5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (841+ words) The idea that classical wisdom nourishes the life of the spirit took shape during the Renaissance period " the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times, beginning in the 14th century in Italy and lasting into the 17th century, when Greek…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago  (486+ words) Strolling through a university campus in Fuzhou, Fujian province, Tsai Yu-chin from Taiwan tightly held the hand of a local primary school boy whose parents both live with visual impairments. Beside them, Tsai's junior high son joined in, laughing and…...

15+ hour, 12+ min ago  (560+ words) Classical wisdom should illuminate humanity's path forward and address key questions of our time, including how to keep our world in peace and order, according to an initiative announced at the closing ceremony of the Second World Conference of Classics…...

23+ hour, 57+ min ago  (305+ words) As part of its ongoing efforts to foster environmental awareness among young learners, the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation hosted a biodiversity education class at the China National Botanical Garden on Monday. The event drew more than 60 primary school students…...

1+ day, 3+ min ago  (41+ words) China Daily - National college entrance exam concludes in parts of China - Lhalu Wetland sees major recovery thanks to conservation efforts Shopping with your heart, not your head Ecological action spurs mangrove regrowth...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (472+ words) A growing youth exchange program, as part of the Philadelphia-Tianjin partnership, is helping build new connections between the next generation of leaders from China and the United States. Established in 1980, the partnership is among the earliest sister-city relationships between China…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (94+ words) China Daily Jilin students brave Sunday rain to sit first day of gaokao Cities across Jilin province experience rainy weather on Sunday, as students put on their thinking caps for the first day of the national college entrance exam, commonly…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (338+ words) In a chapter called "In the World of Men" from the Zhuangzi " the Daoist text attributed to the thinker of the same name, who lived more than 2, 200 years ago " there is a story about a carpenter called Shih who comes…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (706+ words) On May 16, I found myself at the Gies Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, watching my daughter's graduation ceremony. The commencement speaker was Sean Evans, host of Hot Ones and a recent addition to TIME magazine's inaugural TIME100 Creators…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (848+ words) Serena Williams is coming back to professional tennis at the age of 44, returning to the sport she dominated for two decades before famously "evolving" away from the daily grind of competition. First up for the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion…...