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 first "Midsummer Literature Night" activity, sponsored by China National Publications Import & Export (Group), was held in Beijing last Saturday.
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.
An exhibition showcasing documents relevant to the history and transformation of Beijing's Central Axis recently opened at the Capital Library of China in Beijing. The exhibition runs until Aug 24.
There's something about the soil in the eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The fine silt is so dry that it retains the blazing heat that beats down on it for 3,000 hours each year. Its qualities have led the autonomous region to begin to eke out name for itself in the world of wine.
It is a show to connect the past and future of the Yellow River, and to enrich and diversify a unique regional culture that has been thriving along the river.
In a television interview in July, Huang Yongyu, the celebrated artist and writer, then in his 90s, said: "Death is not at all a dreadful thing that I would fear. And I don't feel like leaving anything (for people to remember), such as ashes, or (a shrine) to be paid for by devotion at the ancestral hall; there is no need for that."
Vibrant, glossy and shimmering – such qualities of enamel have enthralled many visitors of The Shining Moments in Life, a contemporary enamel art exhibition that opened on Saturday at the Alliance Francais (Guangcai Center).
Two Chinese artists on Sunday showcased their sonic works at the ongoing Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space in the Czech capital, winning applause from the audience.
Vlogger's storytelling spurs interest in nation's museums, Yang Feiyue reports.
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