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”.

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

Swimming in Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing in 1956. (Photo by Tom Hutchins)

Today marks the #WorldElephantDay, a time to give the largest land #mammals on #Earth the respect they deserve and #protection they need. Here’s a #cute shot of a #baby #elephant who’s just gotten the hang of how to take a perfect #selfie. CFP Photo

Falling on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, the #Qixi Festival, is widely known as #China #ValentinesDay. A pedestrian #street in #Hanghzou city in southeast China’s #Zhejiang province is getting a #makeover for the upcoming #romantic occasion this Saturday. CFP Photo

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

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

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

For tomorrow's #Qixi #Festival, also known as #China’s #ValentinesDay, #couples can mark the occasion with a #breathtaking #view on the "#Buddha's hand" built on a cliff in #Yueyang, #Hunan province. CFP Photo

#HappyBirthday! Giant #panda Bing Qing celebrated her 7th #birthday at #Shenyang Forest #Zoo with a #special #birthdaycake made of #fruit and #vegetables, #toys and good #wishes from visitors. CFP Photo

An #expensive bite! This slice of #cake from the 1981 #wedding of #PrinceCharles and #Diana, #PrincessofWales has just been sold for an incredible price of £1,850 ($3,200) at #auction. It is from one of the 23 cakes made for the #royalwedding . AFP Photo

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 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

Tired of your typical #English #afternoontea? This Old-#Beijing-themed #afternoon #tea at Beijing's #Renaissance Hotel has taken us down memory lane, mixing scenes from #Beihai #Park with #childhood #snacks like #snowman #popsicles.

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.

Nostalgia in China: The portraits of old style, Beijing, 2021. by White Night Art Photo Studio.

Getting into spirit of #holloween2021 🎃

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.

Check out young #Chinese painter Liu Tianlian's work, full of #imagination and Chinese flavor

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.