The 2026 Beijing Culture Forum opened in the Chinese capital on Tuesday, drawing more than 600 scholars, experts, officials and representatives of cultural institutions from home and abroad to the historic city — home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites — to focus on cultural heritage, which they believe is the vehicle to promote mutual learning among civilizations.
From "going home for mooncakes" to "traveling with the whole family," there are now more ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Hidden Veins, Blooming Anew — Subtle Insights highlights joint efforts to revive cultural heritage not only through the boundless imagination and renewed artistry of its inheritors in their studios, but also by showing them in various settings outside museums and galleries.
The Museum of Tibetan Culture in northern Beijing is one of the lesser-known institutions among the capital's dozens of museums, art galleries and cultural centers.
Gao Yingpo grew up in a world of "magicians": "People brought back a chunk of stone from the mountain. They incised, polished, and colored it, and it ended up looking like a watermelon sliced open," he recalls.
For generations, Qing rulers returned to the grounds on the western outskirts of Beijing, where work and leisure merged, reports Wang Ru.
At an elevation of 1,910 meters, Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains lies peacefully among the peaks beneath Bogda Peak. Its crystal-clear waters, snow-capped mountains, and forests blend seamlessly into a breathtaking alpine landscape.
Chongqing Yangtze River Culture Institute has recently unveiled what it describes as the world's first comprehensive anthology of travelogues focused on the Chuanjiang River and Shu Roads.
With its authentic period details and universal themes, the 26-episode series highlights the evolving lives of two neighboring families.
Around the same time the lofty dome of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower first amazed the city of Florence in Italy, a temple on Beijing's western outskirts displayed the brilliance of Eastern aesthetics on par with the Renaissance.
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