The height of summer comes to an end, and the season of harvest begins.
Start of Autumn (li qiu), one of China's 24 solar terms, marks the beginning of autumn — though the summer heat still lingers.
iQIYI, China's leading online entertainment platform, launched on Aug 4 Undercurrent Theater, which it described as the industry's first dedicated brand for horizontal short-form suspense dramas.
A series of activities took place in Yuexi county, Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, from Sunday to Tuesday to celebrate Torch Festival, the grandest traditional celebration of the Yi ethnic group.
A concert held among the terraced fields in Dafang county, Guizhou province, has gone viral on Chinese social media. The classic ensemble pieces and local folk songs showed how Guizhou's music traditions are deeply rooted in its mountainns.
The Beijing Folklore Museum, housed in the historical temple complex, will launch its Dongyue Arts Season summer night performances on Aug 7.
Framing the ancient Hongshan culture through the lens of global history is key to deepening cross-cultural exchange and highlighting China's contributions to human civilization, said China Daily Publisher and Editor-in-chief Qu Yingpu at the 2026 Conference on Hongshan Culture in Chaoyang, Liaoning province, on Wednesday.
More than 5,000 years ago, the Hongshan culture emerged in what is now northeastern China, leaving behind jade artifacts, ritual sites and a sophisticated belief system. Today, scholars say its values of harmony, inclusiveness and exchange continue to offer insights into how civilizations interact and evolve.
Director underlines strategies on protection, promotion.
Northeast China's Liaoning province, one of the core hubs of Hongshan culture, is stepping up efforts in legislation, academic research, heritage preservation and public awareness to better protect and pass on the culture and boost its influence.
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