During his recent visit to Shanghai for an Italian film week, Italian director Saverio Costanzo discovered an unexpected depth of cultural connection, where Chinese audiences demonstrated a personal approach to engaging with international cinema.
What if you could hold a perfect replica of a book more than 100 years old in your hands, feel its weight and texture, trace the raised ink on paper, and pause over a scholar's margin note as clear as if it had been written yesterday?
NANCHANG — In a quiet studio in Jingdezhen, a Chinese city famous for its ancient porcelain heritage, Turkish artist Dilan Atasayar guides a brush dipped in cobalt blue across the curve of a white clay body.
The China NCPA Chorus, one of the most iconic resident ensembles of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, has unveiled its 2026 season with the theme of "Heartbound".
The pressure cooker is a modern kitchen marvel that slashes cooking times for favorite stews. But the technology was developed in China more than 2,000 years ago — and it was a lot cuter back then, because the pot had feet.
From October to November 2025,50 Thai students spent six weeks at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Wuhan, Hubei province.
Olympic champion Guan Chenchen has made her screen debut in The Secret to Fat Loss, China's first costume micro-drama centered on scientific fitness, which officially premiered online on Jan 9.
In 2025, Chinese culture came alive in new ways. Tradition met innovation and culture became part of everyday life. The following ten cultural events stood out as some of the most memorable moments of 2025.
The Jingpo Lake scenic area in Mudanjiang, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, recently held its annual winter ice fishing festival, alongside a competitive ice fishing contest.
The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing was filled with the soft sounds of bamboo flutes and the elegant resonance of traditional Chinese instruments on Jan 18, as the "Poetic Homeland — Greater Bay Area Chinese Traditional Music Concert" by Yeung Wai-kit and Sha Jingshan unfolded.
To showcase the rich heritage and artistic vitality of Chinese literature to the world, the International Department of the China Writers Association and China Daily have jointly launched the Chinese Literature Special Section on the China Daily website.
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