At dawn on Sept 20, student representatives from flag-raising teams in Hong Kong and Macao stood on a viewing platform at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, watching as the National Flag Guard Unit of the People's Liberation Army Ceremonial Escort Battalion marched in precise formation and the five-star red flag slowly rose over the square.
For 22-year-old Lalupu Chuque Claudia Celeste from Peru, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region had long felt familiar. After living there for three years, she thought she had already seen much of what the region had to offer.
From handmade paper to recycled cloth, young creators are helping traditional crafts find fresh relevance among a new generation.
From Vientiane to Tianjin, one cross-border journey becomes a story of language, cultural discovery and connections that transcend borders.
Nestled along China's historic Grand Canal, Yangliuqing Ancient Town in Tianjin was draped in festive red lanterns and Mid-Autumn decorations on Sept 15. It played host to 120 contestants from 101 countries for a themed poetry gala, a cultural side event of the 19th Chinese Bridge — Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students.
American documentary producer Bill Einreinhofer's love of film began early while in high school.
The 2026 Beijing Culture Forum opened in the Chinese capital on Tuesday, drawing more than 600 scholars, experts, officials and representatives of cultural institutions from home and abroad to the historic city — home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites — to focus on cultural heritage, which they believe is the vehicle to promote mutual learning among civilizations.
From "going home for mooncakes" to "traveling with the whole family," there are now more ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Hidden Veins, Blooming Anew — Subtle Insights highlights joint efforts to revive cultural heritage not only through the boundless imagination and renewed artistry of its inheritors in their studios, but also by showing them in various settings outside museums and galleries.
The Museum of Tibetan Culture in northern Beijing is one of the lesser-known institutions among the capital's dozens of museums, art galleries and cultural centers.
Gao Yingpo grew up in a world of "magicians": "People brought back a chunk of stone from the mountain. They incised, polished, and colored it, and it ended up looking like a watermelon sliced open," he recalls.
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