No words can summarize the relationship between Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian, three eminent reformers of 20th-century art, better than the Chinese idiom, xing xing xiang xi, which translates to mutual recognition between the wise, or like minds that admire each other.
In the bustling Wanglanzhuang Wenzhou International Trade City in North China's Tianjin, shoppers streamed through aisles in search of New Year outfits. Among the shops, a fashion boutique stood out, its chic displays and vibrant colors drawing attention.
By day, they are a brand founder, an ice-cream factory entrepreneur, an oil painting instructor at an art academy, and a collectible toy designer. By night, they are a rock band, pouring all those daytime emotions into songs about deadlines, burnout, and the quiet absurdities of contemporary working life.
The Yangtze River, the longest river in China, has nurtured rich and diverse cultures along its 6,300-kilometer course. For producer and director Sun Lu, it became the driving force behind the documentary Because of the Yangtze River, which explores why this great river has served as the cradle of Chinese civilization and how it has shaped the lives of its people along its banks.
Marking A-list actor Eddie Peng's latest film, the upcoming crime comedy Busted Water Pipes is scheduled to open in domestic theaters on Jan 23.
The world's first immersive musical theater adaptation of the award-winning animation series Immersive Arcane is set to debut in downtown Shanghai.
A Reclusive Spirit amid the Mundane, an exhibition at Zhejiang Art Museum in Hangzhou, Jin Nong's hometown, traces his life and artistic evolution through works drawn from several museum collections.
The China NCPA Chorus, one of the most iconic resident ensembles of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, has unveiled its 2026 season with the theme of "Heartbound".
In 1959, Chinese archaeologist Xia Nai handed researchers Qiu Shihua and Cai Lianzhen a copy of Radiocarbon Dating, a book by American scientist Willard Libby, which sparked the first revolution in modern archaeology.
From October to November 2025,50 Thai students spent six weeks at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Wuhan, Hubei province.
The Jingpo Lake scenic area in Mudanjiang, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, recently held its annual winter ice fishing festival, alongside a competitive ice fishing contest.
In Primordial Cycle, Su Yongjian reimagines this idea as a contemporary field of energy, using motors and real-time images. The work is currently on view at Future Poetics, at the National Art Museum of China.