China's box office experienced a banner year of skyrocketing ticket sales for animated films in 2025, bookended by two powerhouse sequels: homegrown phenomenon Ne Zha 2 ignited the market early in the year, while Disney's Zootopia 2 powered a year-end surge, underscoring the genre's potent and enduring appeal in the world's second-largest market.
For Zhou Yu, the question began as a quiet uncertainty: Could a drama set in China's insurance industry possibly find an audience overseas?
When two brothers long separated by time and circumstance finally reunited, they uncovered a family secret buried for years: their mother had died of AIDS.The older brother was born with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, while the younger one, born after the introduction of preventive measures, was born healthy.
Leading online travel agency Trip.com Group recently unveiled the 2025 Southeast Asia Inbound and Outbound Tourism Trend Guide.
With a long history and rich cultural splendors, ancient China provided the world with an uninterrupted linage of civilizations lasting for millennia that still inspire to this day.
China Media group unveiled the 2026 Spring Festival Gala sub-venues on Sunday. The gala will feature four locations — Harbin, Heilongjiang province; Yiwu, Zhejiang province; Hefei, Anhui province; and Yibin, Sichuan province — each bringing its unique cultural flair to the grand celebration alongside the main Beijing venue.
Dance drama The Palace Through Time is being staged in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, until Jan 2, the first stop of its national tour.
Shine on Me, a romance series adapted from writer Gu Man's best-selling novel, has been released domestically and overseas since Dec 22, simultaneously streaming on over 10 platforms.
The Beijing Concert Hall was filled to capacity for the 2026 New Year's Concert, conducted by Tan Dun and performed by the China National Symphony Orchestra.
Lectures focusing on the long history of seal engraving and the evolution of Song Dynasty (960-1279) scholar Su Shi toward freestyle brushwork will introduce people in Bayannur, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, to the depth of Chinese cultural tradition.
A comedy show celebrating Minnan culture by performers from Fujian province was staged in Kinmen on Saturday, entertaining the audience with stand-up comedy, sketches, Xiangsheng (crosstalk), and other art forms.
More than 150 years ago, a wooden sailing vessel laden with commodities sank off the coast of Hengsha Island, Shanghai.