A book documenting four centuries of scientific achievement in Shanghai’s Xujiahui debuted on Monday at the 2026 Shanghai Book Fair, revealing a technological dimension of Haipai (Shanghai-style) culture.
Chinese brands are gradually entering the global mainstream — not only through affordability, but through core product strength, culture and aesthetics.
An exhibition dedicated to 65 winners of the Lu Xun Literary Prize opened at Shanghai's Sinan Mansions on Wednesday, headlining the 2026 Sinan Literature Month, a citywide event running through September.
The blue with reddish tints, purple splashes, pure sky-blue, and pure moon-white scatter like fireworks on a bluish-white ground — the magnificent effect characterized by Jun ware makes it one of the five famed types of Song Dynasty (960-1279) porcelain. This aesthetic marks one of the peaks in Chinese ceramics. It is ancient, yet contemporary, enthralling people today.
How would a family survive after waking up to find their neighborhood surrounded by prehistoric forests, with their lives under threat at almost every turn as hungry, meat-eating dinosaurs roam everywhere?
There are two things Bubaichi loves most — knowledge and delicious food. One day, he travels back to Paleolithic China to see how people crafted stone tools, only to be caught as prey. Another day, he travels to the Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220), where he observes the casting of a rhinoceros-shaped bronze vessel, and he is treated to a lavish feast.
Minutes before going on stage in Edinburgh, Han Zaifen sat before a dressing-room mirror, humming softly to herself as the final touches were put on her makeup.
Cinemas have been losing ground to streaming platforms in recent times, but this summer has proved that the big screen still has plenty of magic left.
A wooden covered bridge stands inside a museum hall. At its entrance are several tables set with teapots, while handwoven bamboo baskets nearby hold local specialties gathered from fields and villages.
On the vast grasslands of northern Xizang, the arrival of summer brings a familiar spectacle: the thunder of hooves, the flutter of colorful costumes and the cheers of crowds gathered beneath the highland sky.
Made during a celebrated period in Hong Kong cinema history, biopic uncovers parallels in the lives of movie stars across cultures and generations.
As a Hangzhou native, 39-year-old Liang Mengying had walked past Qianwang Temple by the city's iconic West Lake many times, rarely giving it a second thought.