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Young pop star's rise sees him breaking a record

2025-09-02 15:07

At 24, pop idol Wang Yuan has set a record as the youngest solo singer to headline a concert at Beijing's National Stadium, commonly known as the Bird's Nest, following two back-to-back sold-out performances on Friday and Saturday.

Patriotic Peking Opera takes to the stage

2025-09-02 07:05

Emotional and relevant story of acclaimed calligrapher and general comes to life in new production that merges tradition and innovation in its characters, music and stage design, Chen Nan reports.

Celebrating China's theater legacy with veteran artists and new talents

2025-09-02 06:56

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, will become a vibrant stage for the 19th China Theatre Festival from Friday to Sept 25. The festival is a grand cultural event organized by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Theatre Association.

Musical reimagining of Macbeth returns to Shanghai with international cast

2025-09-01 15:54

Lady M, a reimagined musical version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, returned to Shanghai for its third run on Sunday, featuring an international cast from a number of countries.

Glove puppetry inheritor pushes art forward

2025-09-01 11:17

In a livestream on a short-video platform, Liu Yong'an, an 80-year-old representative inheritor of Shaoyang Glove Puppetry, skillfully manipulates small puppets with both hands and feet while delivering classic drama lines to a large audience.

Chinese circus productions capture global attention at Edinburgh Fringe

2025-09-01 11:14

From Aug 1 to 24, Revolution Circus Show and Newbie — two groundbreaking Chinese circus productions — captivated audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Both shows offered an immersive experience, combining high-level acrobatics, rhythmic dance, and dramatic tension in a bold and imaginative fusion of art forms.

Educators at Shenzhen forum reimagine future learning

2025-09-01 09:08

What will education look like in the future? How can a city's cultural landmarks, such as museums, serve as complementary venues for school education?

Biography traces a soldier's journey from captive to comrade

2025-09-01 07:34

As a child, Yokichi Kobayashi devoured Chinese novels about the war against Japanese aggression and wondered why some captured soldiers later helped their former enemy. The answer came through his father's story.

Book unveils untold chapters of war

2025-09-01 07:28

British historian highlights China's pivotal resistance and challenges Eurocentric timelines of history, Yang Feiyue reports.

'Three-Body Problem' Ten-Year Cosmic Echoes: Global message compilation

2025-08-31 11:39

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of The Three-Body Problem's English publication and its Hugo Award win, the "Cosmic Echoes – Ten Years of International Impact of The Three-Body Problem's Release Conference" was successfully held in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Aug 30.

'The Three-Body Problem' celebrates a decade of global impact, charts future expansion

2025-08-31 11:36

A decade after its international debut, Hugo Award-winning The Three-Body Problem is being hailed as a groundbreaking success for Chinese science fiction, selling 6.5 million copies in 42 languages and impacting readers worldwide.

Industrial setting proves to be 'en pointe'

2025-08-30 10:09

Amid the rhythmic hum of machinery at a heavy-industry manufacturing site, an elegant art form has taken root and flourished.

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