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Experts gather to discuss ethics, AI and the future of publishing

2025-07-07 08:46

Publishing stands at a pivotal juncture, said Jeremy North, president of Global Book Business at Taylor & Francis Group, addressing delegates at the 3rd International Conference on Publishing Education in Beijing. Digital intelligence is fundamentally transforming the sector — and this revolution will inevitably create "AI winners and losers".

Digital diary of unsung courage

2025-07-07 08:42

"Today is July 7, 1937," read a Weibo post published on the same day in 2012, marking the launch of an extraordinary eight-year-long daily update project that followed the timeline of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).

Cultural heritage proves powerful in boosting rural revitalization

2025-07-07 08:33

China's intangible cultural heritage workshops are proving to be powerful forces for rural revitalization, with over 11,000 such workshops preserving traditional crafts, creating jobs, and boosting local economies, according to official data.

Wartime relics tell of sacrifice and resolve

2025-07-07 08:29

As the first light of dawn creeps over the horizon, a crew clutching notebooks has already suited up, walking with measured steps through the woods.

Minor Heat: Scorching summer begins

2025-07-07 08:00

As the saying goes: "Minor Heat and Major Heat—steaming by day, stewing by night". During Minor Heat, all creatures seek refuge from the sun. Yet, humans learned to harness the fierce sunlight to dispel dampness and ensure their well-being.

Beat the heat at the movies

2025-07-04 09:20

As temperatures soar and schools break for summer, China's film market is heating up alongside the weather — entering its longest and one of the most lucrative box-office season of the year.

Pondering philosophy and fables and wondering when bad luck is truly bad

2025-07-04 09:15

When my parents' house burned down in Michigan in the United States a few years ago, my Tibetan friends insisted it was good luck.

Luxury brand drops anchor in middle of metropolis

2025-07-04 09:12

An iconic trunk with an immersive tunnel featuring Guilin (in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region) landscape projections and a foldable 1986 Monogram coated-canvas trunk that transforms into a bed alongside century-old perfume bottles — these are some of the highlights of Louis Vuitton's new cultural landmark, The Louis, in Shanghai.

Tracing the origins of civilization

2025-07-04 09:05

About 6,000 years ago, ancient people in North China's Liaohe River Basin developed advanced ritualistic sacrificial systems that reflected the path and characteristics of Chinese civilization.

At home with the Kong family

2025-07-04 08:37

For years, exhibitions about Confucius have focused on profound culture and grand rituals that exposed the audience to the philosopher's teachings enshrined as sacred texts.

Opera revisits epic tale of faith and sacrifice

2025-07-03 08:38

The Chinese opera The Long March, created by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, is returning to the stage for its 13th round of performances from Tuesday to coming Sunday in Beijing.

A walk down Beijing's memory lane

2025-07-03 08:33

A traditional Beijing courtyard facade, models of vintage buses, retro refrigerator magnets, enamel mugs, and nostalgic courtyard illustrations transport one back to the capital city of the 1990s.

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