China's National History Museum's first 4D science film, "Into the Depths", premiered in Beijing. The film combines animation with scientific research, guiding viewers on an immersive deep - sea journey. China Film Animation Ltd collaborated with marine research institutions for two years to create it. Prominent figures attended the premiere. A scientist hoped it would boost ocean conservation awareness. Besides museum screenings, it will tour several cities.
Sleep No More, the immersive theater experience by Punchdrunk, unveiled a new special edition this month after eight years of immensely successful performance in Shanghai.
At a reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" to mark the 30th World Book Day, former police officer-turned-writer A Yi shared how reading transformed his life.
Aliyev recalled that in 2003, as a young student, he bought a copy of The Analects of Confucius for just three yuan — a book he couldn't understand at the time. Yet, he made a vow to one day fully comprehend it and eventually translate it into Azerbaijani.
Jiangnan's classical gardens are portals to the past, in which the echoes of yesterday are alive and growing, Yang Yang reports.
Jiangnan's prosperity was accompanied by the flourishing of market towns, handicrafts, commerce and service industries, giving rise to an urban class that fostered civic consciousness, popular literature and professional ethics, writes scholar Ge Jianxiong in an article published in Wenhui Daily in October.
Heritage that spans centuries gives Jiangnan culture a certain cachet, Yang Yang reports in Hangzhou.
The annual iQIYI World Conference kicked off on Wednesday, which spotlighted the company's latest developments in business strategy, technological innovation and content creation, along with industry insights.
Few people these days would likely know that Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts used to be located in an alley near bustling Wangfujing Street before it relocated to Wangjing, just outside the northeastern section of the Fourth Ring road, some two decades ago.
At a reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" held to mark the 30th World Book Day, Soldat Tatjana, director of the Serbian Cultural Center in Beijing, shared how learning Chinese and reading in Chinese helped deepen her understanding of China.
On April 21, China Daily, in collaboration with Beijing Foreign Studies University, successfully hosted the 2025 World Book Day event themed "The Power of Reading." Kirill Kravtsov, a Russian postgraduate student at the School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University, shared his reflections on reading in Chinese.
At a reading dialogue themed "The Power of Reading" held to mark the 30th World Book Day, author Meng Xiaoshu shared her view on how reading can expand the dimensions of our lives and foster deeper connection with the world. To Meng, reading is not a mere means of "consuming knowledge", but a way to slow down and explore our souls, especially in an era that places great emphasis on speed. Reading helps to "rebuild a sense of inner order, to slowly discover who we are, what we believe, and how we live our lives," Meng added.