Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei in Central China, is known as a "thoroughfare connecting nine provinces", which signifies its strategic importance. It is also where the history of Hubei, home to culturally important artifacts such as archaic bronze ware, meets modernity to cultivate generations of artists, including figures active in the contemporary art scene.
The awards ceremony for the fourth BAITABEI Cultural Creativity Competition, along with the launch of its fifth edition, was held at the Xicheng District Cultural Center in Beijing on Dec 17.
A pivotal moment in the career of Zhu Bingren, a seasoned copper artist, came after a fire in 2006 that took place at a project he was involved in, in Jiangsu province. The blaze consumed the eaves of the first floor of a pagoda inside the Tianning Temple of Changzhou, when the construction work was nearing completion.
For Assoukrou Ake, when he visited Beijing for the first time, it was the city's nights that proved most compelling. To him, Beijing after dark holds a particular density -not simply darkness, but a space shaped by light, shadow and silence, where stories seem to hover just beneath the surface.
Hunan Satellite TV has a long-standing tradition of producing sensational gender-based talent shows, such as Super Girls (2004), Super Boy (2007), Riding Wind, and Call Me by Fire.
Many people may not know that a brilliant civilization once flourished along the Silk Road — the Kingdom of Qiuci (Kucha).
The morning air at Tianqiao Square in Beijing was crisp enough to see one's breath, but by 7 am, a crowd had already gathered. They were waiting for Sun Chubo, a bamboo flute and panpipe performer from the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater.
Amid efforts to preserve the millennium-old traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges, advanced and accessible technology, including artificial intelligence and virtual reality, is injecting new vitality into the timeless craft.
No matter how advanced artificial intelligence becomes, human emotions are dynamic, which means even if AI integrates everything it knows into a perfect presentation, it cannot predict the flow of human emotions, says artist Li Yifan.
Urumqi's Fruit Bazaar is a treasure trove that dazzles the tongue.
In early winter, Bailu Bay in Wulian county, Rizhao, Shandong province, exudes a serene beauty. Egrets stretch their wings, skimming over the mirror-like water, while nearby, a dozen swans glide gracefully, leaving gentle ripples in their wake.
The Chinese folktale "The Legend of the White Snake" has been reimagined by an experimental theater in New York.
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