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From action hero to comic cop

2026-01-28 08:46

In his new film, Busted Water Pipes, A-list actor Eddie Peng takes on slapstick humor, marking a shift from his usual roles, Xu Fan reports.

Weaving tradition into fashion

2026-01-28 07:02

Hong'an handloom cloth, a traditional coarse textile native to Hong'an county in central China's Hubei province, was once seen as old-fashioned and rustic.

Year-ender: Hit Chinese variety shows in 2025

2026-01-28 07:00

The year 2025 saw a diverse lineup of Chinese variety shows capturing audiences online.

Where inner children take stage

2026-01-28 06:54

As soft meditation music filled the room, several young participants lay down, closed their eyes, and began to move slowly, imagining they were trapped in a sleep they could not wake from. Moments later, they were asked to picture themselves as children again — loosening their bodies and letting their faces settle into the most innocent, carefree expressions they could remember.

Consumers warming to 'emotional' AI toys

2026-01-28 06:41

Every night before going to bed, 27-year-old Nancy Liu places a small, warm device beside her pillow.

Immersive art project tours Singapore

2026-01-27 16:13

A water tank on the wall, brightly painted napkins, an open book — these seemingly normal objects are in fact artworks that have been blended into the rooms of an old house in Singapore's Tiong Bahru area.

Tia Ray hits a high note

2026-01-27 07:13

The voice that first awakened Yuan Yawei's musical soul came from the dim, intimate heart of a Beijing jazz bar. There, as a young woman from Hunan province, she watched a singer pour raw soul into a wireless microphone while moving freely through the crowd.

Fire ignites a pathway to China

2026-01-27 07:02

TIANJIN — In Azerbaijani, fire embodies the spirit of the land, while the Chinese character for fire, yan, evokes dancing flames.

Program continues the beautiful vitality of verse

2026-01-27 06:55

This year, 18-year-old Song Hongri, a Beijing freshman at the University of Hong Kong, returns to the show, Chinese Poetry Conference, for the third time.

Digital homecoming for a buried city's lost masterpieces

2026-01-27 06:48

A remarkable collection of art, lost for centuries in the sands of the Gobi Desert before being taken to Russia, has been digitally reunited and is now on display in China for the first time.

Voices from the Han frontier

2026-01-27 06:40

At the display case of the Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, visitors lean in to gaze at a wooden slip about 23 centimeters long.

Equine collectibles, keepsakes capture consumers' hearts

2026-01-27 06:31

Move over Labubu. Equine collectibles and keepsakes are capturing the hearts — and wallets — of consumers in the run-up to Chinese New Year.

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