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China through unrushed eyes

2026-01-05 05:35

Two Frenchmen offer an intimate view of the country's landscapes, cities and people, Ma Jingna and Hu Yumeng report in Lanzhou.

Young voices revive Kunqu Opera's centuries-old legacy

2026-01-05 05:25

For 22-year-old Zou Yu, a student in the opera class at Fuzhou Vocational Technical College in East China's Jiangxi province, the day usually begins at 5 am.

Minor Cold: Winter digs in

2026-01-05 05:17

On Minor Cold, life stirs beneath a frozen shroud. But even in winter's chill, warmth can find its way.

Cultural tourism drives Beijing's robust New Year holiday spending

2026-01-04 11:05

During the New Year holiday, Beijing saw 8.808 million tourist visits, generating a total tourism revenue of 10.97 billion yuan (about $1.56 billion), said the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism on Saturday.

Amateur hitmaker

2026-01-03 14:22

On a humid afternoon at China's 15th National Games held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in November last year, amid the polished ranks of professional youth squads, students from Qiqihar No. 1 High School looked unmistakably out of place.

Crafting an entrepreneurial dream from intangible cultural heritage

2026-01-03 12:44

When Dong brocade was declared a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008, Ou Ruifan was elated. As a member of the Dong ethnic community in Hunan province, she felt a sense of pride that the contribution of the centuries-old craft to the country's heritage had been recognized by the authorities.

Thousands of revelers ring in 2026 at Beijing's 798 Art Zone

2026-01-01 16:53

Beijing's 798 Art Zone underlined its reputation as the Chinese capital's premier New Year's Eve destination on Wednesday night, as approximately 130,000 visitors braved the cold to ring in 2026 at the iconic art district.

iQIYI LAND Yangzhou set to open on Feb 8

2026-01-01 13:39

iQIYI, China's leading online entertainment platform, announced on Jan 1 that iQIYI LAND, its first global offline entertainment park, will open in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province on Feb 8, 2026.

Breathing life into hanfu

2026-01-01 10:18

The three different kinds of hanfu — traditional attire of the Han ethnic people — below were designed by the Hanfu Research Institute, Xi'an Polytechnic University.

Revival of a long-gone dress code

2026-01-01 10:14

A team is trying to bring the traditional attire of the Han ethnic group into the mainstream

Celebrating New Year in the cinemas

2025-12-31 11:33

The Spring Festival holiday, now the country's most lucrative box-office season, was once considered a cinematic dead zone.

Walking the Silk Road

2025-12-31 07:37

In September 2024, two young Frenchmen — 27-year-old Benjamin Rene and 26-year-old Loic Michel — quit their jobs in Paris and set off from their hometown of Annecy on an extraordinary journey. Their goal was ambitious: to reach Shanghai, China — on foot.

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