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Living Heritage: Kunqu

2023-03-27 09:19

Melodious, exquisite and sentimental. These romantic features make Kunqu Opera one of the most loved art forms in China.

Center strives to preserve ancient and fragile documents

2023-03-27 06:13

The Tibetan Ancient Documents Restoration Center of the Tibet autonomous region has completed a huge workload since it was founded.

What's on

2023-03-27 06:01

In more than five decades as a painter, Dai Ze has been drawing with blurry vision caused by an eye disease.

Ceramic surgeon fixes it

2023-03-27 05:54

Artisan combines a modern touch with traditional technique to repair broken items, Li Yingxue reports.

Superhero back in action

2023-03-25 08:16

Merely by uttering the magic word "Shazam", Billy Batson — a lucky teenager fictionalized in Hollywood's DC cinematic universe — transforms into a superpowered adult wrapped in a tight red bodysuit.

Art in the sky: Kites first took off in China over two millennia ago

2023-03-24 16:03

Orcas, horses, dragons, the Monkey King from Chinese legend, skeletons, and even SpongeBob SquarePants - you probably wouldn't expect to see this collection of animals, mythological creatures, and pop cultural icons flying together in the sky, but this spectacle happens every year in Weifang, the "World Kite Capital" in east China's Shandong Province.

Movie on Chen Wangdao premieres at Fudan University

2023-03-24 15:17

Wangdao, the first film about the life of Chen Wangdao (1891-1977), the first person to translate The Communist Manifesto into Chinese, premiered at Fudan University on Mar 24.

Biopic retells 'sticky' story of pioneering Chinese translator

2023-03-24 14:39

When scholar Chen Wangdao, the first person in China to translate The Communist Manifesto, was intensely busy with his translation work, he unintentionally misused ink as "sauce" to dip zongzi, or glutinous rice dumplings.

The age of restoration

2023-03-24 13:28

Saving ancient Tibetan manuscripts has become a life mission for two dedicated specialists, Palden Nyima reports in Lhasa.

HK scientist dedicated to research sees formula for progress

2023-03-24 08:35

For Wai Ping-kong, a Hong Kong physicist specializing in optical communications, a worthwhile research topic must be forward-looking.

Attempting to build a future for his craft

2023-03-24 08:34

Sorghum stalks are used either as fodder, fertilizer or firewood in China's northern rural areas. But in the eyes of artisans, they are precious raw materials for making delicate handicrafts.

Epic Long March concert gets Xingguo residency

2023-03-24 08:33

The Long March Suite, a large-scale symphonic and choral concert, will be staged as a resident performance in Xingguo county, Jiangxi province. A new theater, Xingguo Long March Suite Grand Theater, has been built to stage the concert, which will be premiered on Thursday.

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