AI and digital tools are opening new ways to study China’s ancient oracle bone inscriptions and early Chinese writing.
AI and digital tools are opening new ways to study China’s ancient oracle bone inscriptions,...
A ceremony in Qufu, birthplace of Confucius, marks the 2,577th anniversary of his birth with traditional rituals, music and dance.
“After a thousand years, ritual and music return to eastern Lu; through...
China’s first four-screen film, Suzhou Quartet, has premiered at the Pingyao International Film Festival, featuring four stories told simultaneously.
Suzhou Quartet, China’s first four-screen film, had...
Young students from Hope Chinese School perform “Jasmine Flower” youth choir in Washington, sharing how music, language and cultural activities shape their Chinese learning.
The familiar melody of “Jasmine...
Nearly 150 works by more than 70 artists arrive in London as an official special partner project of the 2026 London Design Festival.
An exhibition pairing China’s intangible cultural heritage with contemporary...
More than 2.2 million pages of Tibetan ancient texts have been digitised in China, supporting the preservation, study and sharing of a 1,300-year-old literary heritage.
Tibetan ancient texts dating back...
Why are Chinese readers still buying physical books in a digital age? At Beijing’s Ditan Book Fair, original editions and printed online novels offer some answers.
Beijing’s Ditan Park was already crowded...
Jilin artisan Xu Xiaoxue blends traditional Chinese knotting with modern aesthetics, creating more than 3,000 designs and training students worldwide.
Xu Xiaoxue, a representative inheritor of Chinese...
The world’s first pterosaur science museum has opened in Hami, Xinjiang, showcasing rare fossils and a unique underground design inspired by pterosaur eggs.
The Hami Pterosaur Museum, the world’s first...
Hong Kong Heritage Museum opens a major exhibition celebrating Leslie Cheung’s 70th birthday, featuring more than 300 items and a recreation of his former home.
A major exhibition celebrating the 70th...
Zhejiang’s efforts to protect the Chinese crested tern have helped its adult population reach more than 85 per cent of the global total.
The Thalasseus bernsteini (Chinese crested tern), known as...
How do you really get to know a country as vast and multi-layered as China? It takes looking past the daily headlines and stepping directly into individual lives, neighbourhood trade networks, deep historical...
Huw Lewis-Jones explores how maps have shaped fantasy literature, from Treasure Island to Middle-earth, and how maps can reveal cultural perspectives.
Huw Lewis-Jones was born on a small island, where...
Chinese film Once Upon A Time in the Middle East turns food, war and a restaurant into a moving story of survival, human dignity and the pursuit of peace.
Chinese film Once Upon A Time in the Middle East...
Lhasa marks the opening of the Shoton Festival with a giant Buddha thangka unveiling at Drepung Monastery, drawing worshippers and visitors.
Lhasa welcomed the annual Shoton Festival on Aug 12th, with...
Discover how a 3,000-year-old Chinese lacquer tradition is finding new life in Songbai Village, where young artists and foreign craftsmen are reshaping the craft.
It is lacquer season in Songbai Village,...
A short conversation between Chinese podcaster Zhong Shu and director Christopher Nolan about The Odyssey went viral online.
A conversation about ancient Greece, Christianity and storytelling was never...
SongS Band blends Mongolian traditional music with rock to tell stories of Inner Mongolia, bringing the sounds and spirit of the grasslands to a new generation.
SongS・令 (hereafter SongS band), an Inner...
This month’s book picks offer a diverse range of perspectives on China, featuring voices from scholars, artists, factory workers, and street performers.
July’s new releases highlight the richness...
A hit film has brought new attention to the Teochew chive dumpling, a traditional Chaoshan snack with a unique story and growing popularity.
A humble snack from south China’s Chaoshan region has...
Female archers, riders and judges are playing a growing role at Inner Mongolia’s Naadam Festival, blending tradition with a new generation of participation.
On the grasslands of Xilin Gol, Inner...
The Scale of Power musical debuts with an entertaining performance at the Union Theatre, with shows at Camden Fringe in August.
Before the performance of The Scale of Power at the Union Theatre, Director...
Chinese post-punk electro rock band Stolen give an electric performance live in London on their Cacophonic tour.
A decade ago, I was giving talks about Chinese pop culture, including one called Peking...
China’s animated film All Wishes Come True reimagines the Eight Immortals as ordinary people, highlighting a new trend in Chinese animation.
For generations, Chinese audiences have grown up with stories...
To celebrate the 55th anniversary of China-Austria diplomatic ties, a premium Austrian floral art exhibition debuted in Beijing.
In June 2026, the exhibition “Blooming Hearts Through Centuries –...
A Beijing exhibition showcases Dear You film props alongside historic Qiaopi letters, revealing the lives, memories and cultural heritage of overseas Chinese.
Props from the hit Chinese film Dear You are...
Overseas Chinese youth explored Shanxi, Shanghai and Chengdu this summer, experiencing ancient architecture, intangible cultural heritage and traditional Chinese culture through immersive activities.
This...
What did imperial fashion look like hundreds of years ago? A new exhibition in Shanghai answers that question with more than 100 rare court costumes and textiles from the Palace Museum.
Imperial Colours:...
Historic revolutionary sites across China, from Shanghai to Yan’an, are attracting new generations of visitors seeking to understand the country’s past and present.
China’s revolutionary landmarks...
Discover our June picks of books about China that explore digital life, mountain living, history, cultural heritage and food.
The five books selected this month all begin small — one man’s unplugged...
Many Worlds, One Mind, a major survey exhibition by multimedia artist Gordon Cheung, opened at Close Gallery in Somerset, England.
The exhibition features 28 sculptures, paintings, prints, and etchings....
From August 4th to 7th, British painter Micheal Haran will co-host an exhibition titled “Vision and Colour” with painter Paul Mulvey in London.
Upon first seeing Micheal Haran‘s work,...