Beneath the illuminated silhouette of the Eiffel Tower, the 2026 Paris Spring Festival gala took center stage on Tuesday, bringing a vibrant blend of Chinese tradition and French flair to the heart of the city.
Well Worth the Journey, a multi-media exhibition focusing on the final stage of life, is currently running at the Today Art Museum.
Following a breathtaking performance at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, global piano superstar Lang Lang sat down for an exclusive interview with Cultural Frontline.
In Chinese folklore, Nian Shou — the mythical beast of the New Year — is traditionally depicted as a ferocious monster that emerges from its mountain dwelling on the eve of Chinese New Year to terrorize villagers. Fearing attack, people began setting off fireworks to scare the creature away, a practice that over time evolved into the celebratory traditions of Spring Festival.
An ongoing exhibition at the China Cultural Center in Madrid is celebrating the depth and diversity of Chinese culture not via the display of artifacts, but through creative products inspired by ancient objects from museum collections.
Across civilizations, few animals have carried as much symbolic weight as the horse. In both Western and Chinese history, horses shaped warfare, enabled empires, and stirred the imagination of artists.
As the Chinese New Year draws near, 71-year-old Peng Zuhua boards a long-distance bus bound for home. His destination is Baojing county, nestled deep in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture of Hunan province — a mountainous region where the scent of wood smoke and cured meat announces the coming of Spring Festival long before the calendar does.
Once, trip planning in China meant debating aisle seats and breakfast buffets. Now, for a growing number of travelers, the first question is: Can the dog come?
Younger generations choose what feels right for Chinese New Year, even when that means breaking from expectations.
Past the silent, weathered stones of the century-old post office and beyond the contemplative quiet of museum halls, a different rhythm unfolds in the mountain villages of Kuliang (also known as Guling), just outside downtown Fuzhou, Fujian province.
Kuliang mountain area once housed an expat circle that faded into history in the mid-1900s, but when an American professor's article is published, it sets in motion a chain of events to bring past stories to the present.
Beijing is looking to tap into the lucrative "set-jetting" trend that has been gaining traction around the world in recent years. Driven by the global success of big-budget blockbuster productions such as Game of Thrones and The White Lotus, tourists are flocking to take holidays at the real-life locations where their favorite TV shows and films are set.
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