It began, as many artistic revelations do, with a walk through a city that refuses to stand still.
This summer, Beijing's long-running Gateway to Arts summer festival, which was launched in 1995, returns from July 3 to Aug 30 for its 33rd edition, transforming the city's iconic Forbidden City Concert Hall into a celebration of music, theater, heritage, and innovation.
Beijing's cultural and tourism sector posted solid growth during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, fueled by traditional folklore activities, upgraded cultural experiences and rising inbound travel demand, according to local authorities.
The Century Square in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, was bustling with activity on Saturday evening as the friendship invitational tournament of the Heihe Dance Competition kicked off.
A low-budget biopic about Wu Zutai, the planner and designer of the Red Flag Canal — a monumental waterway carved into the Taihang Mountains — has sparked discussions among industry experts about the ability of small-to-medium-budget productions to tell compelling Chinese stories.
The 32nd edition of the Beijing International Book Fair wrapped up on Sunday at the China National Convention Center.
China's domestic tourism market maintained steady growth during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, driven by folk customs experiences, sports event tours and graduation trips, according to an industry report.
The 2026 Silk Road Week is set to kick off at the China National Silk Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on June 24, according to a press briefing on Thursday.
China's micro-drama industry has transitioned from a localized internet trend into a massive, industrialized economic driver, pulling in millions of yuan in regional investments while facing immediate disruption from generative artificial intelligence.
Cultural experiences took center stage during the just-concluded Dragon Boat Festival holiday as people from across the country embarked on journeys in search of traditional festivities involving boat races, rituals and seasonal foods, travel agencies said.
Wolfgang Georg Arlt, a tourism expert from Germany, made his first trip to Beijing in 1978.