Cultural event held to mark Dragon Boat Festival in Brazil

Chinese researchers have identified what may be the earliest known physical evidence of zongzi and uncovered clues as to why the traditional food has been wrapped in leaves for more than two millennia.

June 21 marks this year's summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the day with the longest period of daylight and the shortest night of the year. Across cultures, the occasion is celebrated with a variety of customs and festivities.

Luminous 100-meter-long fish lanterns and elegantly robed hanfu figures cast intertwined reflections on Min'ge Lake in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as locals and tourists gathered to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival on June 20.

India on Sunday celebrated the 12th International Day of Yoga.The main event of the yoga celebration was held in the eastern city of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led thousands of people in performing the morning exercises at Kolkata's Red Road."Yoga is not

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.