While the Centre Pompidou in Paris is closed until 2030 for major renovations, it is touring its collections around the world, including an upcoming exhibition in Beijing.
My Fair Princess, a legendary tale about a tomboyish girl mistakenly identified as the long-separated daughter of Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century, became a phenomenal hit in 1998.
The 2025 Black Box Xiqu Performance Season wrapped up on Dec 31, which attracted nearly 10,000 audience members.
A journey through the island reveals leisure, adrenaline and living traditions reshaped by opening borders, Yang Feiyue reports in Hainan.
As a tribute to mark the 310th anniversary of the birth of literary master Cao Xueqin, a period romance film exploring his emotional world will be released in theaters across China on Jan 16.
During Su Dongpo's exile in Hainan, the renowned Song Dynasty (960-1279) literatus left behind not only a profound cultural legacy but also vivid personal anecdotes that reveal his resilience, brotherly love, and deep engagement with local life.
More than nine centuries ago, a weary, aging statesman-poet, battered by political winds, stepped onto a wooden boat on the northern shore of Hainan province, finally bound for home after three years in exile. He left behind a land then considered a remote, desolate outpost, but which he had, with characteristic defiant optimism, called home.
As the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, marked its centenary last year, transitioning from an imperial palace (1420-1911) to a public museum, a new documentary program turns the spotlight on a lesser-told story: how its priceless artifacts were safeguarded through decades of upheavals.
Under the lights of Shanghai Symphony Hall, a New Year concert this Saturday marks the opening of the Shanghai Opera House's 70th-anniversary celebrations, uniting artists across generations.
In the summer of 2025, during a music festival in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, cellist Chen Weiping and pianist Yue Zheng first crossed paths.
The man, wearing plain clothes, sits quietly in his office, his long white beard falling onto his chest. The room is nothing grand: it is small and a bit messy, nothing like what one might imagine as the office of the chief engineer of the China National Acrobatic Troupe. No gleaming machines, no cutting-edge devices, only a wooden desk and shelves crammed with objects that seem more appropriate for a curiosity cabinet than a laboratory.
While porcelains awe audiences with their creamy, understated luster, a unique kind of pottery has captured attention for its opposite qualities — uneven surfaces and dark, dull shades.