The ninth day of the ninth month on the traditional Chinese calendar is the Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival.
Ireland's iconic tap dance show Riverdance celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special creative cast presentation in China last weekend. The show ran for two consecutive days at Shanghai's Grand Gateway 66, standing out as a highlight of the mall's anniversary celebrations.
During the "Discovering Shanxi's Ancient Chinese Architecture — Overseas Media and Students Tour", held from Oct 14 to 18, the North China province of Shanxi revealed its culture and vitality to a group of overseas visitors.
The Song Dynasty (960-1279) saw culture bloom like never before, and the development of fashion also reached new heights in creativity and diversity.
When I stepped into the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, for the Fifth World Food Forum (WFF), held from Oct 10 to 17, one line engraved on the marble wall immediately caught my attention — the FAO Constitution's pledge "to contribute toward an expanding world economy and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger".
In late autumn, when chrysanthemums burst into golden bloom, the Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival, arrives. Since ancient times, the chrysanthemum has been cherished as the "flower of longevity" and a symbol of noble spirit in China.
In Guangzhou, He Weijing has noticed something remarkable. "At the end of last year, the number of foreign tourists in Guangzhou was much higher than in midyear. You can hear different languages everywhere now," she said.
As robots become increasingly common in hotels — cooking, delivering meals and cleaning rooms — they are improving efficiency and cutting labor costs.
As autumn arrives and chrysanthemums bloom, the Double Ninth Festival returns.
The fourth Chinese Documentary Film Festival, an annual event dedicated to promoting Chinese-language documentaries worldwide, concluded its three-day run in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Monday.
The Sun Tower in Yantai Huang-Bohai New Area in East China's Shandong province has gained international recognition from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, receiving the 2025 Award of Excellence for "Best Tall Building under 100 Meters".
"Every time, I've grown stronger amid lonely wandering.
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