Documentary explores composer's artistic solitude, and his mentorship inspiring generations today, Chen Nan reports.
Welcoming the New Year with a symphony concert has become a ritual for Beijing's musical circle for decades. Each December, the sound of an orchestra rising in harmony marks a ceremonious farewell to the past and the beginning of a hopeful year ahead.
From visions of space exploration and scenes of hometown landscapes to magnified details of flowers and plants, artworks created by children from across the country are now on display at the Nanping Art Museum and Pucheng Art Museum in northern Fujian province.
In the archives of the Dior Heritage center, just steps away from its headquarters at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris, there are several sketches by Christian Dior himself that would definitely captivate the Chinese audience. These sketches, drawn in 1948, just two years after he founded House of Dior, depict his idea of the fashionable women of Beijing and Shanghai. One notable sketch is from the 1948 spring-summer haute couture collection, featuring a gown called Shanghai. Although Dior never set foot on Chinese soil, it is evident that he harbored a deep fascination for China from an early age.
In just under two weeks, the animated blockbuster Zootopia 2 has swept across Chinese cinemas with a speed and appetite worthy of its famously bustling fictional metropolis, drawing crowds, driving merchandise frenzies, and reaffirming the enduring emotional bond between Disney's beloved animal universe and audiences in China.
On a cold winter afternoon, as the archaeological work at a well-preserved ancient city site in Longyao county, Xingtai, in North China's Hebei province was drawing to a close, a clump of earth with an unusual texture caught the eye of archaeologists.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, navigators exploring the Pacific and Indian oceans discovered that the languages spoken on many islands, spanning from Madagascar in the west to Polynesia in the east, were remarkably similar. This discovery launched studies of Austronesians, those who speak Austronesian languages and had sailed across the Pacific several thousand years ago.
The Lenovo AI Film Season, a highlighted sector of the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival, recently kicked off in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, and will run through Thursday.
The ongoing Beijing exhibition of Ji Lesheng, an artist specializing in classical Chinese painting, highlights an artistic path shaped by long-term dedication, sustained practice, and continuous scholarly refinement.
More than 180 guests from 25 countries attended the 2025 "Silk Road for All Children" International Children's Literature Week and the 10th Fairy Tale Conference in Zhejiang province.
The 11th iQIYI Scream Night awards ceremony took center stage at Macao's Galaxy Arena on Dec 6, recognizing outstanding achievements in Chinese online entertainment.
Under flickering lights and amid the synchronized cheers of the audience, Mubing (her stage name) and her teammates delivered a lively singing and dancing performance. Sweat dampened her hair, yet she wore a bright smile throughout.