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An artist performs during the opening ceremony of 15th Quanzhou International Nanyin Symposium in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec, 10, 2025. The 15th Quanzhou International Nanyin ...

Hidden in a lush bamboo grove, an ancient Chinese man chanted poems while playing on the seven strings of the zither-like guqin. The beautiful sound became a natural part of nature. The sound trickled ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...