Culture

Mystery of Ancient Carvings Lives On: Tucked away in the depth of Beishan Mountain of Zhongwei County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Damaidi is one of the country's enduring mysteries. Thousands of years ago people carved hundreds of symbols into rocks. Who were they, and why did they painstakingly carve petroglyphs of animals and other figures?

Bringing Kunqu Opera to Life on Campuses: Chinese college students, traditional Kunqu opera will no longer be just a description in a textbook, but a part of campus life. This year, the Ministry of Culture has required each of the country's seven professional Kunqu theatres to give 20 free public performances at Chinese colleges yearly.

In pictures—Harbin ice festival: Thousands of visitors are flocking to China's Heilongjiang province for the 21st International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin.

Tibetan language website launched: A Tibetan language website (www.qh-tibetan.com) on Tibetan culture and progress in areas inhabited by Tibetan people opened recently in Qinghai Province, a multi-ethnic area in northwest China.

Regions and territories—Tibet: Tibet, a remote and strongly-Buddhist territory known as the "roof of the world", is governed as an autonomous region of China.