Chinese vlogger Alex kicks off the Christmas season with her Christmas gift list.

People often say that we should not judge a person by his or her appearance, but what is the real definition of beautiful?

How and when did Christianity enter China?

Li Yin Fei and Li Ding perform their crosstalk act the Spring Festival Gala.

Companies offering private cars and carpooling options are posing a very real threat to the taxi industry.

Chinese wontons are the centerpiece of many Chinese meals. History and geography have given the wonton many different names and styles. Learn about them all in this video!

Experts explain what foods can help us keep warm in the winter and which may cause excessive heat.

Why doesn't China have a film rating system similar to the United States or other countries?

How does soil quality affect the quality of the tea?

Water is an important ingredient to make the best tofu skin.

What kinds of things are important in tea plantations?

It might seem very easy to do, but picking tofu skin requires a lot of skills.

What are the best conditions for producing rock tea?

Making tofu skin is very hard, especially when you have to put your fingers into a pot of boiling soy milk.

How do we categorize the different tea sources?

One of the most important ingredients in a vegetarian meal is the tofu skin. In order to buy the best tofu skin, the food purchaser Auntie Wang found a factory that is about three hours away from Shanghai.

What is rock charm?

Shopping for food might seem like an easy task but it actually requires lots of work and knowledge.

The idea of vegetarianism started in China thousands of years ago. So, let's find out why people started to become vegetarians.

It feels good to start the New Year off with a bowl of veggie noodles.

Longhua Temple's veggie noodles are a traditional dish that one eats for the New Year. Six hundred bowls of these noodles can be made in just one hour.

As the most delicious vegetarian dishes come from the temples, a visit to one may be in order to try top vegetarian dishes.

The Jade Buddhist Temple in Shanghai is famous for its vegetarian meals. It is a must-try if you are into veggie dishes.

Behind every dish, there is a meaning. This vegetarian dish is called "Understand and Embrace."

The lotus flower is a symbol of Buddhism. Therefore, a vegetarian dish is made with this concept in mind.

One needs creativity to cook an impressive dish. The Bead Curtain is a very interesting vegetarian dish that uses aloe as its main ingredient.

Olive Oil-Fried King Oyster Mushrooms: a simple but delicious dish.

Getting the freshest ingredients is also a very important step in making delicious vegetarian dishes.

Mao Yun Gong is the inheritor of the Liuliu tone.

There are many tones in Chinese folk music.

China is losing its sound. What can be done to save it?

Experience China's version of the singing competition where four celebrity coaches choose their teams based on voice alone without being able to see the singers. It's the last round of the blind auditions as the coaches fight to get the best singers on their teams.

Hong Yi was a master painter, musician, dramatist, calligrapher, seal cutter, poet, and Buddhist monk. His calligraphy version of the "Xin Jing" is greatly beloved by all.

"Farewell" or "Songbie" was composed by Master Hong Yi. This song reflects the vicissitudes of Master Hong Yi's life. More importantly it talks about parting, something Master Hong Yi has experienced numerous times through out his days.

Master Hong Yi grew up in a wealthy and prosperous family. He had everything he could possibly need. Why would he ever want to leave?

In our lives we experience pain and sorrow, Master Hong Yi is no different. One of the most painful experiences he went through was loosing his mother.

When he was in Japan Master Hong Yi came in touch with Western art, which lead him to start his magazine. It was through magazines that he first heard of fasting.

Through fasting Master Hong Yi began to adjust his lifestyle and mindset to fit that of a monk. Afterwards he shaved his head and formally became a monk.