In Chinese folklore, Nian Shou — the mythical beast of the New Year — is traditionally depicted as a ferocious monster that emerges from its mountain dwelling on the eve of Chinese New Year to terrorize villagers. Fearing attack, people began setting off fireworks to scare the creature away, a practice that over time evolved into the celebratory traditions of Spring Festival.
An ongoing exhibition at the China Cultural Center in Madrid is celebrating the depth and diversity of Chinese culture not via the display of artifacts, but through creative products inspired by ancient objects from museum collections.
Past the silent, weathered stones of the century-old post office and beyond the contemplative quiet of museum halls, a different rhythm unfolds in the mountain villages of Kuliang (also known as Guling), just outside downtown Fuzhou, Fujian province.
Beijing is looking to tap into the lucrative "set-jetting" trend that has been gaining traction around the world in recent years. Driven by the global success of big-budget blockbuster productions such as Game of Thrones and The White Lotus, tourists are flocking to take holidays at the real-life locations where their favorite TV shows and films are set.
Since 1990, actor Sun Weimin has portrayed Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), the first premier of the People's Republic of China, in more than 70 films, television series, and stage productions.
Applications are now open for the 2026 Wuzhen Arts Studio, marking the launch of a new cross-year training initiative under the theme "Wuzhen Arts Studio: Thomas Richards / Theatre No Theatre — Actor's Craft and Creation Project".
In mid-16th-century China, a man named Wu Cheng'en wrote Journey to the West, a mythological fantasy inspired by the historical Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who lived in seventh-century China and journeyed to India in search of authentic Buddhist scriptures.
Instead of flogging a dead horse, underappreciated aesthetes of yore chose to paint living ones instead, Zhao Xu reports.
When fashion detaches from the runway and commercial systems, what else can it point to?
China's leading online entertainment platform iQIYI has opened its first offline theme park, iQIYI LAND, in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.
In his paintings, Li Jinpeng blends the detached mood of classical Chinese mountain-and-water paintings with Western abstraction and conceptual art to create surreal scenes that reflect the tensions of modern life.
On Sunday, the China Media Group wrapped up the fourth rehearsal of its highly anticipated 2026 Spring Festival Gala.
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