With a suitcase and a bag in hand, Wang Lingruijing hurried between booths at the recently concluded Pet Fair Asia expo, searching for premium pet food. For Wang, like millions of Chinese pet owners, pets are cherished companions. "Pets heal us," she says gently.
The 2025 Ziyouji Art Lifestyle Festival will kick off on the shores of Zishan Lake in Xianning, Hubei province, on Sept 26. Under the theme "Diverse Coexistence", the festival will leverage the unique, natural lakeside environment to create a comprehensive "light travel" gathering that integrates industry dialogue, aesthetics, and collaborative consumption.
Chinese streaming giant iQIYI has partnered with Oscar-winning cinematographer Peter Pau to launch the "Peter Pau × iQIYI AI Theater" Storytelling Lab. The initiative aims to train a new generation of filmmakers in AI-powered storytelling, building on iQIYI's recent global AI short film competition.
The West End musical The Choir of Man premiered in China at the Juce Shanghai Centre Theatre in Shanghai's Jing'an district on Sept 10.
The Divine Comedy Musical, adapted from the world-renowned epic masterpiece La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy) by Italian writer Dante Alighieri, was staged at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University from Sept 4 to 7.
My Homeland, a TV series revisiting the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), is currently topping the ratings on China Central Television's CCTV-1, according to industry tracker CVB.
Gao Bai, a faculty member and erhu (two-stringed Chinese vertical fiddle) virtuoso from the Central Conservatory of Music, held a solo recital in Jinan, Shandong province, on Sept 7, fueled by her deep attachment to her hometown.
Chinese designers are demonstrating the philosophical essence and practical power of Chinese design at the ongoing Paris Design Week 2025.
On Saturday, the National Centre for the Performing Arts brought the third installment of its "Second Stage" series to audiences across China.
Jiang Jianhua, a celebrated erhu (a two-stringed bowed instrument) virtuoso, played with other fellow musicians, on Sept 1, at the Guozijian (imperial college) in Beijing.
On Saturday, the Beijing People's Art Theatre premiered a newly staged anti-war production of Der Bockerer at the Beijing International Theater Center's Cao Yu Theater.