Once, trip planning in China meant debating aisle seats and breakfast buffets. Now, for a growing number of travelers, the first question is: Can the dog come?
Younger generations choose what feels right for Chinese New Year, even when that means breaking from expectations.
Past the silent, weathered stones of the century-old post office and beyond the contemplative quiet of museum halls, a different rhythm unfolds in the mountain villages of Kuliang (also known as Guling), just outside downtown Fuzhou, Fujian province.
Kuliang mountain area once housed an expat circle that faded into history in the mid-1900s, but when an American professor's article is published, it sets in motion a chain of events to bring past stories to the present.
Beijing is looking to tap into the lucrative "set-jetting" trend that has been gaining traction around the world in recent years. Driven by the global success of big-budget blockbuster productions such as Game of Thrones and The White Lotus, tourists are flocking to take holidays at the real-life locations where their favorite TV shows and films are set.
At Full Stride into a New Year recently opened at the National Art Museum of China, paying tribute to veteran artists as precious assets of Chinese art, exhibiting more than 250 of their signature paintings, prints, watercolors, and sculptures from the museum's collection.
Since 1990, actor Sun Weimin has portrayed Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), the first premier of the People's Republic of China, in more than 70 films, television series, and stage productions.
The Reunion Journey, China's first animated film created entirely using artificial intelligence technology, is set for release on Feb 28.
Applications are now open for the 2026 Wuzhen Arts Studio, marking the launch of a new cross-year training initiative under the theme "Wuzhen Arts Studio: Thomas Richards / Theatre No Theatre — Actor's Craft and Creation Project".
In mid-16th-century China, a man named Wu Cheng'en wrote Journey to the West, a mythological fantasy inspired by the historical Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who lived in seventh-century China and journeyed to India in search of authentic Buddhist scriptures.
Throughout millennia, China’s equine population has played a pivotal role with vigor and verve, Zhao Xu reports.
Instead of flogging a dead horse, underappreciated aesthetes of yore chose to paint living ones instead, Zhao Xu reports.