It was a quiet afternoon rehearsal at Beijing People's Art Theatre 20 years ago that actor He Bing stopped suddenly. His colleague, actor Pu Cunxin, stood in the corridor of the theater, calling everyone to watch a rehearsal by Zhu Xu (1930-2018) of the Chinese stage adaptation of a classic script, Der Bockerer.
For more than a decade, singer-songwriter A Si has been known for her songs with sharp-eyed humor and light-hearted lyrics telling stories about everyday life.
In January 1938, just weeks after Japanese troops had taken Nanjing (in Jiangsu province), 15-year-old Luo Jin, an apprentice at a local photo studio, was handed two rolls of film by a Japanese officer to develop. What emerged shocked him — stark, irrefutable images of soldiers massacring unarmed civilians and assaulting women.
NAGOYA, Japan — In 2023, at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Jiangsu province, a 27-year-old Japanese, Hayato Kato, knelt before a sculpture inscribed with the word "peace", bowing his head in mourning for the 300,000 Chinese civilians slaughtered by Japanese invaders.
In a poignant twist, the Great Wall of China, the most famous ancient masterpiece of military fortification, witnessed another chapter of raw courage in 1933 — one written not in stone, but in blood, steel and unbreakable will.
A group of students stands before an exquisite gilded brass clock adorned with cloisonne enamel and a tour guide revealing the artifact's history.
Chris Thomas was close to despair when a pregnant stray cat sneaked into his backyard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and rekindled his faith in people and his sense of self-worth.
The Wuzhen Reading & Literary Festival, a branch event of the Shanghai Book Fair, will wrap up on Tuesday.
The Walking Man, on a Column, a bronze sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), is on display at China Art Museum, Shanghai until Sept 26.
China is a nation with a great civilization, and its ancient artifacts carry the country's memory. In the Living Artifacts animated series, cultural relics come alive to tell the stories they hold.
In June 1933, writer Ba Jin (1904-2005) was boating on a river that runs across Tianma village in the Xinhui district of Jiangmen, Guangdong province.
Italian visual artist Elena Givone hails Chongqing, a metropolis in Southwest China, as the source of inspiration for her solo exhibition held in the vibrant city.