Every morning in Madrid, Spain, Liu Jianmei lights the oven in her 160-square-meter shop.
In line with China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), which calls for developing a new socialist culture with strong intellectual guidance and international influence, the Palace Museum is embracing digital innovation to preserve and share its rich cultural heritage.
Tongguan kilns give ancient art form its modern shape with perfect geography and precise techniques.
Tape measure in hand, architect and wheelchair user Zhang Yi enters the accessible restroom of a public park in Beijing, extending the metallic strip to confirm the height of a grab bar installed beside the toilet.
To combat the stress of modern life, more people are adopting the calming properties of baduanjin, or “eight pieces of brocade”.
From memories of childhood and loved ones to the pressures of urban white-collar workers and the casual incident of a forgotten room key, songs by the Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers have won wide resonance with audiences across China.
This program examines how policy influence the way we play and creates culture in our lives — not just in China but globally.
Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), who ruled for much of the 18th century, is often playfully criticized for the lavish imperial ceramics commissioned during his reign. Many of these pieces combined multiple decorative motifs and technical styles, resulting in objects so intricate that they overwhelm the eye. Yet, this popular image of excess tells only part of the story.
A young gentlewoman steps into the back garden of her family estate and finds a riot of blossoms unfolding in silence. The flowers flaunt their beauty not to a crowd but to crumbling walls and a neglected well. The scene comes from The Peony Pavilion by Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) playwright Tang Xianzu. In it, the heroine Du Liniang mourns the waste of beauty unseen, her lament echoing her own cloistered youth and stifled longing.
On Jingmai Mountain in Southwest China's Yunnan province, tea is far more than a beverage.
"Blades of the Guardians", a martial arts blockbuster, topped the Chinese-language films' box-office charts in North America for six consecutive days, according to a seminar held at the China Film Archive on Thursday.
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