I believe that most people — both Chinese learners and non-Chinese learners — must have heard about the magical Chinese New Year. As someone who started learning Chinese at the age of 11, I remember that in all the China-related materials that I could get my hands on — from textbooks to films — the Chinese New Year has always been mentioned as one of the most important elements. So ever since those early days, spending a Chinese New Year in China has been on my wish list. And it finally became a reality at the beginning of this year.
Six Gen Zers from across the globe gathered at the Global Gen Zer Dialogue with Shandong, a panel of the Global Youth Conference, on July 7 for a roundtable discussion to share their impressions of Shandong and Chinese culture after a themed journey around the province.
Editor's note: From July 3 to 7, a group of international students from 10 countries and regions, including the United States, Russia, Egypt and Somalia, took a trip to three historical cities in Shandong: Jining, the hometown of the great ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, Jinan, the capital city of the province, and Weifang.
At the Global Gen Zer Dialogue with Shandong, young people from around the world share their impressions after a weeklong journey across the province, Wang Xiaoying reports.
More than 2,500 years ago, ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius said his famous quote: "It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar." And this sense of hospitality has remained in Shandong province — Confucius' home — ever since.
As most of China enters a period of hottest days in summer, an international dance festival to be held in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will further “heat up” the atmosphere.
One early morning in April 2018, Liu Keming, having been "jostled awake", stepped outside of her carriage on the night train to be "greeted by the instant coolness of the steppe air mixed with that sweet, earthy smell of the alluvial plains".
A visitor learns paper-cutting during the cultural festival "Culture meets Garden" at the Gardens of the World in Berlin, Germany, on July 8, 2023. The festival was held here from Saturday to Sunday.
An Italian contemporary art exhibition at the Grand Tang Mall, an enchanting scenic area in the historic Chinese city of Xi'an, has attracted visitors for the past month.
Cao Minghao and Chen Jianjun, a Chinese artist duo based in Chengdu, and Adrien Missika, a French artist based in Berlin, have also been engaged in this endeavor. The three artists stood out among nine artists competing for the 2022 Choi Foundation Contemporary Art Award, a prize recognizing and supporting artists whose practices are imbued with environmentalism.
In 1966, for his 16th birthday, French composer Laurent Petitgirard's elder brother gave him a copy of the classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West. Petitgirard was fascinated. He read the novel over and over again, sparking the idea of putting it into music, a quest that took him 53 years to embark upon.
Video competition is a platform for sharing experiences and conveying emotions about the capital, Yang Feiyue reports.
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