China's cultural industry maintained steady growth in 2025, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.The combined operating revenue of major cultural companies amounted to nearly 15.21 trillion yuan (about 2.18 trillion U.S. dollars)

"You alone can make my song take flight. It's over now the music of the night." British musical actor John Owen-Jones closed his concert with this signature song from "The Phantom of the Opera," bidding the audience farewell while wearing a traditional Chinese-style suit in a theater packed with

Exhibition themed on Chinese zodiac Year of the Horse to open in Beijing

Concert for upcoming Lunar New Year held in Philadelphia

Traditionally on Chinese New Year's Eve, families gather around the table to make dumplings, turning the simple act of wrapping fillings in dough into a cherished ritual of reunion and hope.

The pet-centric suspense-action comedy "Year of the Dog" will return to Chinese theaters nationwide on February 14.

Wushu and Kung Fu competition held in Sanaa, Yemen

Tang Bu Shuai, a classic Cantonese dessert from Guangdong Province in South China, features chewy glutinous rice balls in ginger-infused brown sugar syrup, topped with crushed peanuts and coconut. Made with glutinous rice flour, peanut powder, sesame seeds and brown sugar, its name means "sugar that won't come off," symbolizing lasting sweetness and happiness—discover the charm of this beloved treat! (Compiled by Wang Ruofan; Video source: Kuaishou)

The Liuli Pavilion in Beijing's Beihai Park Photo: Li Hao/GTA museum built directly atop the ruins of an ancient city at the heart of what once was the Wuyue Kingdom opened to the public on Wednesday, offering visitors a rare, close-up look at urban life in the ancient kingdom more than a

As several historical sites along Beijing's Central Axis have been brought back to life and set to open to the public soon, the capital will advance the opening of the Zhengyangmen Gate Tower in 2026, demonstrating its latest efforts in promoting the creative reuse of cultural relics and historical

Since opening in 2023, the Zikawei Library in Shanghai's Xujiahui District has quickly emerged as a new cultural landmark, often likened by visitors to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from British author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.

Inside a greenhouse at the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (YAAS), a newly bred Chinese rose once known only as No.4815-27 blooms quietly among thousands of new varieties. The pink flower has recently been renamed "Jiaolong" in honor of a late official. Since the academy first invited the

Just as spicy hotpot is to Sichuan and hulatang (spicy soup) is to Henan, zao cha (morning tea) is the culinary soul of Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.Recently, a set of new regulations governing Guangzhou morning tea culture has been adopted at the 47th Session of the Standing

When Xi Cheng, a literature editor, receives a new manuscript, she always finds herself pondering the same question: How can these words truly connect with today's readers?This is a key challenge faced by many editors in publishing houses. As China prepares to implement its first national

Chinese scientists’ recent research suggests that early humans in Central China may have begun using hafted stone tools and other significant technological innovations between about 160,000 and 70,000 years ago, challenging the long-held archaeological view that Paleolithic cultures in East Asia

A model presents a creation by Matthieu Blazy for Chanel during Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2026 in Paris, France, Jan. 27, 2026.