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Dunhuang a place that appeals to all hearts

2025-09-20 09:56

In the Gobi Desert of Northwest China, there is a place that appeals to all hearts: Dunhuang. Those who have visited often express a desire to return.

AI reanimates the elegant dance of a Dunhuang deity

2025-09-20 09:00

When AI breathes life into Dunhuang murals, the strum of a lute awakens a millennium of dreams. Flying celestial dances to the melody, his sleeves swirling with digital brilliance. Dunhuang's most elegant dance has been reborn through technology. 

Shaanxi charms poets from afar

2025-09-19 14:35

The 2025 International Youth Poetry Festival—Special Session for China-Latin American nations brought together 40 poets from 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries to explore Xi'an and Shangluo in Shaanxi province, alongside 37 Chinese poets, from Sunday to Thursday.

AI brings Dunhuang's celestial ceiling to life

2025-09-19 10:53

As AI encounters Dunhuang's art, the ancient caisson ceiling bridges centuries to the present. Watch as lotuses twirl and bloom, and flying apsaras glide through streams of light. Every pattern reveals the symbiotic code of digital art and tradition.

Written in the stars - A dialogue with science fiction writer Liu Cixin

2025-09-19 10:47

A decade after the international debut of the Hugo Award-winning novel The Three-Body Problem, its author Liu Cixin sat down for an exclusive interview to China Daily online show Cultural Frontline. Liu said his purpose for writing is to inspire his readers to look up at the stars and develop an interest in the universe. Liu also shared his thoughts on a popular trope in modern sci-fi, artificial intelligence, and how it might truly influence humanity.

Amazing China in 60 Seconds: Xinjiang

2025-09-19 10:22

Diverse geographical features, rich ethnic cultures and unique local cuisines have made tourism one of Xinjiang's pillar industries, propelling Xinjiang as an all-season popular destination in China.

What's on

2025-09-19 10:22

He Xiangning (1878-1972) is one of the most influential figures in shaping the revolutionary and cultural scene of 20th-century China.

Importance of the 'superfluous'

2025-09-19 10:19

An exhibition in Suzhou revisits Wen Zhenheng's book, revealing how the Ming scholar's reflections on gardens, objects and aesthetics still illuminate the art of living today, Zhao Xu reports.

Ancient military sage leads ranks of tourists

2025-09-19 10:07

Yuncheng in southwestern Shanxi to host thousands of people in tribute to heroic deity Guan Gong

Scholars bond over research in 'dinosaur hometown'

2025-09-19 08:28

From building signs featuring roaring dinosaurs to market stalls adorned with prehistoric pals, Jiayin in Heilongjiang province lives and breathes the legacy of the creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.

Festival sheds light on city's vitality and nighttime attractions

2025-09-19 08:10

Where the city's arteries interweave amid light and shadow and colorful illuminations glow through art, Shanghai, the iconic city that never sleeps, will don a fresh nocturnal hue in the upcoming month.

Award-winning play plunges audience into whirlwind journey

2025-09-18 15:06

Chinese play Two Capitals, Fifteen Days was staged at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre on Sept 16 as part of the ongoing 19th China Theatre Festival.

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