A set of 28 turquoise beads that were excavated from several high-status tombs in Beijing has provided stunning scientific evidence of a long-distance exchange network that connected northern and southern China more than three millennia ago.
From an animation major in college to the concept artist behind central characters in Ne Zha — the phenomenal franchise that lifted Chinese filmmaking to unprecedented heights in the global box-office landscape — Shen Wei has witnessed firsthand the rapid expansion of the domestic film industry.
Many Chinese middle-income families are increasingly choosing short-term overseas study programs for their children, often spending tens of thousands of yuan to prepare them for attending foreign universities.
British art historian and leading Sinologist Jessica Rawson's book Life and Afterlife in Ancient China has its Chinese edition published recently by Beijing-based CITIC Press Group.
Chinese and French food are among the most famous cuisines around the world.What does it say about our cultural values that we both place so much emphasis on food?
Milky white ceramics produced in Dehua county, Fujian province, from the 10th century, were given the name Blanc de Chine (white from China) by European traders and collectors who were mesmerized by the porcelain's creamy whiteness, understated sheen and timeless grace.
Born in Shanghai and having lived in Beijing for years, Feng Yuan's paintings are marked by gentleness in his brushwork and solemnity in presentation, showcasing the cultural nourishment he has received in southern and northern China.
After quitting her job as an international trader in Paris, France, Yang Yuxiao returned to her hometown of Linhai in Zhejiang province, revitalizing the ancient art of Linhai paper-cutting.
As classical music adapts to the challenges and opportunities of the digital age, its enduring cultural relevance remains unmistakable.
From this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit at the end of August to the Tianjin Marathon in October, long queues formed at the Yangliuqing woodblock New Year painting experience booths during Tianjin's major events.
The legendary Monkey King, hero of the 16th-century Chinese classic Journey to the West, continues to inspire fresh artistic expression through a sold-out San Francisco Opera production that has sparked a wave of cross-cultural dialogue in the Bay Area.
Editor's Note: An array of Chinese cities have maintained their cultural memories in the form of historical neighborhoods that have only added to their multilayered charm and vigor with the passage of time. China Daily is taking readers on a journey to some of these timeless areas. In this installment, we stroll around Tianjin's time-honored Yangliuqing Ancient Town along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, talk to the inheritors of woodblock paintings, and taste the savory cuisine amid the town's harmonious fusion of tradition and innovation.