For Chinese scholar Song Xiaoyu, "china" offers more than a wordplay on China. It provides a new entry point for exploring the connections between China and the wider world.
A silver plate from Nicholas II's Wuhan visit anchors an exhibition of Russia's imperial treasures, Deng Zhangyu reports.
A new translation of Greek philosopher Xenophon's works by a Chinese scholar brings fresh focus to Socrates, his ideas on virtue, and the art of living, reports Zhao Xu.
"Vir bonus dicendi peritus", in Latin, means "a good man skilled in speaking". For Roman educator and rhetorician Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, better known as Quintilian (35-100), the phrase captured his ideal orator: someone whose mastery of language was inseparable from moral character.
A museum in Kunming brings Dian Opera closer to a new generation by turning traditional performances into immersive experiences
For Xie Meng'en, a doctoral student in Chinese language and literature at Peking University, seeing an ancient book on a screen is no substitute for encountering the original.
Blue Note Records China, the newly established jazz label under Universal Music Greater China, is set to release its debut album, Now's the Time: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Jazz (Vol. 1), on Oct 23, with a physical edition to follow.
Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing has achieved a ranking of No 7 on The 50 Best Hotels 2026 list.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a five-year plan for the sector, calling for deeper integration of culture and tourism while highlighting cultural heritage, public services, technology, new tourism formats and international cooperation.
A seven-day lifestyle festival featuring outdoor sports, leisure activities and pop-up brand experiences is taking place at China Central Place in Beijing's central business district from Sept 13 to 19.
The wine banners are still out along the southern Central Axis, and the drums have not stopped. Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, the quarter where Beijing's street performers once made their names, is being rebuilt around a different kind of stage.