China's Dragon Boat Festival this year is reflecting a consumer market in quiet transition, where traditional holiday spending is being reshaped by regional inventions, health awareness and cultural creativity.Zongzi market embraces new trendsOne of the clearest shifts is in zongzi, or sticky rice

For nearly three months, 70-year-old boat builder Zheng Xianglong worked side by side with his son and a group of craftsmen, most of them in their 60s, transforming cedar wood into 14 dragon boats.

Bhoto Jatra festival celebrated in Nepal

China's word-of-mouth movie sensation "Dear You" held its British premiere in central London on Saturday, ahead of its theatrical release in Britain and Ireland on June 26."Dear You," a low-budget film shot largely in the Chaoshan (Teochew) dialect, has become one of China's most unexpected

2026 Mermaid Parade held in New York

People shop in Haikou during Dragon Boat Festival holiday

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered two tombs dating to the Early Dynastic Period (3100 BC-2686 BC) in Minya province, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Saturday in a statement.Hisham Elleithy, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council

An ongoing book fair in Beijing has seen a surge in copyright deals between Chinese publishers and their international counterparts, underscoring a concerted push to bring Chinese literature to global readers – and the world's stories to China.

People attend a Zongzi making contest in a village in Yinan County, Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, June 20, 2026. Friday marks the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month in the traditional Chinese calendar.The

A piece of embroidery, a woven basket made of bamboo or a paper-cut artwork can be more than a handicraft – it can be a pathway to employment, especially for people with disabilities in China.

Toy Story 5 is racing ahead at the 2026 Dragon Boat Festival holiday box office, grossing over 60 million yuan (about $8.3 million) in just two days since its nationwide release in China, according to box office data tracker Maoyan.

Would you, a 23-year-old American doctor with a degree from Geneva, choose to go to the toughest corner of China to heal the sick?That is the question at the heart of Dr. George Hatem's life. Few foreigners have been so thoroughly woven into the fabric of China's revolution. Fewer still have looked

Poetry gathering held in China's Hubei to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival

Chinese-language audio guide systems have been launched at all three residence-turned museums of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, the 1971 Nobel Laureate in Literature, the Pablo Neruda Foundation announced.The audio guide systems are "an important step to further bring together two cultures that,

Deeply rooted in a millennium of dragon boat lore, this year's Hangzhou Xixi Dragon Boat Cultural Festival seamlessly blends exhilarating races with water performances and cultural activities.Opening day on Friday featured a series of distinctive events, starting with seven teams battling it out on

Max Klein knelt in the dirt at a Beijing middle school this month, steadying a young crabapple sapling while a Chinese classmate shoveled soil around its base. A third student poured water. None of them needed instructions.