Blue Note Records China, the newly established jazz label under Universal Music Greater China, is set to release its debut album, Now's the Time: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Jazz (Vol. 1), on Oct 23, with a physical edition to follow.
Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing has achieved a ranking of No 7 on The 50 Best Hotels 2026 list.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a five-year plan for the sector, calling for deeper integration of culture and tourism while highlighting cultural heritage, public services, technology, new tourism formats and international cooperation.
A seven-day lifestyle festival featuring outdoor sports, leisure activities and pop-up brand experiences is taking place at China Central Place in Beijing's central business district from Sept 13 to 19.
The wine banners are still out along the southern Central Axis, and the drums have not stopped. Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, the quarter where Beijing's street performers once made their names, is being rebuilt around a different kind of stage.
For six centuries, it has guarded the southern entrance of the imperial city, and for much of that time, it kept much of itself hidden. Now Zhengyangmen Gate, better known to visitors as Qianmen, has opened in full.
A special exhibition marking the centenary of the first meeting between painters Pu Xinyu and Zhang Daqian opened on Sept 15 at the Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing, bringing together 48 paintings, calligraphic works and related items from 10 museums and cultural institutions.
Licensed Chaos: Everyday Lapses of Gaspard and Lisa, a free bilingual exhibition featuring the two main characters from the French picture-book series, opened at Re:Re: Art Space in Shanghai's Xuhui district on Sept 12.
A new cableway at Danxia Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Shaoguan, Guangdong province, was launched on Tuesday, greatly increasing the destination's visitor capacity.
In the Peloponnese in southern Greece, where many of the most recognizable scenes in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster The Odyssey were shot, the film is already inspiring plans to turn its cinematic appeal into a longer-lasting cultural tourism experience.
Enthusiasts at home and abroad rally to test their mettle against country's mechanical aces.