With a long history and rich cultural splendors, ancient China provided the world with an uninterrupted linage of civilizations lasting for millennia that still inspire to this day.
China Media group unveiled the 2026 Spring Festival Gala sub-venues on Sunday. The gala will feature four locations — Harbin, Heilongjiang province; Yiwu, Zhejiang province; Hefei, Anhui province; and Yibin, Sichuan province — each bringing its unique cultural flair to the grand celebration alongside the main Beijing venue.
Dance drama The Palace Through Time is being staged in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, until Jan 2, the first stop of its national tour.
Shine on Me, a romance series adapted from writer Gu Man's best-selling novel, has been released domestically and overseas since Dec 22, simultaneously streaming on over 10 platforms.
The Beijing Concert Hall was filled to capacity for the 2026 New Year's Concert, conducted by Tan Dun and performed by the China National Symphony Orchestra.
Lectures focusing on the long history of seal engraving and the evolution of Song Dynasty (960-1279) scholar Su Shi toward freestyle brushwork will introduce people in Bayannur, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, to the depth of Chinese cultural tradition.
A comedy show celebrating Minnan culture by performers from Fujian province was staged in Kinmen on Saturday, entertaining the audience with stand-up comedy, sketches, Xiangsheng (crosstalk), and other art forms.
More than 150 years ago, a wooden sailing vessel laden with commodities sank off the coast of Hengsha Island, Shanghai.
In the open kitchen of a hotel in Southwest China's Chongqing, the air was thick with the mouthwatering aroma of baking dough and sizzling meat, as executive chef Francesco Sanna was busy preparing his signature creation, the Chongqing Spicy Chicken Pizza.
The stage is enveloped on all sides, creating a compact, almost claustrophobic space crafted from wood, with a design that evokes both intimacy and tension.
To the rhythm of lusheng woodwind pipes and the scent of sticky rice cakes, a village in southwest China's Guizhou province celebrated its annual Dong Ethnic New Year Festival over the weekend.