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Chinese scholar: Ceramics connects China with the world

2026-09-20 13:29

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 czar's gift comes home

2026-09-19 11:17

A silver plate from Nicholas II's Wuhan visit anchors an exhibition of Russia's imperial treasures, Deng Zhangyu reports.

Same question, different answers

2026-09-19 10:52

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.

Revisiting the idea of the ideal orator and education

2026-09-19 10:11

"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.

Audience gets into character

2026-09-19 09:58

A museum in Kunming brings Dian Opera closer to a new generation by turning traditional performances into immersive experiences

Library expands access to ancient books, digital tools

2026-09-18 17:20

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 launches debut jazz album

2026-09-18 16:43

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.

Asia hotels dominate 2026's 50 'best' rankings

2026-09-18 16:35

Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing has achieved a ranking of No 7 on The 50 Best Hotels 2026 list.

China unveils culture, tourism development plan for 2026-30

2026-09-18 14:57

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.

Beijing business district makes room for play

2026-09-18 14:39

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.

International musicals and homegrown works share a stage on Tianqiao

2026-09-18 10:09

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.

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