Cold War 1994 has topped China's presale box office on the first day of the May Day holiday, signaling strong demand for the 14-year-old Hong Kong police thriller franchise.
Tucked within the lively Qianmen district, Fayuan Architecture Museum offers an unexpected calm. Its centuries-old courtyard, now carefully restored, houses an evocative display of wooden components drawn from classical Chinese architecture across the country. The space bridges past and present — a fitting setting for an exhibition grounded in both memory and imagination.
The solo exhibition Sew the Weft and Warp Threads by embroidery artist Diao Juan, winner of last year's "Hand of Wisdom" award presented by the Sino-French crafts exchange program, opened on April 25 at Yishu 8 in Beijing.
Spring scenery and the fragrance of tea will set the tone for Beijing's May Day holiday. The 25th Badachu China Garden Tea Culture Week, held together with the Zherong High-Mountain White Tea (Jasmine Tea) Culture Week, will take place at Badachu Park from April 30 to May 5.
The China National Peking Opera Company will debut a new, innovative work titled Spring·Autumn, an artistic journey through the changing seasons of the year, inspired by classical Chinese poetry and the rhythms of traditional Peking Opera. This production, which marks a significant creative milestone for the company, will premiere on May 1 at Mei Lanfang Theatre in Beijing.
The China Coal Mine Art Troupe will present a musical work, titled Mountains and Rivers Evergreen, on May 5 at the Beijing Concert Hall.
With the May Day holiday approaching, a total of 18 films are gearing up to compete during the five-day break — a lucrative box-office period expected to help revive the sluggish market.
China's top 10 list of archaeological discoveries of 2025 — one of the highest honors for the country's archaeological projects — was released on Wednesday. Selected by top-tier scholars across the country, the list showcases outstanding examples of archaeological projects from last year.
In his watercolors, Wang Honghai returns again and again to the Yellow River — his enduring source of memory and meaning.
Two decades after launching his influential Doves of the Middle East series, Chinese artist Feng Shaoxie has once again turned to his brush to voice a call for peace, unveiling his latest oil painting, 2026: The Falling Olive Branch, amid complex international tensions.
As the May Day holiday approaches, Beidaihe New District in Hebei province is rolling out a refreshing seaside experience. A curated mix of trendy shops, a new hotel, live performances, and family-friendly attractions has been assembled along the Bohai Bay coastline.
The Third Summit on Music Intelligence opened on Sunday at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, bringing together leading experts, scholars, and industry representatives from various fields including music artificial intelligence, computer music, music neuroscience, digital arts, performance science, music education, and industry applications.