Chinese is attracting new learners worldwide as a way for young people to expand cross-cultural communication and tap into future opportunities.

Shanghai Maritime University held a ceremony and academic symposium on Oct 22 to mark the 20th anniversary of its Chinese-French joint graduate program, reviewing two decades of cooperation and providing a platform for academic exchange.

At a bridgeside music series held in Tianjin, performers struck an anvil with big and small hammers to create lively rhythms. This creative show has been playfully dubbed the "Blacksmith March" by netizens. (Produced by Li Zhuoman and intern Zhao Wenchang)

Fudan University in Shanghai launched a major retrospective devoted to scholar-calligrapher Wang Quchang at its Fudan Art Museum on Oct 24.

On Saturday, a group of dancers performed an elephant-themed dance in Kunming, Yunnan province, to celebrate the region's ecological beauty.‍‍‍‌‍‍‌

Boat racing festival held in Vientiane, Laos

Chinese exhibitors have integrated intangible cultural heritage and Eastern aesthetics into the small manufactured goods they are showcasing at the 140th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair.

The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) handed over two Chinese cultural relics to China's National Cultural Heritage Administration in Canberra at 2:52 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

In September 2026, researchers from Beijing Foreign Studies University and the University of Göttingen published a study showing how TikTok has become a popular platform for learning Chinese, with the hashtag #LearnChinese surpassing 5 billion views.Titled "From short videos to global learning: A

Zhu Jiang polishes a piece of work of the carved lacquer craft on porcelain body in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 26, 2026. Born in 1976, Zhu Jiang, a master of arts and crafts of Beijing, is an inheritor of the carved lacquer art. The carved lacquer craft on porcelain body is a unique art form that combines two traditional Chinese crafts, porcelain and carved lacquerware making, into a single piece. Through years of studying and practicing, Zhu has overcome a series of difficulties to achieve a better presentation of this craft. (Xinhua/Li Xin)Zhu Jiang (R) shows his pieces of work of the carved lacquer craft on porcelain body in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 24, 2026. Born in 1976, Zhu Jiang, a master of arts and crafts of Beijing, is an inheritor of the carved lacquer art. The carved lacquer craft on porcelain body is a unique art form that combines two traditional Chinese crafts, porcelain and carved lacquerware making, into a single piece. Through years of studying and practicing, Zhu has overcome a series of difficulties to achieve a better presentation of this craft. (Photo by Zhang Xiaotan/Xinhua)Zhu Jiang (L) checks a piece of work of the carved lacquer craft on porcelain body with his father, who is also a master of the carved lacquer art, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 26, 2026. Born in 1976, Zhu Jiang, a master of arts and crafts of Beijing, is an inheritor of the carved lacquer art.The carved lacquer craft on porcelain body is a unique art form that combines two traditional Chinese crafts, porcelain and carved lacquerware making, into a single piece. Through years of studying and practicing, Zhu has overcome a series of difficulties to achieve a better presentation of this craft. (Xinhua/Li Xin)This photo taken on Oct. 26, 2026 shows a piece of Zhu Jiang's work of the carved lacquer craft on porcelain body in Beijing, capital of China. Born in 1976, Zhu Jiang, a master of arts and crafts of Beijing, is an inheritor of the carved lacquer art. The...

A photography exhibition titled "Life Takes Place," dedicated to the lives of modern-day senior citizens, is currently on view at the Taikang Art Museum in Beijing's Central Business District.

The Embassy of Switzerland in China and the Embassy of the Republic of Italy in China jointly launched an exhibition titled Lingua, Paesaggio, Architettura (or Language, Landscape, Architecture) in Beijing on October 22.

An inheritor of Suzhou embroidery, China's intangible cultural heritage, recreates an ancient bronze artifact with silk threads. (Produced by Li Zhuoman and intern Wang Can)

China's Central Archives has compiled and published a collection of historical documents on the Long March to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March.