From the skull fossils of ancient humans to gleaming bronze vessels, from charred grains of prehistoric rice to exquisite embroidered silks, relics unearthed along the Yangtze River offer a glimpse into the evolution of life and culture along one of the world's greatest rivers.
In a dimly lit gallery in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Zhou Jie stood before a life-sized plaster cast of a Pompeii victim, who was encased in volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago in what is now southern Italy.
When Alice Schoenfeld (1921-2019), an internationally acclaimed violinist and educator, visited Harbin in Heilongjiang province around a decade ago, she exclaimed, "It's a beautiful city. It's a beautiful country. This year's competition (takes place) in beautiful Harbin. It is a music city."
Unknown to many, Guyuan, a city in northwestern China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, was a strategic stronghold and intersection of cultures.
Miao artisans use their heritage training to inject vitality into local economies and cultural preservation efforts, Yang Feiyue reports.
More than 200 objects tracing the diverse evolution of musical instruments and their social role are on display at The Sound of Harmony, at the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum in Urumqi.
More than 300 years ago, writer Pu Songling penned nearly 500 fantastical short stories — many centered on romances between human beings and spirits, ghosts, or otherworldly beings.
The Stage, directed and led by the veteran comedian Chen Peisi, will open in cinemas nationwide on July 25.
Writers take a unified stand that though technology is powerful, it cannot beat humans' 'firsthand' experience, Yang Yang reports.
Visitors flock to seaside community for 11 days of art and performances, Cheng Yuezhu reports in Qinhuangdao, Hebei.
In a dimly lit psychiatric hospital, three men claim to be insane.
The Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing will host a commemoration of renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa (1935-2024) on Sunday.
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