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.
From April 14 to 15, the coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province, hosted the immersive gastronomical event "Flavors Journey — Once Upon a Bite | Tasting Xiamen, Encountering the Nanyang" with help from the People's Government of Siming district and organized by Tencent Video, DOClabs Beijing, and Cheuk Yuet · Queen, a Southeast Asian-style restaurant in Xiamen. Centered around spices and cultural cuisines, the event offered a multisensory experience blending tourism with product innovation.
In 2024, China broadened its unilateral visa-free policy to include 38 countries, allowing a stay of up to 30 days. The country has been welcoming global travelers with open arms, as it further optimizes tourism policies, including the 240-hour visa-free transit option to 54 countries since Dec 17, 2024. Go on the National Immigration Administration official website (https://en.nia.gov.cn) for the detailed lists.
In Crete, the birthplace of the Greek god Zeus, legendary architect Daedalus was inspired to create a labyrinth beside the rolling waves of the Aegean Sea.
The 2025 Crabapple Gala and Crabapple Poetry Party kicked off on April 7 at the Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling, attracting diplomats and representatives from over 40 countries, including Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Portugal, Singapore, Luxembourg, Pakistan and Bulgaria.
The Blossom, which runs until June 20, echoes Tianjin's cultural heritage, its museums that house great classic art, and its schools that have trained important figures in modern art. It also offers visitors a fresh perspective on art and technology.
Celebration of early European classical music includes fresh twists, Chinese elements, Chen Nan reports.
Chen Meimei, a 26-year-old from Shiyan, Hubei province, recently spent a weekend in Xinghua village in Danjiangkou, less than two hours away. She arrived just in time for the village's annual "Three Blossoms Festival", which celebrates the blooming of apricot, peach, and rape flowers — and the experience was unlike any she'd had before.
Fleeting companions Instead of the usual image of cats curled up on laps, some young people in China are choosing crabs, praying mantises, and hamsters as pets.
"Has the grain been filled?" is a playful way of asking, "Have you eaten?" Similarly, "Your hands are like excavators, with the strength of bears, wolves, and leopards" means "You have a strong grip."
An exhibition in Shiyan, Hubei province showcases works of women seal engravers. Key points: It presents the artworks created by female seal engravers.
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