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Documentary examines lives of the elderly in modern China

2026-07-15 10:20

Due to China's rapidly aging population, with more than 320 million people aged 60 and above and those aged 65 or older accounting for 15.87 percent of the country's citizens, aging has become an increasingly urgent social issue rather than a distant demographic trend.

Digital tools unlock ancient texts

2026-07-15 07:40

As Xu Heng, a 22-year-old agronomy student at Henan University, examined a scanned page from an ancient Chinese text on his computer screen, he paused over several characters that had become difficult to decipher because of centuries of wear and damaged printing.

Social Media Digest

2026-07-15 07:39

Feeling lost, anxious or uncertain about the future? A growing number of young people in China have found an unlikely source of reassurance: an 84-year-old British anthropologist.

Young birders take flight

2026-07-15 07:37

One winter afternoon in late 2024, Yang Tianyi and his father headed to Chenhu Wetland Nature Reserve in Wuhan, Hubei province, in search of greater flamingos.

Shenzhen upgrades cycling credentials

2026-07-15 07:37

For Chen Liang, a 26-year-old resident of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, a typical weekday morning usually begins with a solo bike ride in the Phoenix Mountain Forest Park.

English opens a wider world

2026-07-15 07:36

As you walk through the narrow lanes of Yantan Small Commodities Wholesale Market in Lanzhou, Gansu province, you pass stacks of plastic basins, stainless steel buckets and cooking pots. The air is heavy with the smell of rubber and dust.

International students gather at Shanghai friendship camp

2026-07-14 16:18

The opening ceremony for the 20th Shanghai International Youth Interactive Friendship Camp was held on July 13 at the Minhang Zizhu Campus of the No 2 High School of East China Normal University, bringing together 107 students and teachers from 17 countries across five continents.

Songwriting camp connects Chinese music with world

2026-07-14 14:48

Universal Music Publishing Group China has wrapped up the latest edition of its "Code-M: Conversation in Music", an international songwriting camp with the theme of Conversation in Music, reaffirming its commitment to connecting Chinese-language music with the global songwriting community.

Science and song celebrate China's seasonal wisdom

2026-07-14 14:44

Can a folk song reveal the rhythm of nature? Can climate science deepen the way we experience literature and music? Those questions were at the heart of "When Science Meets Art: The Science and Poetry of the Solar Terms", an interdisciplinary cultural salon held at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts on July 12.

Yangzhou ritual embraces World Cup flavor

2026-07-14 08:12

A unique scene has unfolded in Yangzhou in East China's Jiangsu province over the past month during the World Cup, which is heading toward its thrilling finale.

Ready to hit every high note

2026-07-14 08:04

From the stirring chords of Ode to the Red Flag to landmark productions by the world's most revered opera institutions, the newly completed Shanghai Grand Opera House announced its inaugural season on July 6 — an ambitious slate of 47 productions across 82 performances, running from Oct 17 to Feb 20.

Pterosaurs about to fly into their own museum

2026-07-14 08:03

A museum themed on pterosaurs, winged reptiles closely related to dinosaurs, will open in September in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

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