As a museum director, what would you do, after a devastating fire rips through the buildings of your workplace and claims important assets in your collection?
In his lifetime, Lu Weizhao (1899-1980) taught and studied classic Chinese literature and was devoted to calligraphy and seal engraving.
Meet Song Yanbing, the driving force behind the Nanhai Jiujiang Women's Dragon Boat Team.
While many university students may care more about surfing on social media, hanging out, or playing video games than visiting a museum, the 24-hour programming competition Hackathon initiated by the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza is attempting to attract young people with the help of modern technology.
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music recently hosted an immersive performance featuring Chinese instruments including replicas of pieces displayed in the Oriental Musical Instrument Museum as part of the conservatory's opening session to the public. Those instruments were brought to life by the conservatory's students and faculty, showcasing different music themes.
Travel, one of humanity's oldest pursuits,offers much more than a change of scenery. What deeper value does it bring to our lives? What is the true allure of setting off on a journey?
China's National History Museum's first 4D science film, "Into the Depths", premiered in Beijing. The film combines animation with scientific research, guiding viewers on an immersive deep - sea journey. China Film Animation Ltd collaborated with marine research institutions for two years to create it. Prominent figures attended the premiere. A scientist hoped it would boost ocean conservation awareness. Besides museum screenings, it will tour several cities.
Sleep No More, the immersive theater experience by Punchdrunk, unveiled a new special edition this month after eight years of immensely successful performance in Shanghai.
At a reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" to mark the 30th World Book Day, former police officer-turned-writer A Yi shared how reading transformed his life.
Aliyev recalled that in 2003, as a young student, he bought a copy of The Analects of Confucius for just three yuan — a book he couldn't understand at the time. Yet, he made a vow to one day fully comprehend it and eventually translate it into Azerbaijani.
Jiangnan's classical gardens are portals to the past, in which the echoes of yesterday are alive and growing, Yang Yang reports.
Jiangnan's prosperity was accompanied by the flourishing of market towns, handicrafts, commerce and service industries, giving rise to an urban class that fostered civic consciousness, popular literature and professional ethics, writes scholar Ge Jianxiong in an article published in Wenhui Daily in October.