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A czar's gift comes home

2026-09-19 11:17

A silver plate from Nicholas II's Wuhan visit anchors an exhibition of Russia's imperial treasures, Deng Zhangyu reports.

Onstage, ordinary people tell Ningxia's extraordinary stories

2026-09-19 11:01

A lifelong farmer from Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Wang Guozhong has taken on a new role at 64, stepping onto the stage as an actor.

Same question, different answers

2026-09-19 10:52

A new translation of Greek philosopher Xenophon's works by a Chinese scholar brings fresh focus to Socrates, his ideas on virtue, and the art of living, reports Zhao Xu.

Revisiting the idea of the ideal orator and education

2026-09-19 10:11

"Vir bonus dicendi peritus", in Latin, means "a good man skilled in speaking". For Roman educator and rhetorician Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, better known as Quintilian (35-100), the phrase captured his ideal orator: someone whose mastery of language was inseparable from moral character.

Audience gets into character

2026-09-19 09:58

A museum in Kunming brings Dian Opera closer to a new generation by turning traditional performances into immersive experiences

Cultivating deeper cultural bonds encouraged at event

2026-09-19 09:43

Engagement with China fosters a deeper understanding of the country and encourages more people from abroad to visit China, meet its people and experience its culture, said experts in education, art and music on Thursday.

Essay collection explores the ordinary life

2026-09-18 17:29

What does it mean to live a good life? For Guo Hong, a philosopher and author, it starts with refusing to chase an ideal that may not exist.

Library expands access to ancient books, digital tools

2026-09-18 17:20

For Xie Meng'en, a doctoral student in Chinese language and literature at Peking University, seeing an ancient book on a screen is no substitute for encountering the original.

Blue Note Records launches debut jazz album

2026-09-18 16:43

Blue Note Records China, the newly established jazz label under Universal Music Greater China, is set to release its debut album, Now's the Time: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Jazz (Vol. 1), on Oct 23, with a physical edition to follow.

Russian freshman wants to play China's stories to the world

2026-09-18 15:17

At the opening ceremony of East China University of Science and Technology on Sept 12 in Shanghai, Russian freshman Kozhukhova Kseniia, majoring in business administration, took the stage as the international student representative. 

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