In 1772, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), then just turning 60, had reason to be joyful after finally securing his dream place for retirement in the Forbidden City, the royal palace in the heart of Beijing.
Shen Lihui can still vividly recall the moment when Chinese rock band Omnipotent Youth Society's trumpet filled the air at Central Park in New York in 2014.
Sought-after doctor on mission to standardize and collate traditional ethnic practices
The Black Myth: Wukong Art Exhibition opened at the Art Museum of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, on Wednesday.
On June 6 and 7, 2025, Modern Sky's Strawberry Music Festival, one of China's largest and most influential outdoor events, will make its international debut at Yokohama's Red Brick Park in Japan. This marks the festival's first overseas destination, symbolizing China's growing musical influence.
Over his decades-long career, Zhang Yimou — one of China's most prestigious directors — has experienced many triumphs, from accepting awards at international film festivals, to helming the opening and closing ceremonies of two Olympic Games.
As the cherry blossoms bloom, the city of Hebi in Henan province offers visitors an annual festival dedicated to strolling through the drifting petals, past stalls selling local delicacies, with live music playing in the background.
Amid the vibrant energy of AW2025 Shanghai Fashion Week's MODE exhibition, Ann McCreath, founder of Kenya's KikoRomeo, meticulously arranged her booth. The brand, founded in 1996 and celebrated for its African identity and eco-conscious designs, was bustling as buyers and enthusiasts flocked to explore her collection.
In an era of abundant consumer choices, traditional Chinese fashion brands are redefining their market presence by blending heritage with innovation. At the recent Shanghai Fashion Week, two iconic labels — Threegun and EP Yaying — demonstrated how time-honored brands can thrive in the modern marketplace by balancing traditional style with contemporary appeal.
The slender bamboo panel almost seems to breathe under the ingenious ministrations of Guo Yingxiong's knife.
Many pivotal figures in modern Chinese art, such as Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong, taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, which houses significant works in a collection of critical artistic assets that have been gathered for a century and was primarily used for teaching and academic research for many years.
The invention of the printing press greatly facilitated the dissemination of knowledge. The device has also been widely used by artists, including those who were also printmakers, such as Pablo Picasso who would wait with anticipation beside the press to watch his work come out.
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