China's culture and tourism consumption remained robust over the past year, according to a report recently unveiled by Chinese social media platform Douyin.
The Fire Raven, the latest film from Malaysian director Sam Quah, is scheduled for release on New Year's Eve.
An assembly of digital art archives, including images of artworks, drawings and manuscripts, as well as records of artists' landmark exhibitions, was recently donated to the China National Archives of Publications and Culture in Beijing.
As winter deepens and the New Year approaches, Beijing's dining industry is seeing renewed creativity, with restaurants, cafe brands, and chains rolling out new menus, seasonal products and fresh concepts to capture year-end consumer demand.
A recent industry report revealed a dual surge in both inbound and outbound tourism in China.
Yellow, square, and eternally optimistic, SpongeBob SquarePants has been a global animation icon since his debut in 1999, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg.
At this year's China International Travel Mart held in Hainan province in mid-December, veteran travel agents from Singapore and China's Macao SAR shared their observations on the island's remarkable tourism transformation with China Daily Website.
In the dim light of the China National Acrobatic Troupe's rehearsal hall, the sounds of swift footfalls and controlled breaths reverberate through the air.
A comedy show celebrating Minnan culture by performers from Fujian province was staged in Jinmen on Saturday, entertaining the audience with stand-up comedy, sketches, xiangsheng (crosstalk) and other art forms.
Few film franchises have witnessed the unprecedented expansion of China's film market like Avatar has.
China's box office experienced a banner year of skyrocketing ticket sales for animated films in 2025, bookended by two powerhouse sequels: homegrown phenomenon Ne Zha 2 ignited the market early in the year, while Disney's Zootopia 2 powered a year-end surge, underscoring the genre's potent and enduring appeal in the world's second-largest market.
For Zhou Yu, the question began as a quiet uncertainty: Could a drama set in China's insurance industry possibly find an audience overseas?