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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.

150 years later, Jules Verne's brilliance still ignites bold dreams

2025-07-03 08:10

"Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real" — this inspiring quote from French science-fiction author Jules Verne (1828-1905) greets travelers at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport in Guangdong province, perfectly capturing the spirit of China's "City of Innovation".

Two countries celebrate a drawing bridge

2025-07-03 08:06

A group of professional Chinese and French graphic storytellers toured China during the ninth edition of La Fete des Bulles (the festival of bubbles) earlier in June to highlight the power of illustration in presenting human nature, and expressed a shared vision for graphic novels.

China and ROK bond over ink traditions

2025-07-03 07:59

After earning rave reviews in Seoul, an exhibition of ink works by modern Chinese and South Korean artists has arrived in Beijing, at the National Art Museum of China, celebrating the two neighboring countries' shared passion for deepening the cultural meaning of ink art.

Needle strokes in new light

2025-07-03 07:49

Time, light, and space — rarely do these concepts enter the conversation around embroidery. But for artist Diao Juan, they are the foundation of a radical reimagining.

New book offers global academic insights into China topics

2025-06-30 06:27

The inaugural volume of the book series, The Digest of Chinese Studies, has recently been published.

Remembering history's turning point

2025-06-30 06:20

Museum built to honor the 1927 uprising keeps alive the spirit of the revolutionaries, Wang Ru reports in Liuyang, Hunan.

A society that fostered symbolism and wealth

2025-06-30 06:15

From the late Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), along the shores of Dianchi Lake in Kunming of Yunnan province, there existed an ancient civilization known as Dian.

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