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Shanghai Grand Theatre releases details of new season

2026-08-21 15:48

Shanghai Grand Theatre unveiled its 2026/27 season under the theme “Here & Now” earlier this week, gathering world classics and cutting-edge creations across multiple art forms.

What a happy day for international guests!

2026-08-21 15:48

International guests visited the marriage registration center on Xingfu Road in Shanghai's Changning district on August 19. The day falls on Qixi Festival, which is widely considered to be China's Valentine's Day.

Theater recalls wartime Chongqing

2026-08-21 08:23

EDINBURGH — For people living in Chongqing, Southwest China, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, fog was more than weather. It could mean precious hours of cover from bombers overhead.

Inside jokes have outsiders laughing

2026-08-21 08:19

At 7:30 pm, audience members begin filing into GOAT, a comedy club on Xiangyang North Road in Shanghai's Jing'an district. Backstage, Harry Hussain, who is known simply as Harry, eats a banana with his coffee, his pre-show ritual.

Young creators bring Chinese stories to Edinburgh

2026-08-20 11:13

The China Coal Mine Art Troupe recently presented two theatrical productions at the 79th Edinburgh Festival Fringe: the one-man play "Old Drunk Dream" and the physical theatre piece "Sculpture and Poetry." Both productions reimagine traditional Chinese narratives through contemporary artistic approaches.

Huangmei Opera shines in Edinburgh with tale of courage and identity

2026-08-20 08:23

EDINBURGH — Minutes before going on stage in Edinburgh, Han Zaifen sat before a dressing-room mirror, humming softly to herself as the final touches were put on her makeup.

China's modernization viewed from an outside perspective

2026-08-19 14:46

Seeing Perceiving, an exhibition that will conclude on Aug 23 at the National Museum of China in Beijing, reflects the country's course of modernization through the diverse perspectives of foreign artists, photographers and expatriates in other professions.

Global youth bond over dim sum at university summer camp

2026-08-19 14:38

Chopsticks clinked against porcelain and a rotating tray of shrimp dumplings, water chestnut cake, and fried milk made its rounds — this was no ordinary meal, but a cultural bridge.

Jingdezhen fires global imagination

2026-08-19 08:22

When French artist Yann Colleu first encountered porcelain in 2014 as a contemporary art student in France, he had little idea that the material would eventually become central to his life.

Imagining the untold story of Zhao Zhuangji through a modern lens

2026-08-18 09:34

LONDON — In a London rehearsal room, Chinese musical-theater actress Fiona Zhu donned a long, pale costume reminiscent of traditional Chinese opera, taking on the role of an ancient Chinese woman on stage.

Maestro Lin Daye on building Wuxi's symphony voice

2026-08-17 15:52

In this episode, our host Samar Kerkeni, foreign expert at China Daily Website, sits down with Lin Daye, artistic director of the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra, to explore how classical music is taking roots in Wuxi, Jiangsu province — a city designated a "City of Music" by UNESCO.

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