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Growing interest in glossy fabric boosts Suzhou Silk Museum footfall

2025-06-09 08:05

A growing number of visitors are flocking to the Suzhou Silk Museum, one of only two state-owned museums in southern China dedicated to silk. The other one is the China National Silk Museum in Hangzhou.

Tang Dynasty words of beauty still resonate

2025-06-09 07:56

At dusk, the somber mountains loom afar. In icy cold, the humble thatched cottage lies bare.

Comedy queen turns serious

2025-06-09 07:43

Ma Li, known for her light roles, brings a tear to the eye in the biopic The Dumpling Queen.

Weight of early poetry felt through the ages

2025-06-09 07:32

What did poetry mean to the ancient Chinese? Confucius (551-479 BC) offered an answer. "Poetry can inspire the mind, offer insight, foster social connection, and give voice to discontent," he declared in The Analects, a philosophical text composed of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius and his disciples.

Leafing through a tasteful tradition

2025-06-07 11:45

Early summer mist swirls around Mount Wuyi, cradling terraced tea gardens where streams weave through emerald valleys.

Campus comes alive with NextGen's sound of music

2025-06-07 11:32

The campus of the Tianjin Juilliard School was throbbing with excitement as over 100 students from renowned music schools around the world gathered for a week of intensive rehearsals.

In tune with AI

2025-06-07 11:27

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries worldwide, classical music finds itself at a crossroads between tradition and technology.

National Museum's new book lets artifacts 'talk'

2025-06-07 11:19

The long-term Ancient China exhibition is the first stop of many when visiting the National Museum of China, located on Chang'an Avenue in downtown Beijing.

The crown jewel of Yunnan

2025-06-07 11:12

At a towering 5,396 meters, Haba Snow Mountain pierces the sky like a jagged silver crown. Its summit is eternally cloaked in snow, reigning over the surrounding lesser peaks that bow in reverence as their rugged silhouettes frame the mountain's solitary grandeur.

Memorial hall helps foster spirit of revolution

2025-06-07 10:58

Eighty-five years ago, in the heart of North China, in what is now Yangquan in Shanxi province, was the epicenter of one of the most significant campaigns in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).

Echoes of history still resonate

2025-06-07 10:50

In early autumn of 1937, as war loomed over northern China, Zeng Huai fled into the mountains with others from Baiyatai village, a small hamlet in Lingqiu county, in what is today Datong, Shanxi province.

Mahler's music paints his descendant's art

2025-06-07 10:33

Music lover Xiao Shitou never imagined she could watch a live performance of Gustav Mahler's (1860-1911) art songs in her home city while learning about the Austrian composer's life through narratives presented by his descendant.

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