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The most important holiday of the year in China, Chinese New Year is a time of celebration, family, and traditions. There are lots of traditions that are followed on this holiday from feasting with family...
Year of the Snake Horoscope: Will you be doing well in 2025?
In 2025, individuals born in the year of the Snake (1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013) will experience their animal...
As the Year of the Snake arrives, test your brain with the crossword above and learn a bit more about Chinese New Year traditions. To give you a helping hand, here are some tips:
1. Celebrated in China...
Lubaina Himid opens her first solo exhibition in China.
On Jan. 17th, 2025, British artist Lubaina Himid opened her first solo exhibition in China at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. The...
If you plan to visit China during the Year of the Snake, you can try to find these places and stories related to snakes.
In the Chinese Zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. They are very important animals...
Best Chinese Books of 2024 brings together a list of some of the best books from China published during 2024.
Tons of great Chinese books were released this year. The China Minutes team made some of our...
On December 21, “Walking the Great Wall, Witnessing the Chinese Civilization”, the 2nd “Assembly by Great Wall” Promotion Activities and Dialogue on World Cultural Heritage was...
Best Chinese Movies of 2024 brings together a list of some of the best movies from China and the Chinese diaspora released during 2024.
There were a lot of great movies to choose from this year. The China...
Ancient Li brocade has gradually integrated into modern life.
UNESCO added traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving, and embroidering to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural...
“In the thousands of years of civilization, life is extremely short, but some people and some things will remain in our memories for a long time.”During the “Light of Civilization”...
The story of Huangjian Town, and it’s beautiful wetlands.
“Walked by that little river,
Have you ever heard tell,
Of a girl who once came here,
Left a story to dwell?
Crossed this reed-covered...
The Stone God Review: Opera delivers a wonderful adaption of Hong Ying’s books.
Based on the books by Hong Ying, The Stone God is set in 1970s Chongqing and tells two magical tales of the young Chinese...
China Minutes: 2024 Top 15 Chinese Cities for Inbound Tourism Oversea Influence.
With 700 million views in online searches, “China Travel” has reclaimed its place in the global spotlight, reflecting...
From 29th October to 4th November, the work of Chinese artist Qi Yang will be on display at Sotheby’s Wemyss Gallery.
The exhibition of Qi Yang’s work showcases his blend of Zen philosophy with...
The Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum offers a unique look at Chinese stone art.
British photographer and traveler John Thomson likely could not have envisioned that the Zhenjue Temple (The Five Pagoda...
Ein Heldenleben: Cai Lun to be Performed at St Luke’s in London.
Chinese director Chen Xinyi will bring to life the story of Cai Lun, the inventor of paper, on stage at St Luke’s in London...
Vivien Zhang showcases her latest work at a new exhibition using the natural world to explore her experiences of migration.
Opening at Pilar Corrias in London on 9th October, Vivien Zhang’s Flat Earth...
The largest-ever lantern festival lights up Beijing in China’s National Day Holiday.
This perfect place for night owls to visit. Every year the Jingcai Lantern Festival becomes one of the most popular...
Jiangsu Culture Festival Opens in Germany with concerts and events showcasing Chinese culture from the Jiangnan region.
A German proverb aptly states, “Mountains may not meet, but people must”.
This was...
‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Mint on Tour’ will bring a programme of Chinese cinema to six cities in Scotland.
From September 8th to October 26th MINT Chinese Film Festival will be screening a series of...
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, several rabbits—animals associated with the festival—have been invited to taste mooncakes on the Moon.
Rabbits sitting around a giant mooncake for a Mid-Autumn...
Wing Chun Review: Excellent dance drama showcases the story of Yip Man, running until September 7th at Sadler’s Wells Theatre.
Wing Chun brings the story of Bruce Lee’s teacher Grandmaster Yip Man to life...
Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, but what is it? And how can you celebrate?
Held every year on the 15th day of the 8th Month in China’s lunar calendar, Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals...
New Eric Liddell & Weifang exhibition in Edinburgh shows Eric Liddell’s story in China.
The new exhibition Eric Liddell & Weifang opened on August 22nd at the Eric Liddell Community charity...
To Live Review: The Garden Cinema screens terrific but sorrowful movie by Zhang Yimou.
To Live is not an enjoyable movie. Life is unrelenting in oppressing the protagonist Fugui and his family, to the...
Symphony Kukai’s European Premiere introduces an East Asian Buddhist monk to the UK through music.
Inside Central Hall Westminster, the orchestra and choir sit in the shadow of a great organ, ready to...
Red Sorghum review: The opening movie of The Garden Cinema’s Zhang Yimou retrospective shines.
Zhang Yimou’s magnificent directorial debut Red Sorghum (1987) shines as it opens a retrospective of his movies screening...
The inaugural Yunnan Cultural Festival brought southwestern China to the UK for a wonderful day of performances, workshops, and market stalls.
Held in Camden on Saturday 3rd of August, the inaugural Yunnan...
From June 28 to July 2, the China Musicians Association’s art troupe presents a special cultural exchange concert in the UK, and hosts 2 meeting performances in Manchester and London, showcasing...
The School for Good Mothers is an instant New York Times Bestseller, an explosive debut novel, where one lapse in judgement lands a struggling young Chinese-American single mother Frida Liu in a government...
Feature image: Chinatown in London. Photography: Valentin Petkov @thefreak1337/Unsplash.
With giant flowers blossoming along the pavement, black and white banners written in traditional Chinese that were...
The creatives behind Marvel’s first-ever Asian-led superhero movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings arrived in London last week to attend the premiere on the “Blue Carpet” at the Curzon...
