At a public square in Chengdu, a bustling city of over 20 million people in southwestern China, 24-year-old Tibetan dancer Yanggyi, prepared for her performance, adjusting her traditional attire and the bun behind her head.

Baofeng County has a time-honored brewing industry of Baijiu (Chinese liquor), and is one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese distilled liquor. Because of the suitable temperature, autumn and winter are the busiest time for local liquor production in a year.

Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.

China's biggest banks cut interest rates on deposits, which analysts said may have marked the biggest cut since 2016 and will likely help create room for benchmark lending rates to decline early next year.

Local authorities in Shanghai have launched an English version of the city's smart mobility app, which offers foreigners in the metropolis an easier access to its vast transport network.

The Spring Festival has been officially listed as a UN Floating Holiday in the UN Calendar of Conferences and Meetings starting from 2024, the Chinese Mission to the United Nations announced in a statement. 

A total of 152 makeshift schools with 1,136 teachers in Jishishan County resumed classes on Dec.25.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the yearly output was 6.1 percent lower than last year, while the overall cotton field area was down by 7.1 percent to 2.7881 million hectares.

The movie features Lixian, the daughter of a guardian in the ancient Sanxingdui city. She carries the golden mask of Sanxingdui entrusted to her by her father, and travels through time to find a boy called Charlie.

During the period, over 3.8 billion yuan of imports and over 7.6 billion yuan of exports were declared via the city's official cross-border e-commerce comprehensive service platform, said the bureau.