The Xizang autonomous region registered strong momentum in its cultural and tourism industry in 2025, with key indicators hitting remarkable growth, local authorities announced recently at a cultural and tourism work conference in Lhasa.
The lights dimmed, and a hushed murmur of anticipation spread through the packed crowd at Beijing's Blue Note on Ja 8. This was no ordinary concert; it was a musical reinvention.
Qinggong, which translates to "clear offering," is a vital aspect of traditional Chinese culture, and has a prominent role to play at times like Spring Festival.
The 2026 Yuyuan Lantern Festival in Shanghai kicked off on Jan 26 and runs till Mar 3. Expanding for the first time to six areas including The Bund and BFC with a Labubu-themed display, all zones light up simultaneously on Feb 1.
In his new film, Busted Water Pipes, A-list actor Eddie Peng takes on slapstick humor, marking a shift from his usual roles, Xu Fan reports.
Hong'an handloom cloth, a traditional coarse textile native to Hong'an county in central China's Hubei province, was once seen as old-fashioned and rustic.
The year 2025 saw a diverse lineup of Chinese variety shows capturing audiences online.
As soft meditation music filled the room, several young participants lay down, closed their eyes, and began to move slowly, imagining they were trapped in a sleep they could not wake from. Moments later, they were asked to picture themselves as children again — loosening their bodies and letting their faces settle into the most innocent, carefree expressions they could remember.
Every night before going to bed, 27-year-old Nancy Liu places a small, warm device beside her pillow.
A water tank on the wall, brightly painted napkins, an open book — these seemingly normal objects are in fact artworks that have been blended into the rooms of an old house in Singapore's Tiong Bahru area.
The voice that first awakened Yuan Yawei's musical soul came from the dim, intimate heart of a Beijing jazz bar. There, as a young woman from Hunan province, she watched a singer pour raw soul into a wireless microphone while moving freely through the crowd.
TIANJIN — In Azerbaijani, fire embodies the spirit of the land, while the Chinese character for fire, yan, evokes dancing flames.
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