Once a traditional rural craft, the handwoven carpet weaving technique of Yangxin county in Binzhou city, Shandong province, is experiencing a vibrant revival. Blending cultural heritage with modern innovation, the craft has been revitalized through dedicated preservation efforts and has become a symbol of both artistic tradition and rural revitalization.
Buoyed by the international success of China's first 3A video game Black Myth: Wukong, domestic game developers are ramping up the global push of their productions, adding a Chinese twist to the worldwide gaming industry.
Traditional Chinese medicine is fueling a growing wave of inbound medical tourism in China's border regions, particularly in cities such as Heihe and Suifenhe in Heilongjiang province.
TAIYUAN — Wu Hongbo, a visitor from Dalian, Liaoning province, recently used artificial intelligence to plan a detailed tour of Shanxi, a province in northern China known for its cultural heritage.
For fans of the blockbuster action role-playing game Black Myth: Wukong, its mythical landscapes, intricate props, and larger-than-life characters have long been familiar, albeit only through a screen. Now, visitors can step into that mythology, literally, until May 21.
Straw hats, once seen as purely utilitarian, are now gaining a new life as fashionable and internationally sought-after products—thanks in part to a centuries-old craft from Shandong province.
The number of Russian travelers visiting China has not only rebounded from pandemic-era lows but has fundamentally transformed, with tourists increasingly trading organized tours for immersive cultural experiences.
At dawn one April day, the summit of the Huangshan Mountain was a world adrift in a swirling sea of clouds and majestic pine trees dotted atop its jagged peaks, as French photographer Nicolas Cornet quickly took photos of the breathtaking scene.
In 1991, following the death of Oona O'Neill, fourth and last wife of legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin, their daughter Victoria Chaplin inherited a piece of furniture from her father's bedroom. Hidden inside was a stunning secret — a locked drawer containing a decades-old letter that would cast doubt on one of cinema's most enduring legends.
That night at Peking University's sports complex felt almost otherworldly. As I settled into my seat in the makeshift cinema hall, a big screen lit up, revealing the visuals of A Tapestry of a Legendary Land.
As the film ended, and the lights gradually came on, Ababacar Niang, a Senegalese businessman, could hardly contain his excitement after watching his transnational journey to Yiwu city, East China's Zhejiang province, unfold on the big screen.
Nyingchi's alpines conjure an enchanting terrain that shapes its distinctive cultural landscape. The region is celebrated as "Xizang's little Switzerland".