While science fiction used to be more associated with Western authors such as Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula K. Le Guin, Liu Cixin from China has now become the center of global attention, including Indonesia.
In the rattan-weaving museum in Huangguan town, Shaanxi province, Deng Feifei runs her fingers along the curves of a gravity-defying hanging chair.
In a 60-square-meter prop room in the port city of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, a collection of seemingly worn-out items, including rusty chains, yellowed textbooks and mismatched enamel cups, awaits their moment to shine.
World barista title for Chinese winner sees precision, passion and patience foam to the top, Li Yingxue reports.
In a quiet gallery tucked along Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City, centuries whisper through pigment and mist.
Aristo Sham takes pride in clinching the coveted 2025 Cliburn Competition and pays homage to his roots, Belinda Robinson reports in New York.
Craft of turning rattan into items of interest is in capable hands as ancient skill enjoys new life, Yang Feiyue reports.
Aspiring actors will experience and breathe the local culture of Wujiang to embody the spirit of its historical figures, Cheng Yuezhu Reports.
A major global music organization is holding a key meeting in Harbin, the first time it is being held in a Chinese city.
The 2025 Aranya Theater Festival, themed on Sensibility and Sense, has unveiled the lineup for its Showcase unit, spotlighting nine cutting-edge productions selected from a pool of 387 proposals.
Kashgar, a 2,000-year-old trading hub where business once sizzled like skewered lamb on scorching coals. A cross-cultural metropolis where East meets West, and through which merchants and travellers flowed like milk laced with honey.
Hu Jianfeng, from Xinhua county, Hunan province, is known as the "Hunan Swordsman". He gained fame by sharing martial arts videos on social media.