Twelve thousand heliostats track the sun day and night across Dunhuang's Gobi Desert, site of China's first 100‑megawatt molten‑salt tower concentrated solar power plant.

For the Dong people, the Grand Song is more than music. Sung by many voices in harmony, it carries their stories, emotions and respect for nature.

For millennia, the ancient Silk Road connected Chinese and Arab civilizations with constant cultural exchange. Today, translation projects centered in Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an important hub for China-Arab exchanges, carry on this legacy, bridging cultural gaps with

People visit the exhibition titled "A Nation in Treasures: Selected Masterpieces Marking the Centenary of the Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum" at Shenyang Palace Museum in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 11, 2026.

Goldfish exhibition opens at Prince Kung's Palace Museum in Beijing

Shenyang Palace Museum marks its centenary with exhibition featuring 100 exhibits

China's total box office revenue in 2026 has surpassed 24.5 billion yuan (about $3.4 billion), with more than 600 million moviegoers and over 92.6 million screenings recorded, according to data from a Chinese ticketing platform.

This AI video decodes the secrets of the Sword of Goujian, a national treasure, taking viewers back to a magnificent past more than 2,500 years old. The bronze sword belonged to Goujian, king of the Yue state during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC). It was unearthed in Jingzhou, Hubei Province in 1965 and is now housed at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan. The sword is renowned for its exceptional sharpness and remarkable resistance to corrosion, representing the pinnacle of bronze craftsmanship of that era. (Produced by Cheng Weidan, Zhu Yingqi, Liang Peiyu, Xie Runjia, Di Jingyuan, Chu Chu and Wu Jun. Interns Ding Man and Wang Zhuoqian also contributed to the story.)

Some 279 selected Kazakhstani cultural relics, including bronze vessels, gold ornaments and coins, are currently on display at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou. Titled The Culture of the Nomads of the Great Steppe, the ongoing exhibition showcases the cultural features of the nomadic

While many places are sweltering through summer, Guizhou offers a naturally cool escape. Thanks to its elevation and geography, the province maintains an average summer temperature of around 23°C, while its karst landscape provides another surprising way to beat the heat – by heading underground.

The Chinese film Once Upon a Time in the Middle East hit cinemas nationwide on August 11 after three days of advance screenings, offering a heartfelt take on war, peace and human kindness through the unlikely lens of food.

China's 2026 summer box office has topped 8.5 billion yuan ($1.26 billion), with daily earnings exceeding 100 million yuan for 30 consecutive days, according to Maoyan, an online ticketing platform.

This year's International Youth Day theme, "Different Contexts, Common Aspirations," highlights a powerful truth: despite wildly different national realities, young people everywhere share similar hopes for dignity, opportunity and a sustainable future.

Chinese animated hit sends visitors flocking to Hanging Temple