Dehua porcelain, a pure white that gives off a soft glow, blends traditional elegance with modern aesthetic appeal. Fuzhou lacquerware, where natural resin layers create a soft, glowing light. Fujian craftsmanship is still alive today.
Grain Rain marks the end of spring. Bathed in spring showers, the earth rejuvenates and tea hills glisten. As put by Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Qi Ji, tender and fragrant tea picked before Grain Rain is a gift from above. Let's savor this cup of fresh brew and look forward to summer's radiant hue.
To celebrate the upcoming 2025 International Chinese Language Day, which falls on Sunday, Chinese language learners, enthusiasts of Chinese culture, international Chinese educators and diplomats in China gathered in Beijing on Friday to celebrate the special day dedicated to demonstrating the unique charm of the Chinese language.
Shuangjiang county in Linchang city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, welcomed the traditional Water-Splashing Festival on April 16. Tourists joined locals in passing on blessings as they splashed water on each other.
Conducted by Huang Yi, the Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra performed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Thursday.
Northward, a popular TV series, has boosted tourism to Kunshan, Jiangsu province — one of the main filming locations — with the number of visitors during Qingming Festival in early April surging by 608 percent year-on-year, according to a recent seminar in Beijing.
Pitch session wraps up annual Macao comedy event, as stars share their secrets, Xu Fan reports.
In the rugged mountains of the Tianzhu Tibetan autonomous county in Gansu province, where the Great Wall snakes across the peaks, 68-year-old Wang Xilin has spent more than three decades on patrol, helping ensure the architectural wonder's preservation for future generations.
Chinese civilization — described by President Xi Jinping as embodying consistency, originality, unity, inclusiveness, and peacefulness — has endured through the ages, serving as a testament to a deeply rooted cultural ethos. Drawing from this heritage, China offers a distinctive alternative to Western-centric models of international relations. Through initiatives in sustainable development, cultural diplomacy, and global governance improvement, China presents a perspective shaped by historical consciousness and a long-term strategic vision.
A series of musicals and plays will make their China debut in Shanghai, solidifying the city's significance in the live entertainment sector, according to an announcement by Shanghai Culture Square.
At the upcoming 2025 Shanghai Jing'an Theater Festival, 20 plays will be staged from April 25 to June 2. Over 85 percent of the productions will make their Shanghai debut and half are from overseas.
Dan Niu, once confined to a cubicle crunching numbers at a Shanghai bank, now spends weekdays cycling through the city's alleyways, leading foreign tourists past steamed bun stalls and hidden galleries tucked away off the beaten path.