Annual Halloween-themed event held in Vancouver

Visitors view art works of Yayoi Kusama at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam

In Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Haidong city, northwest China's Qinghai Province, coiled embroidery has been passed down among the Tu people for more than 1,000 years.

Golden afternoon light spills into the studio of Philip Read, a 76-year-old Canadian artist, nestled in Taoxichuan, a vibrant cultural hub in Jingdezhen, widely celebrated as China's "porcelain capital" in East China's Jiangxi Province.With a paintbrush in hand, Read carefully applies pigment to a

China's service consumption market grew steadily during the National Day holiday, with average daily sales revenue in related sectors rising 19.5% year on year, according to the State Taxation Administration.

Crowds filled the Cinematheque of North Macedonia in Skopje as the First Chinese Film Festival in North Macedonia opened its doors, bringing Chinese cinema to audiences across five cities from October 2 to 13.

Models present creations of HEMU during the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2026. The event opened at Xintiandi commercial complex here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)Models present creations of HEMU during the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2026. The event opened at Xintiandi commercial complex here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)A model presents a creation of HEMU during the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2026. The event opened at Xintiandi commercial complex here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)Models present creations of HEMU during the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2026. The event opened at Xintiandi commercial complex here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)A model presents a creation of HEMU during the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2026. The event opened at Xintiandi commercial complex here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)Models present creations of HEMU during the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2026. The event opened at Xintiandi commercial complex here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)A model presents a creation of HEMU during the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2026. The event opened at Xintiandi commercial complex here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)Models present creations of HEMU during the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 8, 2026. The event opened at Xintiandi commercial complex here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

China's box office during the 2026 National Day holiday topped 1.16 billion yuan (about $170 million), with daily revenue exceeding 100 million yuan for seven consecutive days, according to the China Film Administration.The seven-day holiday period recorded nearly 32 million cinema visits and 3.29

China's National Day holiday has brought a busy week to cinemas.

Initially a fan of Chinese TV series, 19-year-old Zuura Zakirova is now a student of the Chinese language.

On the morning of Oct. 1, the first day of China's National Day holiday, the Confucius cruise ship slowly pulled away from a port in Jining, east China's Shandong Province, setting off for Nanyang ancient town on the city's southern outskirts.Named after the famous ancient Chinese philosopher

While tourism in China has traditionally been associated with breathtaking landscapes and photo opportunities, Wang Xin (pseudonym) opted for a different kind of National Day holiday this year: watching tennis.Well before the vacation she had purchased tickets for the Jingshan Tennis Open in

October 7 marks the third year since the introduction of Xi Jinping's Thought on Culture. In recent years, Chinese cultural products have taken the global stage by storm, reflecting the growing vitality of China's cultural industries and the expanding reach of its soft power.

Led by the strong performance of domestic films, China's National Day holiday box office crossed the 1-billion-yuan mark (around $149.2 million) on October 6, the second last day of the weeklong holiday season.