Cultural event enriches U.S. students before trip

Before a trip to China next month, students from the United States had a chance to experience Chinese culture from trying out calligraphy to making dumplings, applying Peking Opera makeup and learn...

Date:2024-02-29

New Chinese-style fashion fuels consumption growth

The popularity of Hanfu, the traditional clothing of China's Han ethnic group, is surging both domestically and globally.

Date:2024-02-28

New version of Taiwan history book published

A new version of the "General History of Taiwan," a history book first published more than 100 years ago, was revealed at a ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday.

Date:2024-02-28

Juye peony paintings showcased in Oryol, Russia

In order to deepen cultural exchange and friendship with international sister cities, a series of magnificent and colorful Juye peony paintings inelaborate stylehave recently been presented on the ...

Date:2024-02-28

Two projects in Shandong listed as pilot national immersive experience spaces

On February 26th, it was announced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism that the list of the first batch of national pilot cultivation projects of new immersive experience space for smart tourism...

Date:2024-02-28

China, Egypt sign cultural relics cooperation

The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Shanghai Museum in China signed a cooperation protocol in Cairo, Egypt on Feb 25, agreeing to hold an exhibition of ancient Egyptian cultural rel...

Date:2024-02-28

China's history of dumplings, from archaeological finds to modern tables

During the Spring Festival, Chinese families come together for a reunion. And dumplings, also known as jiaozi, usually play a central role in this tradition.

Date:2024-02-26

Young woman in SW China's Sichuan broadens audience of traditional Chinese culture

Ge Nanjun, a young woman born in the 1990s, runs a cultural hall to promote traditional Chinese culture, bringing the traditional beauty to a wider audience.

Date:2024-02-27

Theme parks become popular choices for Chinese people

Theme parks across China saw throngs of tourists during this year's Chinese New Year holiday, also known as the Spring Festival holiday.

Date:2024-02-27

Traditional Ewenki handicrafts hot souvenirs amid thriving winter tourism

Holding a small round piece of cowhide in her left hand, Uran, 55, meticulously stitched a pinch of white wool evenly to the edge of the cowhide with her right hand.

Date:2024-02-27

French folk ensemble adds variety to traditional Chinese festivities

Early on the morning of this year's Chinese Lantern Festival, which fell on Saturday, a folk ensemble from France stood out among the groups of performers waiting for the two-day celebration to beg...

Date:2024-02-27

4,000 precious artifacts displayed in new Yin Ruins museum, unlocking secrets of Shang civilization

A new museum building for the Yin Ruins, a world heritage site known as "the hometown of oracle bone inscriptions," officially opened in Anyang city, Central China's Henan Province on Monday. This ...

Date:2024-02-27

Tracing a golden legacy

A Beijing handicraft factory is carrying forward tradition and innovation, giving new mettle to old metal with designs that shine across time, Chen Nan reports.

Date:2024-02-27

Lantern Festival function held for Taiwan business people on mainland

A function for Taiwan business people in celebration of the Lantern Festival was held Saturday in Beijing by the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the T...

Date:2024-02-27

Bangladeshi book fair highlights love of Chinese culture

Bangladesh's largest annual book fair is held in capital Dhaka during the whole February. A Chinese book house in the fair gains popularity as more local people want to know more about China.

Date:2024-02-27

Artifacts featuring animals unveiled at new Yinxu museum

A total of 4,000 pieces (sets) of the Shang civilization artifacts (1600 B.C. - 1046 B.C.), are on show at the museum, which opened on Monday in Anyang. The Yin Ruins was listed as a UNESCO World H...

Date:2024-02-27

Hanfu enthusiasts display Hanfu in London, Britain

A man takes selfies with Hanfu enthusiasts in front of the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, Feb. 25, 2024. Hanfu enthusiasts wearing Hanfu, a style of clothing traditionally worn by the Han...

Date:2024-02-27

Tourist industries tap into lures of culture

Chinese people have always advocated combining traveling with learning knowledge since ancient times, as a traditional proverb says that one needs to not only read 10,000 books, but also travel 10,...

Date:2024-02-27

New museum building opens at China's Shang Dynasty capital archaeological site

A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang County, central China's Henan Province, officially opened to the public on Monday.

Date:2024-02-27

Rich cultural relics shed light on ancient China dating back 3,000 years

A new building of the Yinxu Museum in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, officially opened to the public on Monday.

Date:2024-02-27

Dragon dance amid fireworks to celebrate Lantern Festival

The traditional Wulong Xuhua performance, a kind of dragon dance performed amid fireworks by the Miao ethnic group, was staged in southwest China's Taijiang to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 1...

Date:2024-02-26

Traditional Chinese culture under spotlight on modern stages

In recent years, the popularity of stage productions based on traditional Chinese culture has been gaining momentum both domestically and internationally.

Date:2024-02-26

Lantern Festival extends Spring Festival joy across Europe

The festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations and symbolizes the coming of spring.

Date:2024-02-26

Butter sculpture show held in Qinghai to mark Chinese Lantern Festival

This photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024 shows a view of the butter sculpture show in Taer Monastery in Huangzhong District of Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province. A butter sculpture sho...

Date:2024-02-26

Shehuo competition held in NW China to celebrate Lantern Festival

in Guyuan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua) Shehuo, a traditional carnival-like folk celebration, is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year, or the Lantern Festival, ...

Date:2024-02-26

China breathes digital life into historical heritage like Great Wall

​Embarking on a mesmerizing journey, visitors wear virtual reality (VR) glasses that transport them back to a bustling military fortress along the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Great Wall, with vivid s...

Date:2024-02-26

Beijing parks sparkle with Lantern Festival delights

With the Lantern Festival falling on a weekend this year, Beijing's iconic parks, including the Summer Palace, are packed with visitors enjoying a wide range of festive delights.

Date:2024-02-26

Lantern Festival gala to feature various opera performances

A special gala featuring China’s various xiqu, or Chinese traditional operas, will air on China Media Group’s state TV channel CCTV 11 on the night of Lantern Festival, which falls on Saturday, t...

Date:2024-02-26

Qingdao, China and Perm, Russia hold online exchange event

On February 22,with the theme of "Spring Festival Culture GoingGlobal", Qingdao, China - Perm, Russia online exchange event was held. International students from Qingdao University and Perm Nationa...

Date:2024-02-26

Hanfu show enlivens Spring Festival

In Valletta, capital city of Malta, a group of ladies wearing colorful Chinese costumes, known as hanfu, walked gracefully along its old street on Saturday afternoon, attracting both the Maltese pe...

Date:2024-02-21

Mogao Caves' preservation inspires Syrian experts

Hidar Yousef initially aspired to be a tour guide. However, he now finds himself acting as a guardian of Syria's cultural heritage, working at the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums in ...

Date:2024-02-21

New museum to display best of Shang civilization

A new museum will soon open in Anyang, Henan province, to display the brilliance of the 3,000-year-old Shang civilization, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced at a news conferen...

Date:2024-02-21

Zigong's lanterns enjoy high reputation around world

In a workshop of Zigong Longteng Culture and Art Co., Ltd. based in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan province, the skeleton of a loong-shaped lantern was completed amid flying sparks from welding.

Date:2024-02-21

Feature: Dragon boat races making waves in sports-mad, multicultural Australia

Competitive, social, and inclusive, the over 2,000-year-old traditional Chinese water sport dragon boating has been making a splash in the Southern Hemisphere, with Australia emerging as one of its...

Date:2024-02-21

Young Namibian dancers master Chinese dragon and lion dances

During the Chinese New Year, a group of passionate young Namibian dancers studying at the University of Namibia achieved a stunning feat by mastering the intricate art of dragon and lion dances, sh...

Date:2024-02-18

Learning Chinese best way to build cultural bridge, says Spanish student

Studying the Chinese language is one of the best ways to get closer to Chinese culture, a Spanish student told Xinhua on Tuesday.

Date:2024-02-21

New hall at Yin Ruins Museum to display 4,000 Shang cultural relics

A new museum hall at the Yin Ruins, a World Heritage Site known as "the hometown of oracle bone inscriptions," is set to open in Anyang, Central China's Henan Province, on February 26. About 4,000 ...

Date:2024-02-21

Wuliang Family Temple Stone Carvings Exhibited in Shandong Museum during Spring Festival

During the Spring Festival , the craze of "visiting museums to celebrate the Cultural Year" swept across the country.

Date:2024-02-20

Museums greet visitors with loong-themed cultural relics

With Chinese people joyfully celebrating the Year of the Dragon, cultural relics featuring the Chinese dragon, also known as loong, in museums across China have once again captured the spotlight.

Date:2024-02-18

Study reveals characteristics of East Asian Homo sapiens 45,000 years ago

The research on the origin, evolution and diffusion of Homo sapiens has long been a popular topic in the field of paleoanthropology.

Date:2024-02-18

Loong-themed cultural elements shine during Spring Festival

On Feb. 14, during the Chinese New Year holiday, the Panlongcheng Ruins Museum in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province welcomed a steady stream of visitors.

Date:2024-02-18

Beautiful Kashgar steals festive television spotlight

This year's China Central Television Spring Festival Gala established a branch venue in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, specifically in Kashgar in the southwestern part of the region.

Date:2024-02-18

Splendid Chinese New Year celebrated around the world

In the past week, a wave of jubilation has swept across the globe, marking the commencement of "Happy Spring Festival" activities in different cities around the world. With the vibrant hue of "Chin...

Date:2024-02-18

Data shows 270% increase in search popularity for Xinjiang’s Kashi after city debuts as Spring Festival Gala branch venue

Data from a Chinese tourism platform showed a 270-percent increase in search popularity for Kashi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, after the city debuted as a branch venue for t...

Date:2024-02-18

Traditional handicrafts add color to Spring Festival in NW China

Liu Shengyu, 74, meticulously chiseled intricate patterns of hollowed-out flowers, coins, and auspicious words onto a stack of rice paper, accompanied by the gentle brush strokes of his son, who la...

Date:2024-02-18

What's trending this Chinese New Year

The vitality and innovation of the Chinese culture has led people across China to develop new ways to celebrate the Spring Festival such as visiting temple fairs outside one’s own hometown, "villa...

Date:2024-02-18

2024 Chang'an Light Show starts in Xi'an

The 2024 Chang'an Light Show started in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday. Thousands of lights and lanterns decorated many places of interests in the city, including th...

Date:2024-02-04

Shanghai exhibition paints picture of change

The latest exhibition at the China Art Museum (Shanghai) opened on Saturday is the largest ever showcase of two modern Chinese masters: Lin Fengmian (1900-91) and Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010).

Date:2024-02-04

Journey through dragon-related cultural relics in Shanxi

The culturally-rich province of Shanxi recently unveiled two exhibitions featuring dragon artifacts, offering the public an opportunity to explore the evolutionary journey of the dragon motif.

Date:2024-02-04

Building a space for culture

Rustic wooden stairs and multicolored glass windows immediately set Tai'anli apart from the surrounding hutong. The cultural and arts center in the capital city's Xicheng district is tucked away in...

Date:2024-02-04