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Making a play on the past

2025-05-26 07:02

Immersive musical helps revive historical opera theater's fortunes, Cheng Yuezhu reports.

Maritime heritage traces China's three-century-long Hamburg story

2025-05-26 06:55

For many children, museums are where dreams take root. For Peter Tamm Senior, however, a dream sparked by a simple childhood gift gave root to a museum — one that now tells a global story of connection, including that of the East meeting the West.

Museum embraces modern role with greater youth appeal

2025-05-24 09:29

Nestled in the heart of Liwan district in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, the Cantonese Opera Art Museum stands as a vibrant testament to the soul of southern China's artistic heritage.

Hitting the high notes

2025-05-24 09:27

In a small theater in Maoming city in South China's Guangdong province, Cantonese Opera echoes through the air, the rhythmic beat of drums, the melodic instruments and the soaring voices of performers filling the atmosphere with life and energy. This was the world Li Junsheng was born into.

Share your unique perspective on China

2025-05-24 09:25

This is your chance to get published! "My China Moments" — an international collection of essays, videos and visual works compiled by China Daily — is now open for submissions. The initiative seeks diverse stories and insights from foreigners in China.

Fighting for his passion

2025-05-24 09:23

In a dirt courtyard in Nangoutou village, Lianchi district, Baoding, Hebei province, 69-year-old Bai Hejiang perches on a wooden bench, his rough hands gesturing animatedly as he traces the history of Baoding Fast Wrestling — a version that once made this city famous.

Sound designer shares inspiration behind award-winning film

2025-05-23 16:17

The 12-minute movie won the Best Sound Design Award at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival's ReelFocus section, a competitive category aimed at spotlighting young talents, in late April. This year, the category received 1,280 short films vying for 11 awards.

'The Litchi Road' hits theatres in adaptation

2025-05-23 14:56

"The Litchi Road", a play adapted from Ma Boyong's popular eponymous novel, premiered on Thursday at Theatre Above in Shanghai.

Rural vitalization gets silver screen treatment

2025-05-23 12:05

Go for Rural Entrepreneurship, a documentary that touches on themes of modernization, rural vitalization, and food security, premiered on Thursday in Beijing.

Competition empowers nature protection through lenses

2025-05-23 12:00

The China Wildlife Image and Video Competition launched Thursday on the International Day for Biodiversity in Foshan, Guangdong province, marking its second five-year chapter with bold upgrades.

Art fair set to draw the crowds

2025-05-23 11:25

Since its launch in 2018, the Beijing Dangdai Art Fair, in May, has become an integral part of the capital city's cultural landscape attracting both art professionals and members of the public who seldom go to galleries.

Foreign visitors experience Ninghai's delights

2025-05-23 11:19

Forty international bloggers from abroad have engaged in the Follow Xu Xiake's Footsteps to Explore Ninghai tour since early May, experiencing the cultural treasures of Ninghai county, East China's Zhejiang province.

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