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Documentary explores stories flowing from the Yangtze

2026-01-23 15:44

The Yangtze River, the longest river in China, has nurtured rich and diverse cultures along its 6,300-kilometer course. For producer and director Sun Lu, it became the driving force behind the documentary Because of the Yangtze River, which explores why this great river has served as the cradle of Chinese civilization and how it has shaped the lives of its people along its banks.

When zero crime backfires

2026-01-23 15:40

Marking A-list actor Eddie Peng's latest film, the upcoming crime comedy Busted Water Pipes is scheduled to open in domestic theaters on Jan 23.

World's first immersive musical theater adaptation of animation series to debut in Shanghai

2026-01-23 10:43

The world's first immersive musical theater adaptation of the award-winning animation series Immersive Arcane is set to debut in downtown Shanghai.

What's on

2026-01-23 08:56

A Reclusive Spirit amid the Mundane, an exhibition at Zhejiang Art Museum in Hangzhou, Jin Nong's hometown, traces his life and artistic evolution through works drawn from several museum collections.

Tradition meets choral innovation

2026-01-23 07:47

The China NCPA Chorus, one of the most iconic resident ensembles of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, has unveiled its 2026 season with the theme of "Heartbound".

Scientific archaeology sharpens the lens on China's past

2026-01-22 08:49

In 1959, Chinese archaeologist Xia Nai handed researchers Qiu Shihua and Cai Lianzhen a copy of Radiocarbon Dating, a book by American scientist Willard Libby, which sparked the first revolution in modern archaeology.

Exchange inspires Thai students' photo stories

2026-01-21 08:56

From October to November 2025,50 Thai students spent six weeks at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Wuhan, Hubei province.

Ice fishing attracts tourists to Jingpo Lake's winter festival

2026-01-20 17:32

The Jingpo Lake scenic area in Mudanjiang, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, recently held its annual winter ice fishing festival, alongside a competitive ice fishing contest.

A circle of mystery: art, time and primordial chaos

2026-01-20 16:57

In Primordial Cycle, Su Yongjian reimagines this idea as a contemporary field of energy, using motors and real-time images. The work is currently on view at Future Poetics, at the National Art Museum of China.

A pioneer epic takes the stage

2026-01-20 15:06

From Jan 17 to 18, Night on the Prairie — The Ballad of Kokdala, a theatrical production combining singing, dancing and drama, premiered at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center. The work is co-produced by China Oriental Performing Arts Group.

Traditional Chinese music resonates at NCPA

2026-01-20 15:02

The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing was filled with the soft sounds of bamboo flutes and the elegant resonance of traditional Chinese instruments on Jan 18, as the "Poetic Homeland — Greater Bay Area Chinese Traditional Music Concert" by Yeung Wai-kit and Sha Jingshan unfolded.

Objects that breathe with life and memory

2026-01-20 08:49

In his nonfiction work Jiangnan Qiwu Zhi (A Chronicle of Jiangnan Artifacts), published in July by Yilin Press, writer Xu Feng tells a story of a carpenter in Qiyin town, a fictional location in Jiangnan, the region to the south of China's Yangtze River.

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