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,...
In a London store, celebrity Li Jiaqi is selling Chinese goods — and offering a new perspective on China — in the show London Partners.
A few years ago, if you asked a random young person in London what...
On August 26th, the 3rd Cambridge Chinese Music & Culture Festival held an event at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Wu Wenguang.
The professor at the China Conservatory of Music, honorary...
Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 is almost here, and we’ve rounded up all the best events in London.
Occasionally known as the Moon Festival or the mooncake festival for the tasty mooncakes typically eaten...
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,...
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...
British-Chinese artist, poet, and children’s author Zhang Huaicun opened her major solo exhibition, Home Sweet Home, at Mall Galleries in London on 23rd July.
Far more than an art exhibition, Home...
Spanish sinologist Ana Padilla Fornieles explains why contemporary Chinese literature and ordinary lives resonate with readers around the world.
As more young writers enter overseas publishing markets,...
Chinese Intangible Heritage comes to London’s Fan Museum with a series of cultural workshops by Chinese ink painting artist Chen Mengya.
On July 25th, ten participants gathered at The Fan Museum...
China travel transformed one Egyptian student’s understanding of Chinese culture through journeys in this country.
On 19 May 1613, Xu Xiake, one of China’s best-known early travellers, set...
Italian sinologist Dario Famularo explains how Matteo Ricci’s vivid accounts of China’s lantern celebrations helped shape Europe’s early understanding of China.
Italian sinologist Dario...
Lend Us a Hand, held in June at UCL, created a new space for London’s Chinese community through a market for small collectives.
The event was organised by the interdisciplinary collective Bouncing Around,...
The It Begins With YUN pop-up is bringing together independent brands including Pulu° tea for a limited time only.
The summer pop-up was created to give smaller or independent brands a physical space....
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....
Tsai Chih-Chung, a cartoonist from Taiwan, has spent decades turning Chinese classics into comics. At the ongoing Beijing International Book Fair, he introduced a new bilingual comic edition of the I Ching...
It Begins With YUN has opened a unique pop-up bringing independent brands, limited edition drinks, and cross-cultural connections to London until 31st July.
The summer pop-up was created to give smaller...
A Tibetan-language adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet is drawing global attention as it heads to Hong Kong, raising questions about live theatre, culture and human connection in the AI era.
As Ophelia...
A Panorama of Hunan, performed by The Hunan Song & Dance Theatre, is to tour the UK in September performing a series of traditional and contemporary Chinese and Western pieces.
The centrepiece of the...
The China National Pavilion at London Craft Week 2026 showcases wedding outfits and ethnic minority craft in a celebration of those who make China beautiful.
At a packed opening ceremony of the China National...
Brides of the Mountains: Yi Wedding Craft Heritage in China exhibition, running until May 17th at London Craft Week 2026, offers fascinating insights into the rich bridal craft traditions of the Yi ethnic...
Why is the Temple of Heaven a key stop for global leaders? Explore the history, cultural symbolism and diplomatic significance of this iconic UNESCO World Heritage Site.
As US President Donald Trump visits...
A Chinese box office hit, Dear You, has unexpectedly resonated with audiences through its portrayal of family bonds and the forgotten tradition of “Qiaopi,” handwritten letters sent by overseas Chinese...
Discover how Chinese families seal their wishes in Huangjiu, a traditional rice wine, preserving life’s milestones and emotions for years to come.
In Shaoxing, a historic city in eastern China, some families...
2026 Beijing Book Fair highlights an immersive Harry Potter “Magic Space” with rare editions, art, and exclusive merchandise.
Beijing recently hosted the 2026 Beijing Book Fair at Chaoyang Park. A major...
A Beijing stage play, Yinding Bridge, debuts in Hong Kong, telling the story of a family restaurant and reflecting shared urban challenges across cities.
The lights dim inside the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong’s...
Explore how different cultures mark days of the dead, from the Qingming Festival in China to Day of the Dead and beyond.
Every year, as spring arrives in China, families visit graves, clean tombstones,...
A journey along the literary Silk Road to attend the first Tacheng & Emin Literary Silk Road China and International Writer’s Exchange.
One of the things I was unprepared for as I began my literary...
Traditional tea farmers in Hangzhou’s West Lake area shout to awaken the mountains, marking the start of the Longjing tea spring harvest.
Drums echoed through the tea hills near West Lake on March 5th...
The annual Kew Gardens Orchid Festival are hosting a special Orchids After Hours highlighting the diversity of Yunnan.
During the day, visitors to the world-famous Kew botanical gardens are able to see...
Anda Union from Inner Mongolia in China took to the stage in London on 12th February for the penultimate stop of their UK tour.
Formed in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Anda Union is a dynamic collective of musicians...
A family in central China keeps the tradition of woodblock New Year prints alive, blending centuries-old craft with modern design and digital tools.
In northern China, the days before the Lunar New Year...