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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...
Cai Lun: Ein Heldenleben was an inspired but flawed performance, falling short of its ambitious goals of merging East and West.
Written and directed by famed Chinese playwright Chen Xinyi, it was performed...
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...
Hu Bing sat down with the China Minutes team to talk London Fashion Week, the importance of his team, and how Chinese brands can break out globally.
On the evening of September 12, 2024, at 8 p.m., China’s...
“Congcong”, one of the mascots of the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, is named after the jade cong unearthed from the ruins of Liangzhu City. Jade cong, also called “yucong”, are mysterious artifacts. Some...
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...
Vivienne Tam has unveiled the new “La Li – Breeze of Hainan” collection at Paris Fashion Week based on China’s Li ethnic minority textilework.
Vivienne Tam’s highly anticipated...
China celebrates its National Day on October 1st, and the start of the travel-filled Golden Week holiday.
Each year on October 1st the People’s Republic of China marks National Day. It also starts one...
Black Myth: Wukong has helped a unique Chinese music genre – Northern Shaanxi storytelling – go mainstream.
The recent surge in popularity of the Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong has catapulted...
After 156 days and 10,756 kilometers on his bike, starting from Amsterdam and traveling through Vienna, Istanbul, Tehran, Urumqi, Luoyang, and many other cities, Dutchman Ole Bouman finally arrived in...
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...
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...
Get the lowdown on all the Mid-Autumn festival events across London.
Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here and there are plenty of events across London to experience.
Also known as the moon festival or the...
With the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, get your hands on some of the best mooncakes that London has to offer.
Chinese culture celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake...
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...
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...
Black Myth: Wukong gives global players an interactive adventure in Chinese culture and The Journey to the West.
Breaking multiple all-time player records since its debut on Tuesday, Black Myth: Wukong...
Black Myth: Wukong releases globally to critical and popular acclaim
Black Myth: Wukong, the first AAA game developed by Chinese company Game Science, was officially released globally on Aug 20th quickly...
She Came from Xinjiang introduces the Uhygur culture through an immersive show touching on serious themes.
It is a performance on the Camden Fringe blending a mix of dancing, singing, and acting. The show...
Blink of an Eye at the Barbican brought together a series of short films showcasing Beijing urbanisation.
Premiering in July to a sold-out cinema at the Barbican Blink of an Eye showcased Beijing urbanisation...
The After four years of work, a season of Zhang Yimou’s movies will screen for the first time in Europe at The Garden Cinema from July 19th.
London’s newest independent cinema, The Garden Cinema...
Chinese traditional culture is turned into art.
On July 5, 2024, the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts unveiled the China National Arts Fund’s 2024 project “Spirit Matters: Traditional Culture...
Silk and handicraft workshops held at London Craft Week.
On May 15, during the 10th London Craft Week themed “Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity”, Silk and Handicrafts-themed lectures and workshops were...
On May 14, the annual 10th London Craft Week, themed ‘Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity’ featured a special event with Jizhou Kiln Ceramics as the guest of honour.
Jizhou Kiln, located in...
Chinese themed 10th London Craft Week launches
On May 13th, London celebrated the opening of the tenth annual London Craft Week. This year themed “Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity.”
London...
April 20th marks the 15th United Nations Chinese Language Day. To mark it, a ten-day ‘Evolution of Chinese Characters’ exhibition has launched in London.
The exhibition is organised by the...
On 27th September 2023, the contemporary art group exhibition Maize Maze: Immortality Experiment, together with Ran Zhou’s solo exhibition RIGID unveiled in London.
The exhibition constructs a coherent...
Zhong Feifei brings her Congolese and Chinese roots to China through Produce Camp 2020.
“With my curly hair, how could I interpret a song celebrating antique China?” declared Zhong Feifei, while...
Indie musician Yijia Tu has been reimagining classic western and eastern music with a modern twist.
Wearing a Chinese Han dress with black straight long hair down to her waist, and singing East Asian ethnic...
The Sages: new world music fusion with a focus on tradition.
The Sages is a new world music fusion band project based in London that draws inspiration from different music elements throughout time and...
