Born by the sea, Tianjin in northern China offers a wide array of summer experiences.
As dusk settles over the Huangpu River, a quieter kind of nightlife begins. Multiple museums in Shanghai’s Huangpu district have extended their opening hours through Aug 31 for a special nighttime experience.
China's top cultural heritage authority has unveiled its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), outlining priorities for the country's cultural relics sector over the next five years. The blueprint, released earlier this month by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, was opened for public consultation on Wednesday.
The second season of When You Are Old, a six-episode documentary on older people in China, is sparking discussions on lesser seen aspects of daily life for the elderly.
To mark the second anniversary of the Beijing Central Axis' inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Beijing Central Axis World Heritage Photography Exhibition has opened at Zhongshan Park, where it will run through Aug 24.
VIENNA — "Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata unfolds a tranquil, brooding atmosphere through rich harmonies, while the Chinese classic Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon paints an elegant Eastern landscape with flowing pentatonic melodies. Both pieces depict moonlight, yet they speak entirely different musical languages."
"The deeper I dig, the more fascinating it becomes," says Aydar Mirkamal, a professor at Xinjiang University's School of Chinese Language and Literature.
From skin cream and cloth dye to metro trains and musical shows, a new exhibition at Shanghai History Museum, Shanghai — Hamburg: A Tale of Two Cities traces the relationship between China and Germany.
Two exhibitions opening at the same time at the Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum on July 18 present a dialogue of materials between glass and porcelain, as well as the cultures of China and Italy.
At a special Beijing screening of the space drama The Decisive Moment ahead of its release, science fiction author Liu Cixin sat in the audience alongside a group of aerospace scientists who had served as consultants on the film. By the time the lights came back on, several audience members were in tears.
In China, there is a well-known idiom: "The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each displaying their own special powers."
Just the soup by itself. It's so, so delicious.