Over his decades-long career, Zhang Yimou — one of China's most prestigious directors — has experienced many triumphs, from accepting awards at international film festivals, to helming the opening and closing ceremonies of two Olympic Games.
As the cherry blossoms bloom, the city of Hebi in Henan province offers visitors an annual festival dedicated to strolling through the drifting petals, past stalls selling local delicacies, with live music playing in the background.
Amid the vibrant energy of AW2025 Shanghai Fashion Week's MODE exhibition, Ann McCreath, founder of Kenya's KikoRomeo, meticulously arranged her booth. The brand, founded in 1996 and celebrated for its African identity and eco-conscious designs, was bustling as buyers and enthusiasts flocked to explore her collection.
In an era of abundant consumer choices, traditional Chinese fashion brands are redefining their market presence by blending heritage with innovation. At the recent Shanghai Fashion Week, two iconic labels — Threegun and EP Yaying — demonstrated how time-honored brands can thrive in the modern marketplace by balancing traditional style with contemporary appeal.
The slender bamboo panel almost seems to breathe under the ingenious ministrations of Guo Yingxiong's knife.
Now that winter has finally released its stubborn, talon-like grip on Beijing, and spring has truly arrived, love, as they say, is in the air.
Many pivotal figures in modern Chinese art, such as Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong, taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, which houses significant works in a collection of critical artistic assets that have been gathered for a century and was primarily used for teaching and academic research for many years.
The invention of the printing press greatly facilitated the dissemination of knowledge. The device has also been widely used by artists, including those who were also printmakers, such as Pablo Picasso who would wait with anticipation beside the press to watch his work come out.
Under the title "...de la Vallee" (Of the Valley), the first major exhibition in China of French artist Fabrice Hyber is taking place at Power Station of Art from April 2 to June 29.
The 2025 Crabapple Gala and Crabapple Poetry Festival kicked off at the Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling on Monday.
The morning sun shines through carved wooden screens, falling on the petals of a handcrafted peony taking shape under Li Yifan's deft fingers.
Nearly every month, Zhou Li, deputy director of the Chongqing Peking Opera company, leads her troupe to local schools and colleges for Peking Opera workshops.
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