journey to China's Gansu Province concludes, Xinhua reporter Maria Alekseeva remains captivated by the 1,600-year-old Mati Temple Grottoes, the dramatic hues of Danxia landform in Zhangye, and the ancient Dunhuang art and culture. Each site unfolds a chapter of the Hexi Corridor's past, once a bustling artery of the ancient Silk Road....