From a new German musical about the scientist Albert Einstein, to the revived French production of Le Roi Soleil, and a Cantonese musical featuring the Chinese lion dance, Shanghai Culture Square has announced an upcoming colorful assortment of shows.
A younger generation of writers is redefining the genre, exploring technology, history, and humanity and getting global attention, Yang Yang reports.
In the world of Chinese mini-dramas — the addictive, vertically shot serials that pack romance, revenge and rags-to-riches plots into fast-paced one-minute episodes — a mysterious metropolis known only as "City A" has become the genre's classic backdrop.
The reality show Viva La Romance 2026 aired on Mango TV on Thursday, documenting celebrity couples during their daily lives and travels, where they have candid conversations about parenting philosophies and shared family responsibilities.
Chinese American creator Sherry Zhu, the force behind the "becoming Chinese" viral trend, recently returned to her roots.
On an ancient road in Sichuan province, Sandra Dorothy Carpenter presses her palm against a one-thousand-year-old cypress tree, the scent of cypress filling the air around her.
Alice Sara Ott closed her eyes for a moment before touching the piano keys, feeling the quiet energy of the Forbidden City Concert Hall around her. The German-Japanese pianist was back in Beijing on March 29 to share the music that had captivated her during the long months of lockdown in the days of the COVID-19 pandemic: the luminous nocturnes of John Field and the powerful, architectural landscapes of Beethoven. Each note was a personal story, each pause a space for connection with an audience that had waited as long as she had.
NANJING — On a brisk spring morning, thousands of runners in peach-blossom-themed shirts created a sea of pink, setting off along a 10-kilometer course winding through peach orchards, farmhouses and the soft glow of the season.
LANZHOU — With swift, practiced hands, 42-year-old Peng Jingjing twists, stretches, and folds dough into slender strands before a dozen students at the I. E. S. Hotel Escuela in Madrid, bringing the art of hand-pulled noodles to life.