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Beijing Symphony Orchestra kicks off new performing season

2024-01-15 12:07

On Jan 11, Beijing Symphony Orchestra staged a concert under the baton of conductor Massimo Zanetti at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, featuring music works such as L'italiana in Algeri Overture by Rossini, Manon Lescaut Intermezzo by Puccini and Mendelssohn's Symphony No 4 Italia, Op 90.

Tourism revives millennia-old Qiang village

2024-01-15 11:22

Nestled in a gorge near the upper reaches of the Minjiang River in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Taoping Qiang village has existed for over two millennia.

Legacies longer than lifetimes

2024-01-15 11:08

People perish but can still tell so many stories long after.

Black carp harvest marks start of Spring Festival celebrations in Wuxi

2024-01-13 10:25

Xishan district in Jiangsu province's Wuxi city kicked off the third annual Wuxi Ganlu Black Carp Festival in Ehu town on Jan 12 with festive drum beats.

Prizewinning AI story shows the future is here

2024-01-13 10:20

All-powerful robots and artificial intelligence have long been the subjects of science fiction. Now such technology means that fact is stranger than fiction. A science fiction story, The Land of Machine Memories, recently received a literary award.

Table tennis still fosters friendship between youth from China, US

2024-01-13 10:11

SHANGHAI — University students from China and the United States gathered in Shanghai for friendship matches at the China Table Tennis Museum on Tuesday morning.

Beijing's axis joins history to the future

2024-01-13 10:05

Nine-year-old Cheng Dede has lived in central Beijing all her life, and moved from just north of the Forbidden City to near the Drum Tower. Both are key heritage sites along Beijing's Central Axis, the core of Beijing that runs 7.8 kilometers from south to north.

Festival celebrates art education

2024-01-12 12:26

An annual art educational program, by the Central Conservatory of Music, launched its eighth edition in Beijing on Thursday.

Layue, a joyful celebration in the run-up to Spring Festival

2024-01-12 09:51

Layue, the twelfth month of the traditional Chinese calendar, officially commences on Thursday. The Chinese character "La" holds historical significance, appearing in ancient texts such as Book of Changes and Rites of Zhou. Originally, "La" meant "cured meat."

'Tangerine kids' give winter a fruitful appeal

2024-01-12 07:23

Eleven children ages 3 to 6, bundled up in bright orange down coats, have captured netizens' hearts as they embark on a "brave" camping trip in a region in northeastern China known as a near-arctic "winter wonderland".

A destination of good taste

2024-01-12 07:17

Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai's new TV series drives crowds to Huanghe Road in search of food and nostalgia.

A sonorous sound reverberates across borders

2024-01-12 06:55

German baritone Matthias Goerne, who stands "among the all-time great interpreters of Schubert's Lieder" according to the esteemed global music label DG, is touring China, performing his most celebrated repertoire, starting with two recent concerts in Shanghai.

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