Hezhe people showcase their culture in Harbin

People from the Hezhe ethnic group dressed in their traditional costume and danced with tourists on the streets of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, offering a spectacular visual feast. Hezhe performe...

Date:2024-01-17

Wire loong ornaments shimmer in Shandong

Imagine golden loong, or dragons, twirling and bending before you. Imagine no more. These dragons from a workshop in the Dongchangfu District of Liaocheng, Shandong are newly off the production lin...

Date:2024-01-17

Lanterns reawaken Ming Dynasty scenes at Nanjing park exhibition

Bold, bright and beautiful: Colorful lanterns are festooning Bailuzhou Park in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Amid the current pre-Spring Festival season, a lantern festival is being prepared in east C...

Date:2024-01-17

Celebrate in laughter: The Lantern Festival and Fasnacht Carnival

Every year on the fifteenth day of the first month of the traditional Chinese calendar, just after Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival arrives on schedule. Although coming from a different cultur...

Date:2024-01-17

Bookstores explore new ways to remain relevant in digital age

For years, traditional physical bookstores have been actively seeking to change since they are facing difficulties due to the rise of the internet, and especially of online marketing, which has bec...

Date:2024-01-17

Global rise of TCM

Phan Thi Kim Chi's connection with Traditional Chinese Medicine began at an early age. Growing up in a small village in Hanoi, Vietnam, it was inconvenient for Phan to travel to hospitals in neighb...

Date:2024-01-17

Beijing to build world-class, integrated Great Wall scenic area

Beijing's Yanqing District plans to build a comprehensive, world-class scenic area centered around the Badaling Great Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site, integrating surrounding sections of the Great ...

Date:2024-01-17

UN to issue stamp sheet for 2024 Chinese Lunar New Year

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a special-event stamp sheet to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year.

Date:2024-01-17

China's existing tallest Buddhist stone pillar under renovation

China has started the renovation of its tallest existing Buddhist stone pillar, which, in the northern Hebei Province, is about the height of a five-story building.

Date:2024-01-17

Book fair shows flourishing market, charm of traditional culture

The Beijing Book Fair, held from Jan. 11 to 13, reported a record high of over 100,000 visits as China's book market continues to thrive.

Date:2024-01-17

Dragon-themed product sales surge

Though the Chinese Year of the Dragon will kick in about a month later, the consumer frenzy around products characterized by the auspicious mythical creature — such as dragon-shaped gold jewelry a...

Date:2024-01-17

Human activities, artifacts from 55,000 years ago found in Southwest China's Guizhou

A significant breakthrough has been achieved in the archaeological excavation of the Chuan Dong site in Puding County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, pushing the history of human activity in t...

Date:2024-01-17

Qinghuai Lantern Fair set to usher in New Year in Nanjing

The 38th Qinghuai Lantern Fair, as an essential part of New Year celebrations in Nanjing City, officially opened its doors to welcome visitors from around the world to celebrate the upcoming Chines...

Date:2024-01-16

Seas of Red and Green: Spring Festival and Saint Patrick's Day

From a myriad of red-themed festive decorations to mesmerizing dragon and lion dances, China's Spring Festival celebrations invariably center around the color red.

Date:2024-01-16

Tourism revives millennia-old Qiang village

Nestled in a gorge near the upper reaches of the Minjiang River in Southwest China's Sichuan province, Taoping Qiang village has existed for over two millennia.

Date:2024-01-16

Research reveals clues to jade mystery

Recent archaeological research has busted a myth about unique pieces of jade that are among the most enigmatic artifacts of the Hongshan culture.

Date:2024-01-16

Diplomatic event showcases cultural heritage

A Diplomatic Intangible Cultural Heritage Gala was held on Jan 11 in Beijing.

Date:2024-01-16

Book leads advance of Chinese classics in Turkiye

ANKARA — Giray Fidan, a Turkish expert in Chinese language and history based at Ankara's Haci Bayram Veli University, is dedicated to introducing the Chinese culture of peace to an expanding Turki...

Date:2024-01-16

General Debate on the Academic Construction of Nishan World Center for Confucian Study Held

On January 13, a general debate on the academic construction of Nishan World Center for Confucian Study was held in Beijing.Experts and scholars from Tsinghua University, International Confucian As...

Date:2024-01-16

CFC’s "Filial Piety Project·Happy Canteen"Set Up in Dezhou

On January 11, the China Confucius Foundation(CFC)'s "Filial Piety Project·Happiness Canteen" public welfare project and it’s Confucius School inaugurationceremony was held in Yucheng City.

Date:2024-01-16

Winners of 2023 Chinese Bridge Calligraphy and Painting Challenge announced

The 2023 Chinese Bridge Calligraphy and Painting Contest lasted for six months and attracted 1,084 contestants from 86 countries with a total of 1,146 calligraphy and painting works.

Date:2024-01-16

Young Chinese devoted to protecting agricultural heritages

Many young Chinese have been devoting to the protection and inheritance of agricultural heritages, as China has advanced the protection of agricultural heritages in recent years, with various regio...

Date:2024-01-16

Chinese traditional operas revitalized by social media

Doubtful at first, renowned Jin Opera performer Wu Lingyun ventured into livestreaming in 2020 when stage performances were curtailed due to COVID restrictions. To his surprise, he did not anticipa...

Date:2024-01-16

inheritor of Honglyucai porcelain

The Honglyucai (Red and Green Color) Porcelain of Bayi kiln was originated from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and became popular in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). Its pioneering twice-firing technique ...

Date:2024-01-15

China opens pavilion at Dutch holiday fair

A Chinese pavilion opened to the public at the 2024 Dutch Holiday Fair (Vakantiebeurs 2024) in Utrecht on Thursday.

Date:2024-01-15

Traditional Chinese Hanfu designs debut in Malta

Enthusiasts of Chinese culture in Malta can now immerse themselves in the secrets of Hanfu costumes, a style of clothing traditionally worn by the Han people, thanks to a new cultural platform dabb...

Date:2024-01-15

Celebrations held in Chile to greet upcoming Spring Festival

A traditional Chinese dance performance is staged during an event to greet the upcoming Spring Festival in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 13, 2024.

Date:2024-01-15

Philadelphia Orchestra brings together Western, Chinese music to celebrate Chinese New Year

The Philadelphia Orchestra once again brought together Western and Chinese music on Friday evening to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year.

Date:2024-01-15

Dragon-themed lanterns ready to grace Yuyuan Garden

The highly anticipated dragon-themed lantern group has taken shape to create a stunning setting for the upcoming annual lantern fair at Shanghai's iconic Yuyuan Garden to celebrate the Year of the ...

Date:2024-01-15

Dragon-themed metro trains operate in C China's Wuhan

The Year of the Dragon-themed metro trains operated in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Trains of Wuhan Metro Line 1 were all decorated in red and with dragon images.

Date:2024-01-15

Repair, archaeological work to start in challenging section of Great Wall

Beijing authorities are set to proceed with repair and archaeological work on one of the most perilous sections of the Great Wall starting from April this year, the Huairou district authority of Be...

Date:2024-01-15

Exhibition on Inca civilization opens in China

An exhibition on the Inca civilization opened Tuesday at the Jinsha Site Museum in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu.

Date:2024-01-11

Discovery of ancient city site extends Nanjing's history to 3,100 years ago

The site of Changgan ancient city, unearthed in Xijie site of east China's Nanjing City, has been confirmed to date back to 3,100 years ago, extending Nanjing's history by more than 600 years, Nanj...

Date:2024-01-12

Palace Museum to launch exhibition on ancient China, West Asia interaction

A themed exhibition, titled "Historic Encounters -- Interaction Between China and West Asia in History," will be held at the Palace Museum from Jan. 12 to April 11.

Date:2024-01-12

Meeting Held on Construction of Overseas Confucius Schools

On the morning of January 9th,Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies(Secretariat of China Confucius Foundation) held a meetingon the construction of overseas Confucius schools, viaonline and off...

Date:2024-01-12

Terracotta artist rekindles lost light on ancient skills

The creator of the world's first life-size Terracotta Warrior replica in 1979 is as passionate as ever about historical sculpture today as she was over 40 years ago.

Date:2024-01-11

Ethereal dance epic vitalizes ancient Chinese painting, causing sensation in Hong Kong

As a group of dancers wearing turquoise costumes and towering hair buns moved their bodies to a traditional Chinese melody, they appeared as if they had just stepped out of an ancient scroll painti...

Date:2024-01-11

Tombs dating back to 4th century discovered in China's Shaanxi

A graveyard with 285 tombs dating back to as early as the 4th century has been discovered in Shaanxi Province in northwest China, according to the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration.

Date:2024-01-11

Researchers reveal mystery behind giant ape extinction

An international team of scientists from China, Australia and the United States unraveled the mystery of when and how the largest ape ever known on Earth went extinct.

Date:2024-01-11

American student forges closer links with Chinese culture

Putting on the traditional Chinese dress Qipao, or cheongsam, sticking a wooden hairpin in her hair bun and holding a folding fan, Raina Chareese Luke took photos showing off the Chinese traditiona...

Date:2024-01-11

School in S China's Guangxi integrates intangible cultural heritage into physical activities

At the headquarters of the Liucheng Experimental Primary School in Liucheng county, Liuzhou city, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the bell signaling a break rang.

Date:2024-01-11

Archaeological work on Jiankou section of Great Wall to start in April

The archaeological work on the Jiankou section of the Great Wall will be officially launched in April, local authorities said Wednesday.

Date:2024-01-11

Lost Summer Palace bronze panel returned

A long-lost bronze relic from the Summer Palace in Beijing has been returned from overseas and was transferred back to its home on Wednesday.

Date:2024-01-11

Archaeologists solve mystery of ancient Jianjiapo tombs' origin

Chinese archaeologists recently pinpointed the origin of the mysterious Jianjiapo tomb site in the east Tianshan region in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Researchers have confirmed that the...

Date:2024-01-11

Ancient tomb accidentally revealed in Chongqing

A tomb that dates back some 2,200 years ago was uncovered inadvertently in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality last year, amazing archaeologists with its extremely well-preserved state and som...

Date:2024-01-11

Chinese museum opens up digital database of 2,000-year-old tombs

The Hunan Museum made the digital database on the world-famous Mawangdui Tombs available to colleges and companies on Monday, becoming the latest Chinese museum aiming to turn archaeological finds ...

Date:2024-01-09

Archaeological Discovery in Hubei Province Reproduces Life in Han Dynasty

On January 6, the first volume Zhi Ri of Shuihudi Western Han Dynasty Bamboo Slips was released atanacademic symposium hosted byWuhan University. Through interpretation, experts restored the life o...

Date:2024-01-11

Sanxingdui Light Film Festival Debut in Suzhou

"Meet Ancient Shu · Sanxingdui Immersive Light and Shadow Art Exhibition" was recently unveiled in Suzhou Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick, Jiangsu Province, to showcaseSanxingdui culture in a new fo...

Date:2024-01-11

Hundreds of Events to Take Place during China-France Year of Culture, Tourism

At the media briefing on the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism held on January 4, the International Exchange and Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the French Emba...

Date:2024-01-09

Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection, Restoration and Identification Center Inaugurated

Recently, the Shandong Cultural Relics Protection, Restoration and Identification Center was inaugurated in Jinan.

Date:2024-01-09