The 35th Beijing Book Fair, postponed three times since 2021, saw a record number of visitors during its run from Feb 24-26, heralding, like spring, the green shoots of recovery for the industry in 2023.
Cellist Jan Vogler gave his debut performance at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Sunday. He was excited to be one of the first international musicians to perform at the iconic venue since the country relaxed its pandemic-control measures.
There are some traditions and customs during leap month in China, which are varied in different places. As the leap month is around the corner, which gifts have you prepared for your parents?
More than 50 days into its release, China's sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth II has scored big at the box office and aroused heated discussion on social media platforms, drawing attention to the technologies and stories behind the movie.
A stone tablet stands at the entrance of Xianliu village, on which is written: "Xianliu village, hometown of oil painting". The village, in Tunchang county, South China's Hainan province, is surrounded by ancient trees, fertile fields, lakes, mountains, small bridges and flowing streams. Its beautiful natural scenery has attracted painters from across China, who sit dipping their brushes in ink, dotting their works with color.
The event has been held in Guangdong province, one of the most developed regions in China.
Kaligaeva and her twin sister are among the 40,000 Belarusian youth who have studied the Chinese language being taught in 35 schools across Belarus, as of 2022.
For many people, working is only a means for survival. But Zhang Yu, a 37-year-old deliveryman in Wuhan, Hubei province, says it's also a chance for him to serve others, which has led him to be seen as something of a hero to those people and also helped him to become a delegate to the Provincial People's Congress in Hubei province.
In its 60th edition, the annual book fair is a major international forum for publishers, authors and illustrators of children's literature to exchange ideas, forge bonds and select partners.
Cloth shoes with "thousand-layered soles", called qiancengdi buxie in Mandarin, have long been deemed by the Chinese, especially the older generation, as a sign of their mother's love. The shoe certainly is a work of devotion. Thousands of stitches have to be applied to fashion them out of layers of paper-thin cloth.
As you walk into the Shandong Arts and Crafts Exhibition Center, you are greeted by a magnificent sight: a larger-than-life rabbit. Perched atop an auspicious cloud, the Tuzi Wang, or "lord rabbit", is resplendent in a golden helmet, armor and a flowing red robe, complete with four banners on its back.
Despite not being a native of Shanghai, director Cheng Er has been enamored by the city in a way that is both historical and tranquil, with most of his movies set in the metropolis.