Confucius had its world premiere in London on Wednesday during President Xi Jinping's state visit.
For Chinese soccer fans, the Premier League is one of the most entertaining to watch. The popularity of the top-flight competition, known for head-to-head derbies, big-name players, free-spending clubs and showy WAGs, is self-evident in China, although currently not a single Chinese player is anywhere to be seen.
As countries with long histories and profound culture, China and the UK have long been engaged in cultural exchanges. China is home to 4,000 museums, and the UK has about 2,500, and both have world renowned museums.
As President Xi Jingping begins his state visit to Britain, let's take a look at some works created by Chinese and British painters. They offer us a glimpse into the two countries' cities, streets, people and natural landscape. We may find some cultural inspirations in common.
President Xi Jinping's bestselling book was center stage at a packed event in London to promote Chinese books.
Statistics show that Chinese students have become the top source of international students studying in UK’s colleges and universities.
Chinese influence in Britain is notable from the late 17th century onwards as wealthy Britons and a growing middle class provided a demand for Chinese goods such as porcelain and commodities such as tea.
President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan were invited to a viewing of Chinese-related items at the British Royal Collection. Let's take a look at what they saw.
Prince William told Chinese people not to buy ivory or any other illegal animal products, as part of a campaign to end the trade in ivory, in a message carried on China Central Television.
Soccer, there's nothing quite like it when the bug takes hold. The euphoria of the highs that have you hugging strangers and the despair of lows that leave you not wanting to talk to anyone for days are hard to understand for those who don't share a passion for the sport.
The UK remains one of Chinese students' top three destinations for studying abroad, and the growing number going there in recent years has not gone unnoticed
The China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange has been going on throughout 2015, during which the countries have exchanged cultural seasons to showcase the diversity and creativity of each.
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