On a grassy field in Wuba village of Dengqen county, Qamdo city, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, 62-year-old Ani stood at the center of a formation, his arms stretched out like an eagle spreading its wings as he guided the other dancers.
China's cultural and related industries achieved record-high operating revenue of nearly 20.83 trillion yuan (about 3.06 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up 8.8 percent year on year, according to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.
Gordon Mar, 89, carefully unfolded the yellowed paper, but the words would not yield their meaning. A Sydney-born Chinese Australian educated in English, he could not make out the letters written in his ancestors' bold brushstrokes.
A woman from Huayao branch of Yao ethnic group makes Tiaohua cross-stitch embroidery in Longhui County of Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, June 23, 2026. Tiaohua cross-stitch embroidery is a traditional handicraft passed down through generations by women of Huayao, a branch of Yao ethnic group, in Longhui County.
A roundtable dialogue inspired by Chinese Peking opera master Mei Lanfang opened Monday at the China Institute of America in Lower Manhattan, aimed at enhancing mutual understanding between China and the United States.
For many creators, Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital, serves as a massive and living workshop, with numerous local artisans dedicating themselves to a specific niche within the craft in the eastern Chinese city.
Dressed in a bright red tai chi uniform, Khadija Sultan Alkhoori stepped onto the stage in Dubai and confidently recounted her journey of learning Chinese in fluent Mandarin.
Liede urban village in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, held its traditional "caiqing" (greenery picking) ceremony for dragon boats on June 6, a ritual intended to bring the boats back to life for a new season.
The Kizil Caves are located southeast of Baicheng county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. They bore witness to the flourishing Buddhist culture that thrived in Xinjiang from the third to the 13th century.
With hearts racing and dreams of future opportunities in mind, young Chinese-language learners stepped onto the stage one by one, transforming months of study into moments of performance before a packed audience in Yangon.
The "Reel China" overseas screening and promotion event made its South African debut on May 26 at Nu Metro, Hyde Park Corner in Johannesburg, marking a significant milestone in cultural exchange between China and Africa.
Chinese cultural intellectual properties (IPs) are gaining widespread popularity across Europe, crossing geographical boundaries to win over local audiences. Spanning designer toys, animated films and video games, these cultural products have become fresh bridges connecting European audiences, especially young generations, with Chinese culture.
With hearts racing and dreams of future opportunities in mind, young Chinese-language learners stepped onto the stage one by one, transforming months of study into moments of performance before a packed audience in Yangon.
The "Poetry Connects the World" event was recently held in Uzbekistan, Kenya, and Kyrgyzstan, bringing together Chinese language learners and enthusiasts to admire the beauty of Chinese poetry.
An exhibition showcasing Chinese zodiac culture and the symbolism of the horse in Chinese civilization opened on Sunday at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman.
Li Duo wandered past the weather-worn statues of Angkor Wat, soaking in the timeless charm of the ancient ruins and delving into the civilization that created them -- all without ever setting foot in Cambodia.
With a 3D printer nozzle rotating as it smoothly extrudes clay, a delicate ceramic work is gradually taking shape -- a scene that would once have been unimaginable to earlier generations of artisans in Jingdezhen.
The final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Tunisia was held on Tuesday, with the attendance of 10 Tunisian students majoring in Chinese.
In the ancient fishing village of Xunpu on the coast of Quanzhou, Fujian province, flowers don't just sprout in local gardens, but also atop the heads of the local women, nearly all of whom are crowned by colorful floral wreaths.
At the ceremony for the 17th Shanhua Award, China's highest folk art honor, Liu Guanyu, a paper-cutting artist and third-generation inheritor of Xuzhou paper cutting born in the 1990s, won a prize. The prize-winning series, made up of 100 pieces and completed over two years, captures the warmth of everyday life, rural memories, and human emotion within the delicate space of a sheet of paper.
