Lantern decorations create joyful vibe across China during Spring Festival

Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, chisel out blocks of porous rock called lapis tiburtinus — now known as travertine — and float the cargo downstream on rafts to craftsmen in town.That’s how they made the Colosseum 2,000 years ago.

Interest in Chinese language and literature has been growing among the Turkish public, mirroring China's economic and technological development, said an Ankara-based Turkish sinologist.

As of 1:00 pm on Thursday, the total box office revenue for the 2026 Spring Festival film season reached 2.53 billion yuan ($366 million).

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, Qianmen Street in Beijing is alive with visitors.

North China's Shanxi Province is home to thousand-year-old intangible cultural heritage that is far more than a museum treasure. It is part of everyday life, creating jobs and building a strong sense of community.In Pingyao, hand-polished lacquerware is being re-imagined as

Lion and dragon dance competition held in Chinatown of Yangon

A 23-minute fireworks show lit up Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor on Wednesday, the second day of the Year of the Horse and of the Spring Festival holiday here.At 8 p.m., the show opened with high-density fireworks mimicking charging horses and cascading shells evoking a thundering herd. Bursts shaped

From preschool to vocational training, from classroom assessment to after-school life, a set of targeted, people-centered education measures has been taking root across east China's Anhui Province, benefiting families in real and practical ways.

People visit cultural scenic areas in Beijing to feel festive atmosphere

Traditional food, trendy cuisines ignite holiday consumption during Spring Festival

Spring Festival celebration held in Macao

China's biggest night of the year, the Spring Festival Gala, proved a roaring success, shattering TV records. This year's event, produced by China Media Group (CMG) and themed around "Joy and Auspiciousness, Festive and Cheerful," served a fusion of timeless tradition and cutting-edge innovation

Sri Lanka will launch a program to identify and protect 1,000 previously unrecognized sites with archaeological value, a deputy minister said on Wednesday.Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Gamagedara Dissanayake said the initiative, themed "1,000 Archaeological Sites,

The 2026 Spring Festival film season has witnessed an explosive start, with the total box office including pre-sales soaring past the remarkable milestone of 2 billion yuan (less than $290 million).

Few shows in the world can compare to the Chinese Spring Festival Gala, where actors, singers, dancers, scientists, athletes, model workers, people from all walks of life, all ethnicities of a nation and even from various countries in the world, young and old, gather together to celebrate the