On Aug 3, 2021, a dragon boat race was performed as a demonstration sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The ten-minute showcase introduced the traditional Chinese sport to the rest of the world on the grand Olympic stage for the very first time, taking it one step closer to becoming listed as an Olympic sport.
A new performance in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, revives the musical and dance scenes depicted in the murals of the Mogao Caves and offers an immersive experience for the audience to experience the charm of the UNESCO World Heritage site.
The upcoming suspense crime film, Lost in the Stars, which is currently at the top of China's presale box-office charts during the Dragon Boat Festival, started a promotional tour on Monday covering eight cities.
The 19th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival kicked off in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on June 20.
Present-day Datong is a city in North China's Shanxi province that once powered China's economic take-off with a huge output of coal. It is now blazing new trails for growth by tapping into its 2,000-plus-year history and over 3,000 pieces of immovable cultural relics, amid a nationwide renewed interest in traditional culture. The changes have also impacted many locals' lives.
Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, a renowned professional troupe in northern China dedicated to the traditional art form that dates back some 600 years, will stage its original production, titled Guo Feng, at Tianqiao Theatre in Beijing on June 20 and 21.
Western Beijing's Mentougou district has rolled out eight cultural and tourism routes for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival this week.
ABOARD TANSUO 1 — Early on the morning of June 11, China's scientific research ship Tansuo 1 (Discovery One), carrying the crewed submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior), reached Sanya, South China's Hainan province, marking the successful conclusion of a groundbreaking deep-sea archaeological investigation mission.
Every time people write down a Chinese character, or hanzi, it may bear a cultural gene that has been inherited for millennia.
"Autobots, roll out!" This iconic catchphrase, spoken by Optimus Prime, the extraterrestrial robot hero from the long-running Transformers franchise, brought excitement to a generation of Chinese born in the 1980s.
Seen from afar, low-rise buildings featuring white walls and gray tiles huddle together amid stretchy green farmlands across which a river meanders through a valley.
The opening ceremony of 2023 "Beijing Author Day", hosted by the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and co-organized by China National Publications Import & Export (Group) and Beijing Lao She Literature Academy, was successfully held at the capital's National Convention Center on June 16.