The official document issued after the conclusion of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee on Thursday should dispel any doubts about China's commitment to reform, opening-up and global cooperation at a time when the United States has resorted to unilateralism and protectionism.

China's blueprint for its future development comes at a historic turning point in which the country is set to play a bigger role in the global economy, according to experts.

The Forbidden City draws countless photographers, who seek to not only capture images of its structures but also to convey the stories behind them, Wang Qian reports.

A village at the foot of Taihang Mountains and by the Danhe River has attracted the attention of cultural heritage researchers, who have hailed it as a living fossil of ancient China.

A major symposium on historical studies was held at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Monday as part of events commemorating the 600th anniversary of the construction of the Forbidden City.

The old city of Beijing is lined with hutongs. They are small meandering alleyways that form a maze of siheyuan, which are single-story homes surrounded by open-air courtyards.

The old city of Beijing is lined with hutongs. They are small meandering alleyways that form a maze of siheyuan, which are single-story homes surrounded by open-air courtyards.

According to a recent survey conducted by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, overseas respondents are increasingly forming favorable opinions about China, its participation in global governance and its ideas, such as the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and the Belt and Road Initiative.