Exhibits broaden cultural horizons, pave way for further dialogue and cooperation
Eight centuries after it first took shape beside mountain streams, the Old Town of Lijiang remains a thriving community where customs are woven into the everyday. Citizens trace back their ancestry as they recall stories and memories of their families in a place where heritage continues, report Yang Feiyue and Li Yingqing in Lijiang, Yunnan.
It was a craft that demanded immense patience and delicate skill. Craftsmen applied cinnabar-colored raw lacquer — usually in dozens of layers, and sometimes as many as 200 — to wooden or metal objects.
Chinese streetwear label STAYREAL and Shanghai's Oriental Pearl TV Tower launched a Mid-Autumn Festival-themed cultural experience along the Huangpu River, bringing together public art and waterfront spaces.
A major exhibition Defining the Classics: A Journey to Tang and Song Calligraphy and Paintings opened to the public at the Palace Museum in Beijing on Sept 1 and run through Nov 1.
After three years of preparation, the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art (Suzhou MoCA) officially opened to the public on Aug 30, adding a new cultural landmark to the historic city of Suzhou.
This summer, long-haul trips made up 32 percent of all travel, while interprovincial travel exceeded 55 percent. Travelers devoted more time and budget to far-off destinations, as revealed in an industry report.
Pingnan county in Ningde, East China's Fujian province, has stepped up efforts to protect and use its ancient wooden arch bridges, integrating the heritage sites with rural tourism and craft inheritance.
Check out this gorgeous ancient Chinese painting Listening to the Zither. Emperor Huizong painted himself playing the zither, surrounded by pines and wispy incense smoke.
In an office in Jiaxing, a city in Zhejiang province, content creators are turning scripts into video scenes with just a few clicks — no cameras, no sets, no actors — using self-developed artificial intelligence tools.
Zhejiang province capitalizing on global influence of online novels, web dramas and video games
For years, China's cultural exports relied on scattered corporate efforts. Zhejiang province has revamped this by building locally adapted industrial hubs underpinned by provincial strategic planning and city-level niche positioning to foster diverse cultural export pathways.