For many Chinese people, temple fairs are a must-go destination during the Chinese New Year. They are an extravaganza of festive experiences — from strolling through bustling marketplaces and admiring traditional knickknacks, to tasting street food delicacies and watching folk performances.
Within the first month of 2025, the trend of reading pop science books, particularly ones with fascinating text and illustrations attractive to children, has risen among young readers thanks to policy support from various authorities.
In "Operation Hadal", the sole military-themed film to compete in the lucrative Spring Festival holiday market, the biggest star isn't an award-winning actor or a household celebrity — it's a 120-meter-long nuclear submarine.
Athunderous explosion on Dec 30 echoed through the heart of the snow-covered Tianshan Mountains, marking the final breakthrough of the world's longest expressway tunnel under construction — the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel. The 22.13-kilometer marvel, part of the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, is set to transform travel across the Tianshan range, reducing the journey from three hours to just 20 minutes.
In his article penned in 1934, painter Feng Zikai (1898-1975) recalled childhood enlightenment as he learned about painting. When he studied Chinese poetry and the Three-Character Classic, a 13th-century text for children on Confucian philosophy, he found himself, instead of being captured by the text, seized by the illustrations. These images intrigued him so much that he began coloring them using pigment from his family's dyehouse.
In the still of winter, the cherry trees in the courtyard have withered but the fruits continue to flourish in the porcelain work of Spanish ceramic artist Jaume Ribalta.
Award-winning rock singer Yang Tianning will hold a 3D digital interactive concert on metaverse platform MarsX on Feb 12.
The "Our Spring Festival" Chinese New Year Gala took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Feb 6, celebrating the inclusion of Spring Festival in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The "Our Spring Festival" Chinese New Year Gala took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Feb 6, celebrating the inclusion of Spring Festival in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The "Our Spring Festival" Chinese New Year Gala took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Feb 6, celebrating the inclusion of Spring Festival in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Fantastic Beijing Fair opened in London on Feb 1, bringing the vibrancy of Spring Festival and the rich cultural heritage of Beijing to the UK capital while fostering cultural exchange between China and the UK.
Will science fiction writers seek a helping hand from artificial intelligence, which is already assisting if not replacing humans in many forms of writing?