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Rediscover sounds from the past

2025-04-25 12:17

The Shanghai Conservatory of Music recently hosted an immersive performance featuring Chinese instruments including replicas of pieces displayed in the Oriental Musical Instrument Museum as part of the conservatory's opening session to the public. Those instruments were brought to life by the conservatory's students and faculty, showcasing different music themes.

Sleep No More returns to Shanghai with a special edition

2025-04-25 11:59

Sleep No More, the immersive theater experience by Punchdrunk, unveiled a new special edition this month after eight years of immensely successful performance in Shanghai.

From police officer to author: How one book changed my life

2025-04-25 11:41

At a reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" to mark the 30th World Book Day, former police officer-turned-writer A Yi shared how reading transformed his life.

Where nature is shaped by hand

2025-04-25 06:23

Jiangnan's classical gardens are portals to the past, in which the echoes of yesterday are alive and growing, Yang Yang reports.

Let history guide you through the enchanting streets and lanes

2025-04-25 06:21

Jiangnan's prosperity was accompanied by the flourishing of market towns, handicrafts, commerce and service industries, giving rise to an urban class that fostered civic consciousness, popular literature and professional ethics, writes scholar Ge Jianxiong in an article published in Wenhui Daily in October.

Verses evoke a golden era

2025-04-25 05:52

Heritage that spans centuries gives Jiangnan culture a certain cachet, Yang Yang reports in Hangzhou.

Serbian Cultural Center director: Books can bridge cultures

2025-04-24 15:42

At a reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" held to mark the 30th World Book Day, Soldat Tatjana, director of the Serbian Cultural Center in Beijing, shared how learning Chinese and reading in Chinese helped deepen her understanding of China.

Author Meng Xiaoshu: Reading can expand dimensions of our lives

2025-04-24 15:22

At a reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" held to mark the 30th World Book Day, author Meng Xiaoshu shared her view on how reading can expand the dimensions of our lives and foster deeper connection with the world. To Meng, reading is not a mere means of "consuming knowledge", but a way to slow down and explore our souls, especially in an era that places great emphasis on speed. Reading helps to "rebuild a sense of inner order, to slowly discover who we are, what we believe, and how we live our lives," Meng added.

From detective novels to diplomacy: An interpreter's secret weapon

2025-04-24 15:09

At a reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" held to mark the 30th World Book Day, Tang Wensheng, adviser of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, shared how reading has influenced her career as an interpreter.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization film festival set to open

2025-04-24 14:48

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Film Festival 2025 will be held in Yongchuan district of Chongqing from June 23 to 27.

Forum brainstorms role of museums in sharing culture, melding AI

2025-04-24 14:14

A sophisticated gem in a crown once exclusively adorning a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) empress is today "accessible" to the public, at the National Museum of China in Beijing where it is housed.

China's top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2024 released

2025-04-24 11:35

China's top 10 archaeological discoveries for 2024, one of the highest honors for China's archaeologists, was released on Thursday in Beijing.

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