In the surprise hit Chinese film Dear You, shot entirely in the Chaoshan dialect, sweet yam soup, Teochew chive dumplings, and Chinese olives carry the memories of migrants who journeyed to Southeast Asia, folding their longings into handwritten letters.
Dressed in black, Tao Mingxiu gallops across the vast steppe in Kazakhstan, her left hand holding the reins and an eagle perched on her right arm. Her striking silhouette, captured in a short video, has earned millions of likes on social media.
International alumni turn their studies in Shanghai into opportunities for careers, cooperation and deeper cultural understanding across borders.
At Oni Color, a color analysis studio in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, Wang Lifan drapes a white cloth over a client's hair and clothes, studying how different fabric swatches look against their skin.
Without big-name stars, dazzling visual effects or slogan-like messaging, Dear You tells the story of generations of overseas Chinese through one of the simplest forms of love: a letter sent home.
A student-led arts project uses musical theater to give rural children space to express emotions, cooperate and find their voices.
As Dear You continues to dominate the Chinese box office, the food it features is earning as much critical acclaim as the film itself.
A special screening of Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu, as part of the first movie-themed gathering of China Film Group Corporation's "A Handshake across the Screen" initiative, was held in Beijing on May 23.
The cultural tourism brand Guangdong Gifts recently announced its official 2025 list of selected products, along with a batch of its 2026 items, during the 22nd China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province.
The home of celebrated couple Wu Zuguang (1917–2003), a renowned scholar and dramatist, and Xin Fengxia (1927–98), one of the most accomplished performers of northern China's Pingju Opera, was once affectionately described by friends as a "cultural salon" of Beijing.