The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon, a crime film from Taiwan released on Friday, has taken audiences in the Chinese mainland by surprise with its black humor and dark thrills. Gang crime, violence, religion, cult, self-redemption… Many claim the film has great potential to become a dark horse at ...
A little-known story dating back to the World War II is now becoming known around the world with the help of Chinese and US musicians, who are staging the musical concert Émigré at David Geffen Hall on Thursday and Friday nights in New York.
A balanced diet, moderate exercise and adequate sleep are three major health standards recognized by the international community. About one-third of a person's life (about eight hours per night) should be spent on sleep. In 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer defined circadian disruption as a probable carcinogenic factor. Research shows that people who go without sleep for a long time risk memory loss, anxiety, depression, anger, hair loss, weight gain, high blood pressure and cardiovascular damage.
The racing-themed urban comedy web series Pegasus has debuted on Chinese streaming site Youku. The series, a spin-off of the movie, starts with the story of Zhang Chi (played by actor Wang Yanlin), a racing champion who dominates the tracks. But as destiny may have it, Zhang almost loses his life after a terrible accident during a race. However, instead of dying or suffering from severe injuries, he wakes up in the body of 21-year-old man Lin Zhendong (played by Hu Xianxu).
The Hong Kong Palace Museum has unveiled its exhibition lineup for 2024, with a focus on four major exhibitions highlighting the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Old Summer Palace, the origin of Chinese civilization, and cultural exchanges between China and France.
Chinese divers swept all four gold medals on offer on Sunday during the first stop of the 2024 World Aquatics Diving World Cup held in Montreal, Canada.
Yao Anna, the little daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, has responded to the controversy surrounding her performance in a recent crime drama, in which she portrays Zhao Younan, a female police officer.
Last week, an article by CNN spotlighted shaobing, a traditional flatbread in China, as one of the 50 kinds of world's best bread.
Inspired by China's well-known cultural emblem, The Great Wall, an art exhibition of artists from the Chinese mainland andthe island of Taiwan was recently launched in both Beijing and Taipei.
With their results recently published in academic journal Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology, a research team led by Chinese dinosaur expert Xing Lida has revealed its latest discovery in Huichang county, East China's Jiangxi Province. Two specimens of Ankylosaurus, a type of armored dinosaur, were the latest discovery.
Beijing will host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, according to an announcement made at the 234th World Athletics Council Meeting on Thursday in Glasgow, Scotland.
The new season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) is set to kick off on March 1, with an exciting opening match between the 2023 season champions Shanghai Port and the 2022 season winners Wuhan Three Towns.
An impressive season in China's second-tier league has not only earned 20-year-old Behram Abduweli a chance to play in the top flight this season, but also won the prestigious Chinese Youth Footballer of the Year award.
The horse-face skirt, or mamianqun in Chinese, is receiving renewed attention on the fashion stage. The architectural structure-inspired Chinese costume is seen as a social media engagement traffic magnet, worn by many influencers in photos at tourist attractions during the past Spring Festival, roughly a year since Dior's plagiarism scandal surrounding the same skirt, a traditional Chinese skirt that dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Japanese author Rie Kudan recently raised the eyebrows of the public as she openly admitted that a portion of her award-winning book was written by AI after she was awarded the country's top literary prize for her sci-fi novel Tokyo-to Dojo-to, or Tokyo Sympathy Tower.
Chongyi county in East China's Jiangxi Province recently introduced courtesy services and measures to promote wedding customs reform, which includes incentives such as priority for children's school enrollment, health check-up services, and shopping discounts for new couples who adhere to the "low or zero bride prices" proposal. The initiative has ignited both interest and controversy.
“Dignified and Majestic” – this is the most common feedback I heard during the opening day of the new building of the Yinxu Museum. The square, bronze-colored building exuded a commanding presence under the sunlight, while inside, 3,000 artifacts were displayed to the public for the first time, offering visitors a feast for the eyes.
Renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang's latest album Lang Lang: Saint-Saëns will be released on Friday, featuring Saint-Saëns's “Piano Concerto No. 2” and “Carnival of the Animals,” along with other French classics and works by five French composers.
We would need a whole book if we were to list all of China's prolific Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) treasures. Yet there are two special ones among them that have stood out recently: the Youshen tradition in Fujian Province and the "fire-sparkle dragon dance" unique to the Tongliang district of Chongqing. The two folk heritages are special not only due to their high popularity during the recent Spring Festival, but also because they are like "cultural prisms" allowing people to see the creative changes young generation inheritors have brought to China's time-honored folk customs.
Online novels, games, and film and television works have developed into the "troika" of Chinese culture going overseas, says the 2023 Report on the Development of Chinese Online Literature released by the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on Monday.
New mainland film and TV productions such as movies YOLO and Pegasus 2 are among the latest works to be recommended to people in Taiwan by Chinese officials, who say the charm of Chinese culture can be shared on both sides of the Taiwan Straits through watching these productions.
Two men were detained and fined for firing Gatling-style fireworks towards an iconic ancient building in Longxi county, Northwest China's Gansu Province during the Lantern Festival, which has sparked outrage after videos of the act circulated online。
The inaugural national grassroots basketball tournament known as the Village Basketball Championship will tip off on March 22 in Taipan village, Taijiang county of Southwest China's Guizhou Province, with the champions having the opportunity to play against NBA franchises in the US, according to organizers of the event on Tuesday.
This year's Black History Month (BHM) in the US also officially marks nine months to the US presidential elections. While black Americans celebrate a legacy of triumph over institutional and racial inequalities, election cycles highlight the US political elite's apathy toward black Americans who often feel neglected in the interim period before politicians return to court them for their votes come election season.
After the Spring Festival holidays, many young professionals decided to dig out their ugliest, worn-out and even "disgusting" outfits for work. It became a trending topic on Douyin, China's version of TikTok, with 10.18 million views and many sharing their ugliest outfits for work.
The 14th National Winter Games of China, which commenced on February 17, concluded on Tuesday evening in Hulunbuir, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China, with a grand closing ceremony.
Fruitful achievements of nearly a century of archaeological exploration at the world heritage site Yin Ruins are now concentrated in the newly inaugurated building of Yinxu Museum along the banks of the Huanhe River in Anyang, Central China's Henan Province.
A new textbook on the subject of the community of the Chinese Nation has been released by China's Higher Education Press and the Ethnic Publishing House. The Outline of the Community of the Chinese Nation was completed under the guidance of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission to fill the gap on theoretical education concerning the subject of the community of the Chinese Nation.
More than 300 years later, 23 clock treasures from the Forbidden City have returned to their place of birth - the United Kingdom. These awe-inspiring mechanical clocks, called zimingzhong, meaning "bells that ring themselves," take visitors on a journey back to the 18th century, exploring the technical expertise, creativity and international trade behind these ancient timepieces.
Archaeologists have recently made more discoveries at one of the largest tombs in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.
A new museum building for the Yin Ruins, a world heritage site known as "the hometown of oracle bone inscriptions," officially opened in Anyang city, Central China's Henan Province on Monday. This is the first panoramic museum showcasing ancient Shang civilization and the prosperous development of the Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC).
As the 14th National Winter Games in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, draws to a close on Tuesday, they not only leave behind memories of thrilling competitions but also act as an example of the power of sports in fostering unity and celebrating diversity.
Chinese comedy film Yolo, directed by and starring actress Jia Ling, has emerged as a controversial box-office champion. With over 668 million moviegoers contributing to a staggering 3.3 billion yuan ($458 million) so far in box-office revenue, even the director of the original Japanese version 100 Yen Love, Masaharu Take, has sent his blessings.
Online novels, games and film and television works have developed into the "troika" of Chinese culture going overseas, according to the 2023 Report on the Development of Chinese Online Literature released by the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on Monday.
China's soccer star Wu Lei won the top prize in Chinese soccer, Chinese Footballer of the Year 2023, on Monday with 510 points from a voting body made up of professional sports journalists, outscoring fellow forwards Yu Hanchao and Wei Shihao.
World-renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa died on February 6 at the age of 88 due to heart failure. To the Chinese people, this musician was not only a great conductor but also a friendly figure that linked the two countries.
In the recently concluded 2024 World Aquatics Championships, China's young talents made their mark on the international stage to claim the top spot on the medal table. The swimming team showcased its strongest performance since the 1994 worlds, with a new crop of swimmers achieving remarkable breakthroughs in their debuts at the prestigious global event held in Doha, Qatar.
Always on the Move, airing on China's Central TV and streaming giant iQIYI, has proven itself with high ratings and steady scores on Chinese rating sites, showing the market performance and audience recognition for this series. Why are viewers tuning in?
China cruised past France 3-0 to claim its 11th consecutive men's title at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Busan, South Korea on Sunday.
In a thrilling showdown at the 2024 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships, China's women's table tennis team secured their sixth consecutive title by defeating Japan with a 3-2 comeback victory on Saturday in Busan, South Korea.
Spectacular lantern displays and a series of carnivals involving lighting lanterns, folk dances and lantern riddles were organized across China on the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first lunar month, which fell on Saturday in 2024.
This Spring Festival season, YOLO by Jia Ling, Hi, Mom's director, has emerged as the reigning champion at the Chinese box office, garnering a staggering 3.23 billion yuan ($450 million) by Saturday afternoon, according to data from film platform Beacon. The film is also likely to launch concerts, which haven't been officially announced yet, according to domestic media reports. Amid all the hype, the film has contributed to a craze for sports and fitness among a vast audience nationwide.
Soccer holds a special place in the hearts of tens of millions of Chinese fans, though the national teams were, as usual, underachieving. In recent years, Chinese soccer has been on a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. From the dizzying heights of record-breaking transfer fees to the depths of corruption scandals and match-fixing allegations, the sport has experienced its fair share of turbulence. But amid the chaos, there are signs of hope and renewal.
New findings from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) tombs of Prince Jin Duan and his wife were unveiled by Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Thursday.
Tianlong Mountain, located in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi Province, is not just a mountain. It is a symbol of exquisite stone carving art and distinctive regional style.
The atmosphere of the Chinese Spring Festival reaches a climax with the arrival of the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first lunar month. Over its 2,000-year development, the festival has acquired a number of different meanings as people come together with their family to appreciate the moon, light lanterns, watch various performances and enjoy the delicacy of the traditional glutinous rice balls. The Lantern Festival in ancient China was also a time for young men and women to meet with each other and fall in love.
A special gala featuring China's various xiqu, or Chinese traditional operas, will air on China Media Group's state TV channel CCTV 11 on the night of Lantern Festival, which falls on Saturday, the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Located in the heartland of China, Henan Province may not be the first place that springs to mind when thinking of tourist hotspots. However, as the birthplace of four ancient capitals and pivotal grain-producer, locals tend to showcase their understanding of their heritage to visitors.
In East China's Fujian Province, the custom of Youshen, which literally means "Wandering Gods," remains popular today. The annual event is usually held to celebrate important festivals such as the Chinese New Year. Yet this year, a social media influencer who cosplayed Zhao Shizi, one of the Youshen deities, sparked dissatisfaction among local netizens, leading to his Douyin account being banned.
During the ongoing 14th National Winter Games held in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, visitors from across the country not only enjoy thrilling winter games, but also have the chance to taste local specialties.
A tree is cut down to make paper. Words are printed onto this paper. The paper is stacked and bound, becoming a book. But a book is not just a mere stack of paper with printed words. What give the books their souls are the worlds within them.
A new museum dedicated to Chinese landscape painter Yang Liuyi opened in Zhongshan, South China's Guangdong Province, recently. Over 50 paintings created by Yang are on display at the opening exhibition of the Yang Liuyi City Art Museum. Reflecting the beauty of China's great rivers and mountains and the modern cities, the works include city views across China, from Beijing and Guangzhou to Qingdao and Xi'an.
"Middle-hill bus," a capsule-shaped vehicle with only 10 seats, is obviously not practical to be a public transport vehicle, especially in Chongqing Municipality, a megacity in Southwest China with more than 20 million people living in its main urban districts.
The passionate and inspiring boxing story in the blockbuster movie Yolo has ignited fresh fervor for sports and fitness among the vast audience as a growing number of people have kicked off their journey of fat trimming and body sculpting.
The beginning of the Year of the Dragon has heralded a "Song of Ice and Fire" with the emergence of Sora, a text-to-video AI model. Videos generated by Sora display strong consistency when it comes to characters and backgrounds, and support continuous shots of up to 60 seconds, including highly detailed settings and multiple camera angles. This implies that with just a text description, ordinary people using Sora may be able to become "great directors" like Jia Ling without undergoing the painful process of weight loss in her new movie Yolo.
At the 14th National Winter Games in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Hong Kong team clinched their second victory in the men's ice hockey category (U18) group match by defeating the Jilin team with a resounding score of 9-3 on Tuesday.
Toward the end of Chunyun, or the Spring Festival travel rush, the world's largest human migration, more than 25,000 travelers were stranded in Guazhou county in Jiuquan, Northwest China's Gansu Province, due to the impact of strong winds and snowfall.
The passionate and inspiring boxing story in the blockbuster movie Yolo has ignited fresh fervor for sports and fitness among the vast audience as a growing number of people have kicked off their journey of fat trimming and body sculpting.
A youth soccer coach from Northeast China's Liaoning Province, was banned for 12 months for inappropriate language and misconduct while directing his team in an invitational tournament, according to a statement released by the Chinese Football Association on Wednesday.
At the 14th National Winter Games in Hulunbuir on Tuesday, the Hong Kong team clinched their second consecutive victory in men's ice hockey category (U18) group match by defeating the Jilin team with a resounding score of 9-3.
The British Museum in the UK finds itself in the midst of controversy, again. It is facing criticism from netizens in Chile for remaining obstinate in retaining two Chilean stone moai, also known as Easter Island statues, instead of returning them.
With the worldwide celebration of the Chinese New Year, traditional Chinese cultural forms such as the Yingge dance, or Dance of Heroes, and dragon and lion dances have once again garnered widespread attention, winning hearts of fans overseas as well as the younger generations in China.
Have you ever thought about transforming your drawings into lanterns? That's easily achieved by craftsmen in the city of Zigong, Southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Figure skater Liu Xinyu expressed his anger at his Instagram account being hacked and the subsequent spread of misinformation, as he prepares to compete alongside his ice dance partner Wang Shiyue, at the National Winter Games in Hulun Buir.
Chinese drama The Ballad of Yanhe River was staged at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing on the nights of Monday and Tuesday.
China's well-known singer-songwriter Xue Zhiqian shared a review on his Sina Weibo account after watching the newly released film Pegasus 2 by novelist-turned-director Han Han. Yet the post, which included three photos of the film snapped at the cinema, has sparked heated discussion over whether posting "pirated" photos online infringed on the copyright of the film.
A special gala for the popular music show Infinity and Beyond has aired on Mango TV, bringing touching moments to audiences with songs such as "I Love You, China."
The immersive exhibition Horizon of Khufu kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The exhibition hosted by Live Moment and HTC VIVE takes the visitors on an immersive expedition of the Great Pyramid of Giza through high-tech VR equipment.
Accompanying China's growing emphasis on student study abroad programs in the US as part of the "San Francisco Vision," my high school, Beijing No. 4 High School International Campus, organized a cultural exchange with Trinity Valley School (TVS) in Fort Worth, Texas. During the visit, I had the opportunity to experience TVS's intercultural learning environment, as well as its athletic and arts programs on campus.
A new museum hall at the Yin Ruins, a World Heritage Site known as "the hometown of oracle bone inscriptions," is set to open in Anyang, Central China's Henan Province, on February 26. About 4,000 cultural relics will be displayed to showcase the long history of China's Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC) culture, officials from the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) announced at a press conference on Monday.
China finished the 2024 World Aquatics Championships on the top of the medal table on Sunday night as the swimming team gave its best performance since the 1994 worlds and a surging crop of young blood made a string of remarkable breakthroughs during their debut at the global flagship aquatics event in Doha, Qatar.
As China witnessed a surge in travel during the eight-day Spring Festival holidays, the massive domestic migration not only fueled the tourism market, but also provided opportunities for Chinese youths to explore new career avenues.
Chinese "ice city" Harbin's tourism miracle continued till the Spring Festival. The capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, and the northernmost province, welcomed over 10.09 million visitors during the Spring Festival holidays, an average daily increase of 81.7 percent year-on-year, local authorities said Sunday.
Suhani Bhatnagar, a promising young actress who co-starred with Bollywood actor Aamir Khan in Indian blockbuster Dangal, has died at the age of 19.
One-fifth of the world's population have observed the Spring Festival - the Chinese Lunar New Year - in different ways. The Spring Festival, which is increasingly becoming a global event, is not only exclusive to China, but also a cultural feast for the world and a celebration for all people to share.
An exhibition of nianhua - or Chinese New Year paintings - a traditional art form that Chinese families have used to celebrate the Spring Festival, is now on display in Chinatown in Portland, the US.
Sunday marked the conclusion of the short track speed skating events at the 14th National Winter Games. Jilin Province emerged as the biggest winner, securing five gold medals out of a total of nine in the events.
The ongoing Dragon Chants in Bazhong exhibition is not only a display of the integration of technology and tradi-tional aesthetics, but also an example of how old factories, like the former Bazhong Silk Factory in Bazhong, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, can be transformed into cultural and creative parks.
"Reunion" has always been the most important keyword for Chinese people during the Spring Festival. Home is where the heart belongs during the Chinese New Year and getting together with family always brings great happiness.
Including an exotically designed Bronze Age felt cap, a total of 108 archaeological artifacts discovered in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are now greeting visitors at the Capital Museum in Beijing.
Tianjin Ancient Culture Street, a place that I am deeply familiar with, was a hit this Spring Festival after Chinese President Xi Jinping visited it ahead of the festive holidays.
Under dazzling street lanterns, the Spring Festival lantern fairs demonstrate the flourishing cultural economy and rich heritage in Shanxi Province of northern China. Among them, a lantern fair with local characteristics was presented on the most bustling street of Jincheng, Shanxi.
The Xi'an airport customs in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province recently seized a total of 494 prohibited Chinese cultural relics dating from the Han (206 BC–AD 220) to Qing (1644–1911) dynasties during outbound inspections.
“Reunion” has always been the most important keyword for Chinese people during the Spring Festival. Home is where the heart belongs during the Chinese New Year and getting together with family always brings great happiness.
A Chinese zodiac design competition exhibition is currently displaying hundreds of related sculptures, paintings and creative products at Beihai Park in Beijing.
A series of sculptures from Chinese artist Shen Yongji are on display at the Ningbo Museum of Art in East China's Zhejiang Province.
During the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships on Saturday, 18-year-old Chinese swimmer Dong Zhihao staged a remarkable comeback from sixth place to first with a superb sprint in the last 50 meters.
On Saturday night, the opening ceremony of the 14th National Winter Games was held in Hulunbuir, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, marking the largest national event in China after the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Saturday not only marked the last day of China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday, but also closed out the seven-day domestic film period, which saw a total gross of over 8 billion yuan ($1.11 billion).
Chinese New Year in 2024, or the Spring Festival, was the first to be listed as an official UN floating holiday. All over the globe, about one-fifth of the world's population enjoyed a festive atmosphere and appreciated Chinese culture. During this traditional festival, the consumer market presented new trends and forms, indicating the direction of its progress.
Traditional temple fairs made a big return to Beijing during this year's holidays after being suspended for several years due to the pandemic. There were too many activities to enjoy and pieces of folk art to see, a mélange of candied haws and skewered snacks – the stuff of one's childhood dreams.
Liu Shengyu, 74, meticulously chiseled intricate patterns of hollowed-out flowers, coins, and auspicious words onto a stack of rice paper, accompanied by the gentle brush strokes of his son, who layered vibrant colors onto different shapes of rice paper.
Seventeen world soccer legends will entertain the crowds with a local all-star team at the Hong Kong Lunar New Year soccer tournament that is set to kick off on Tuesday evening at the Hong Kong Stadium.
The vitality and innovation of the Chinese culture has led people across China to develop new ways to celebrate the Spring Festival such as visiting temple fairs outside one's own hometown, "village gala" performances, museums and revolution-themed venues.
Actress Jia Ling topped the social media topics on the second consecutive day of the Chinese Lunar New Year as her stunning weight loss of 50 kilograms during the shooting of her movie Yolo triggered heated discussions over healthy lifestyle and allowed some viewers to draw aspirations from her arduous weight-loss journey.
From February 3 to 4, 2024, the "Joyful Dragon for a Happy Chinese New Year" Zodiac-themed Flash-mob as part of the "Happy Chinese New Year" cultural program was held with success in Mexico City.
Kashi, a border city in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has been chosen as one of the co-host cities for the annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and local residents are eagerly anticipating the event.
On the afternoon of February 1 ahead of Spring Festival, President Xi arrived at Tianjin's Ancient Culture Street. Walking along this street that possesses an air of antiquity, he stepped into several shops such as Guifaxiang 18th Street Mahua, Nut Products Zhang, Clay Figurine Zhang, and Yangliuqing New Year Painting, asking about the categories and sales of their products, as well as the inheritance and development of China's traditional cultural heritages.
A Beijing based post-rock band has traveled to Weizhou Island in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to collect the sounds of endangered Bryde's whales so they can incorporate the sound into their music.
The Spring Festival is the most cherished holiday for the Chinese people, and food plays a central role in Chinese New Year celebrations as each dish carries hopes and blessings for the upcoming year
In a vibrant display of cultural festivities, the UK is currently immersed in a series of events celebrating the Year of the Dragon.
The world knows Sherlock Holmes because of the British author Arthur Conan Doyle and his detective book series about Holmes; while the West knows Di Renjie or Judge Dee, China's Sherlock Holmes thanks to Dutch diplomat and sinologist Robert van Gulik and his masterpiece Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee.