For a long time, alcohol in China has primarily served as a social lubricant, a tool for banquets, business dealings, and collective gatherings, where formality, etiquette, and drinking prowess took center stage.In recent years, however, that logic has begun to loosen, not through dramatic

A national meeting on cultivating talent in the cultural sector was held in Beijing on Saturday.Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, addressed the meeting.Participants

Experience the 24 solar terms with Pan Panda: Winter Solstice

A house decorated with Christmas lights is pictured in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Dec. 19, 2025.

An international art exhibition dedicated to Spanish painter Pablo Picasso opened at the Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) on December 18, marking the first stop of a global tour and the show's only stop in China.Titled "Picasso Through the Eyes of Paul Smith," the exhibition is co-organized by the MAP

James Cameron's latest installment of his sci-fi trilogy, "Avatar: Fire and Ash," opened in the Chinese mainland on December 19, grossing 101 million yuan (about $14 million) on its first day, indicating a steady market response amid increasingly diversified audience preferences.A moviegoer passes

Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep.Sleep is universal "even though it's actually very risky," said Paul-Antoine Libourel, a researcher at the Neuroscience Research Center of Lyon in

As the New Year approaches, workshops at a village in north China's Shanxi Province are busy producing red lanterns for the festive season. The village has a long tradition of lantern-making, and local craftsmen combine traditional skills with modern designs to create a wide variety of products.

China's 2025 box office revenue exceeded 50 billion yuan ($7.09 billion) at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 13, surpassing the 2024 full-year total by 7.5 billion yuan, according to the China Film Administration.

After director James Cameron graced the Hainan Island International Film Festival with his presence to hype up the super-awaited "Avatar 3," the Hollywood blockbuster that everyone's been talking about finally hit the big screen in China on December 19.

On December 18, China Media Group (CMG) officially unveiled the mascots for the 2026 Spring Festival Gala. According to the traditional Chinese zodiac, 2026 is the Year of the Horse.

The television drama "Vistamist Chronicles," which focuses on Japan’s Unit 731 and its wartime crimes in China, premiered on online platforms and television on December 13, 2025, China’s 12th National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

Imagine wanting to create your own unique ceramic piece without any prior pottery experience. What's the solution?

"Beyond the Mirror: Italian Contemporary Art Exhibition" opened at Beijing's Guardian Art Center on December 16, offering a cross-temporal dialogue that explores the themes of nature, humanity, history, and daily life through profound forms of Italian artistic

In Hainan, on the sunny shores of "Tianya Haijiao"—or "the end of the earth and sea"—a new story is being written. It's a story of connection, belonging, and one woman's mission to build a bridge between two cultures.