During a recent concert marking the 72nd anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Xizang held in Beijing, Nimaluosang, one of the inheritors of China's national intangible cultural heritage known as Layi, and her husband sang famous Tibetan folk songs. Their ...
Four of the latest archaeological discoveries dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c.1600BC-1046BC) were revealed at a seminar held at the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Tuesday. Chinese archaeologists stated that the four sites are significant achievements In the study ...
Chinese documentary An Isle, which focuses on the mutual aid between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) during the pandemic, is set to hit Chinese theaters on Friday.
The Beijing Modern Music Festival kicked off in the Chinese capital on Monday.
The red carpet ceremony of the 18th and 19th China Huabiao #Film Awards kicked off at National Indoor Stadium in #Beijing on Tue. Over 50 films and their creators were revealed as nominees, and the winners would be announced on ...
Thousands of meters under the South China Sea, two ancient shipwrecks carrying numerous cultural relics had "slept" for hundreds of years before they were discovered by Chinese archaeologists in 2022. The find stunned the whole world.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited the Yuncheng Museum in Yuncheng, North China's Shanxi Province, on Tuesday.
Amid the elegant melody of the Chinese folk song Jasmine Flower, two musicians from China and Armenia play two traditional woodwind instruments from their home countries. They are surrounded by visitors who were attracted by the harmonious tunes.
Chinese archaeology has created a golden age over the past 10 years. Chinese archaeologists have expanded their research horizons and promoted Chinese archaeology around the world. More than 30 archaeological teams from China have carried out archaeological research in more ...
Living amid the frenzy and madding chaos of modern city life, it may be hard to believe that there are still people writing poetry. But in fact they are everywhere, waiting for you to discover them. Working with this concept, ...
Tickets for concerts by Mandopop band Mayday from the island of Taiwan sold out within seconds on Tuesday. The continuous announcement of concerts shows live performances are making a comeback in Chinese mainland after the COVID-19 pandemic, say experts.
Two more than 1,000-year-old cultural relics were returned to China after a ceremony at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York on Tuesday. The Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping attended the ceremony, where officials from both ...
The Fujian Museum in East China's Fujian Province will be the country's main venue for International Museum Day from May 17 to 19, the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) announced at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
The sudden death of venerable ethnic Tibetan director, screenwriter and writer Pema Tseden at the age of 54 on Monday stunned the entire Chinese film industry, triggering a discussion of the "new Tibetan wave" that he pioneered.
Venerable Chinese filmmaker Pema Tseden passed away on Monday due to a sudden illness at the age of 54, media reported the same day. The ethnic Tibetan director, screenwriter and writer was often hailed as a "pioneer" of Tibetan language ...
China's top culture and tourism authority has released 10 tour routes and travel itineraries that will allow tourists to experience the culture and history of Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, while ...
During the May Day holiday, 29-year-old tourist surnamed Xu traveled to Yanbian, the only autonomous prefecture for China's Korean ethnic group and a hit tourism spot in Northeast China's Jilin Province, to shoot photos dressed up in the makeup and ...
The 13th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) is currently taking place in Huairou district of Beijing. It is the first international film festival in China to return as an in-person event since the country's COVID-19 response was optimized. The festival ...
A diverse array of events for World Book and Copyright Day and World Intellectual Property Day have kicked off in Beijing in April, with the hustle and bustle of book fairs at the capital's Xidan Book Building and Chaoyang Park ...
The General Assembly of the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia (ACHA), the first mechanism for international cooperation for the conservation of cultural heritage across Asia, is scheduled to be held in Xi'an, capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, ...
Gently flicking fingertips, a millennium-old antique musical instrument and tune that has been sought after by literati since ancient China intertwine with each other, captivating the attention of an honored guest.
An exhibition themed on the successful restoration of ancient books is scheduled to kick off at the National Library of China on April 28, celebrating the upcoming World Book and Copyright Day on Sunday, according to a press release issued ...
The first half of 2023 has been heaven for many anime fans in China as two Japanese animated films Suzume and Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street hit Chinese theaters in March and April, while another two, The First ...
What does a road mean to a village "separated from the world for thousands of years?" Without this road, a villager has to carry his broken and heavy refrigerator on his back, spending four hours walking down the mountain to ...
A newly published article on a species of Sinosaurus, an extinct genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic Period, describes some unique features of the prehistoric beast that were previously unknown due to incomplete fossil specimens.
The Puyuan fashion week, a week-long fashion feast, has kicked off in the hometown of Pu silk - Puyuan town in Tongxiang city, East China's Zhejiang Province on Monday.
April is set to be a packed month for Chinese mainland theaters. Led by the premiere of Ride On starring Jackie Chan, children's film Super Mario Bros. Movie and the highly anticipated Japanese animated film The First Slam Dunk, films ...
With China's growing national strength, the "fever" for learning Chinese language has become "an unstoppable storm" which is attracting more international students seeking learning opportunities in China, especially amid the post-pandemic era, according to experts at the first official offline ...
The news that a US thief admitted to snapping off and stealing a Chinese terracotta warrior's thumb but may be handed a lenient sentence has trended on Chinese social media on Friday and triggered the outcry of many netizens who ...
The 2022 disaster epic Notre-Dame on Fire, directed by French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud, is set to hit Chinese mainland theaters on Friday. In an exclusive interview with the Global Times on Thursday, Annaud expressed his thanks to French President Emmanuel ...
In the vast boundless universe, Chinese taikonauts in the Chinese space station used nanowires to save US astronauts who are trapped in a firing international station that was hit by a small celestial body. In the face of crisis, the ...
The 13th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), the first international film festival in China to completely return as an in-person event since the optimization of the country's COVID-19 response, is scheduled to be held in the capital's Huairou district from ...
AUNESCO World Heritage Site, the Mausoleum of Qinshihuang - the first emperor of China - is China's largest and most opulent imperial tomb as well as a "gold card" for traditional Chinese civilization. The Terracotta Warriors discovered at the tomb ...
A joint archaeological project between China and Honduras is set for 2024 following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on Sunday, according to the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
"After sleeping for 3,000 years underground, the awakening of these relics shocked the world."
The Yinxu Museum in the heart of China's "Central Plains" preserves the cultural relics that are essential to making "Chinese culture" Chinese. In 1899, an official from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) came across some mysterious inscriptions carved on some "dragon" bones ...
China's fruitful intangible cultural heritage condenses the diligence, wisdom and strength of the Chinese nation. This important and significant inheritance from generation to generation has left a deep impression on Zeng Na, the 23rd generation inheritor of the traditional brewing ...
A seminar about China in Stories - a book series in both Chinese and English that explores China's 5,000 years of history and culture as well as decodes the country's path to modernization - kicked off in Beijing on Thursday. ...
"White face with a Beijinger's soul," this is the self-description of US filmmaker Andy Friend who has gained new popularity after playing the role "Mike" in the Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth II.
CPPCC National Committee member Jiang Shengnan is a well-known scriptwriter and writer who has written a raft of prestigious works, including the ancient costume drama Legend of Mi Yue, which proved as popular as the hit Empresses in the Palace, ...
A flourishing culture leads to a prosperous country, while a strong culture leads to a strong nation. The year 2023 marks the beginning of the full implementation of the guiding principles laid down at the 20th CPC National Congress.
With the internationalization of the Chinese films, more faces from other countries are appearing in the industry. This can be seen in the hit sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth II. The film has appealed to Chinese moviegoers with its splendid ...
China's Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan's novel Frog has been adapted into a stage play that is set to debut at the Pskov Academic Drama Theater in Pskov, Russia, on April 19, according to the China Written Works Copyright Society, ...
Surrounded by an enchanting poplar forest in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a woman dressed in Etles silk, a traditional fabric made by the Uygur people, dances under falling golden poplar leaves, looking like a "fairy" from myth. She ...
The launch ceremony for the English edition of the centennial history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing on Friday. Officials said this book is of great significance to help foreign readers learn about CPC history, ...
Driven by strong curiosity about the world, Chinese storyboarder Lei Yumeng, better known by her online handle Mi Lei, travels between reality and fantasy cartoon worlds. She can be a fashionable and modern lady, the protagonist of a Miyazaki Hayao ...
The launch ceremony for the English edition of the centennial history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing on Friday. Officials said this book is of great significance to help foreign readers learn about CPC history, ...
New discoveries made at five archaeological sites, including large ruins from the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) and the remains of capital cities established by ethnic minority groups, were announced by China's National Cultural Heritage Administration at a press conference on Wednesday. ...
Domestic sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth II has performed well at the Chinese mainland box office, earning 3.67 billion yuan ($537.53 million) as of Monday, according to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan. The film is also expanding its reach overseas, where ...
China and Cambodia signed a joint statement for coordinating the Asian Alliance for Cultural Heritage Conservation (AACHC) on Friday, a great move for the establishment of an Asian community with a shared future and better implementation of the Belt and ...
China, a united multi-ethnic country, has 56 ethnic groups. Each of the ethnic groups has its own distinctive history and tradition, contributing to the rich Chinese culture. The Global Times is to publish a series of articles focusing on the ...
Since China signed agreements to prevent theft, excavation and illegal entry and exit of cultural relics with 24 countries after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, more than 1,800 relics lost overseas have returned ...
Following the Spring Festival holiday, the most lucrative film period of the year, a flood of foreign language films have been continuously locking down release dates in the Chinese mainland in the hopes of capitalizing on Chinese moviegoers' high enthusiasm ...
Traditional Chinese festivals are a good time to experience and share Chinese culture, including its rich and colorful clothing culture. During the last Lantern Festival, celebrated on Sunday, as well as the Spring Festival in late January, it's common to ...
The official documentary film of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games will release soon to mark the first anniversary of the unprecedented winter sports feast in China, said the Beijing 2022 organizing committee in press release sent to the Global ...
Domestic sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth II has triggered a hi-tech craze among young Chinese who have vowed to devote themselves to the development of the science and technology industry and cheer on the "big step" Chinese sci-fi films have ...
With the 2023 Lantern Festival coming on Sunday, diverse celebrations are being prepared around the world for the traditional carnival. Marking the first full moon of the year according to the Chinese calendar, the festival is a time when Chinese ...
A splendid firework show is set to kick off in Hanghzou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Sunday, which is also China's Lantern Festival, as a Spring Festival blessing for the Hangzhou Asian Games, which will be held from September 23 ...
After China reversed its temporary rules in place during the COVID-19 pandemic allowing online courses from overseas universities to be delivered to students within China, Chinese students - especially those enrolled at universities in the Southern Hemisphere - are rushing ...
Space elevators, Earth engines, digital life, exoskeletons... Would you believe it if someone told you that these incredibly advanced equipment and mega projects featured in the sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth II were not completely fictional concepts used only in ...
At numerous museums throughout China, exhibitions displaying thousands-year-old cultural relics featuring rabbits have been packed with crowds who have been enchanted by the charm of these auspicious relics that are full of the wisdom of the ancients.
Museums, theaters, temple fairs… Almost each cultural cluster has seen strong hustle and bustle of festivity during the Chinese New Year holidays. Chinese cultural researchers said the tourism boom in the first Spring Festival holidays since China optimized its COVID-19 ...
A new exhibition on the research and digital achievements about the Great Wall kicked off at the Tianjin Museum in North China's Tianjin Municipality on Thursday, revealing more secrets of the great wonder: its hidden doors.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, many countries have issued special stamps marking the Year of the Rabbit. Chinese cultural experts said that issuing the special stamps has become a tradition in many countries, and this move shows China's enhanced ...
The Spring Festival is one of the most important holidays on the Chinese calendar. People living in China and around the world are looking forward to embracing the holiday with their hopes for a better future, especially at a time ...
A joint China-Russia archaeological cooperation project has made great advances by using 3D portrait restoration technology to successfully restore the appearance of an 8- or 9-year-old Neanderthal boy who lived around 300,000-40,000 years ago.
As the Year of the Rabbit is just around the corner, the ancient way of writing the Chinese character tu (rabbit) has piqued the public's interest.
Three-Body, the Chinese TV adaptation of Liu Cixin's Hugo Award-winning sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem, debuted on Chinese Central Television 8 and Tencent Video during prime time on Sunday night.
An exhibition shedding light on the spirit of Chinese craftsmanship kicked off at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing on Tuesday.
The flexible golden lines stretch across the canvas, showing a strong sense of vigor and vitality… In the ongoing exhibition Border Free on display at Beijing's 798 art zone, Italian artist Jacopo Della Ragione's work titled with Conquista has attracted ...
China's first national breakdancing team was officially revealed after the end of the second qualification trials held at the Lishui Extreme Sports Hall in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on Sunday. Eight breakdancers (four men and four women) stood out ...
Two significant archaeological discoveries in Central China's Henan Province were revealed on Sunday at the 2022 Henan Archaeological Work Achievement Exchange Conference, according to the provincial cultural heritage administration.
Anti-drug authorities in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday slammed a web novel romanticizing a drug dealer, which misled readers to post comments slandering anti-drug police and saying they "deserve to die."
Chinese netizens have paid tributes to renowned composer Joseph Koo Ka-fai who passed away in Canada on Tuesday at the age of 92.
A total of five domestic films are set to be screened in Chinese cinemas during the Chinese Lunar New Year film season. Film critics said high-quality films with box office appeal can effectively accelerate the recovery of the industry, and ...
Revered Chinese translator Wang Zhiliang passed away in Shanghai on Monday night at the age of 94, according to a report from the Beijing Daily.
The 18th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, came to an end on Monday. This cultural feast attracted the wild participation of various provinces and regions to display traditional Chinese handicrafts, cultural and ...
Twenty years ago, a 9-year-old girl insisted on going to Beijing for pursuing her dancing dream. She did not know what pursuing dance would bring her, but only took on the challenge with her full passion and love for dance.
China's top cultural fair, the 18th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF), is showing how high technology is reviving traditional Chinese culture.
The year 2022 has challenged a lot of brick and mortar bookstores, but also forced them to enter a new era by reforming and creating flashy and innovative activities. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how Chinese readers interact with ...
"We [China's film industry] have been designated as 'a particularly poor industry' by the State Council. Amid this situation, all I see is the persistence of our filmmakers," Bona Film Group CEO Yu Dong said in a recent interview in ...
Dazhai village in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Jingzhu village in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have been named as Best Tourism Villages of 2022 by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). How the two stand out from the 136 ...
The CEO of Chinese film giant Bona Film Group Yu Dong has said foreign language films like Avatar: The Way of Water can no longer meet the appetites of Chinese moviegoers. Instead, domestic films with local Chinese stories have more ...
Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? These are ancient philosophical questions that trouble everyone and every nation in the world.
About 1,400 years ago, the broad streets of Chang'an, the capital city of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), were busy with the hustle and bustle of people as vendors hawked their wares and caravans from different places brought in rare treasures ...
Finally, they have returned. After 12 years, the blue-skinned alien creatures known as the Na'vi are getting ready to enchant Chinese audiences in Avatar: The Way of Water.
Beijing announced that PCR test results will no longer be needed to enter cinemas as of Thursday, after Chinese government on Wednesday released 10 new anti-COVID measures to accelerate reopening.
In late November, the Beijing Municipal Government published a list of bookstores in the capital that will get subsidies from the government. The measure has received a warm welcome, providing a glimmer of hope to physical bookstore owners like Hong ...
China's traditional tea-making techniques and their associated social practices successfully became UNESCO's latest world intangible cultural heritage on Tuesday, increasing the number of world intangible cultural heritages in China to 43.
At the Al Bidda Park in Doha, Qatar, some Chinese people wearing traditional Chinese clothing demonstrate the tricks and skills of the ancient sport known as cuju, the prototype of modern football that dates back to more than 2,000 ...
An art exhibition titled the Infinite Universe of Wuji: Masterpieces from the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, is set to kick off at Chengdu Museum in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Friday as part of celebrations for the ...
China is launching more than 6,300 activities to celebrate the annual Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls on Saturday. Among the activities, those focusing on intangible cultural heritage have risen to the fore as tradition has become a new ...
For the first time, Chinese archaeologists detected traces of gold and silver as well as colored glass on the faces of the Buddhist statues at the Longmen Grottoes in Central China's Henan Province. This is a significant find for the ...
As a child, Liu Shuai often sat in front of the TV after school excitedly waiting to watch cartoons from Japan such as Captain Tsubasa and Dragon Ball. Now he has become a producer of Chinese animated works. Recently, he ...
As the chief expert of a national research program dedicated to tracing the origin of Chinese civilization, Wang Wei told the Global Times that the program has achieved fruitful results over the past 20 years. However, he noted that some ...
Can you imagine an intelligent robot with 360 degree flexible motion that is able to identify more than 10 types of burial remains? This type of tech-enabled support is making new stunning archaeological discoveries a possibility and leading Chinese archaeologists ...
Chinese archaeologists have noted that since the establishment of the archaeology discipline in China 100 years ago, experts have been exploring the origins of Chinese civilization. To carry forward this spirit, the Chinese government has established a national research ...
Could a tree that has already lived thousands of years continue to prolong its life with the support of cutting-edge technology? Of course! Experts from Jinci Temple, the most prominent temple complex in North China's Shanxi Province, said they have ...
First spotted in Beijing, Apus apus Pekinensis is a subspecies of the common swift (Apus apus). Along with other subspecies, these swifts come to China's capital city as a migration destination every year from April to August. Upon arrival, they ...
The controversial covers and illustrations for the textbooks will be redrawn and a full evaluation of all published textbooks will be launched, the People's Education Press announced on Thursday after textbooks published by the publishing house stirred up an online ...
A re-screening of two concerts from legendary Chinese singer Jay Chou earned nearly 100 million views over the weekend, a phenomenal breakthrough for streaming. Experts say this reveals the huge potential for online concerts in the pandemic era.
Do you remember in 2021 when a herd of wild Asian elephants got lost during migration and tugged at heartstrings around the world? They have since returned to their home in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, and are now enjoying ...
Downton Abbey: A New Era, the second sequel film that takes place after the events in the hit TV series Downton Abbey, is set to hit Chinese theaters as the only foreign language film in the region on Friday. But ...
A photographer of the night sky and the first Chinese winner of the world's top astrophotography competition, her work has been collected by NASA… She is Ye Ziyi, a young 32-year-old Beijinger who has traveled to more than 40 countries ...
Two more cultural relics from the sought-after Sanxingdui Ruins in Southwest China's Sichuan Province debuted at the Yibin Museum, along with a number of other popular items, on this year's International Museums Day, which fell on Wednesday. “Robotic dog,” “Ultraman,” ...
As of 2021, China had 6,183 registered museums. With International Museum Day falling on Wednesday in 2022 and its theme "The Power of Museums," various museums in China are scrambling to hold activities to display the potential of these institutions. ...
International Museum Day falls on Wednesday in 2022. As an annual event, various museums around the world hold special activities to celebrate the day. In this series, the Global Times talks with museology scholars about this round's theme "the Power ...
The main event of 2022's International Museum Day in China is scheduled to kick off at the Hubei Museum in Central China's Hubei Province on Wednesday, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) announced on Friday.
What did ancient Chinese people eat thousands of years ago, especially the imperial family? Did the dishes they made taste better than ours today?
A new exhibition kicked off at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the archaeology discipline at the school. Archaeologists from both China and ...
New 4K restorations of films about China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4, such as My 1919 and My Early Days in France were released on Chinese streaming platform Youku on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the ...
Yan Hong (originally named He Yanhong but widely famous as Yan Hong on the internet), a 33-year-old traditional handicrafts designer from Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, never expected that the traditional Chinese handicrafts she made could become a hit overseas, ...
Chinese archaeology, as aided by cutting-edge technology and the passionate efforts of a vibrant new generation of archaeologists, has been in its golden age in the past decade. Chinese President Xi Jinping has also urged college students studying archaeology to ...
In 1895, French explorer Henry Orleans and his team went to a remote place in what is today's Southwest China's Yunnan Province. After overcoming harsh terrain and natural conditions, they finally discovered the home of a rumored ancient and mysterious ...
In 1973, as violinist Bob de Pasquale was walking through an alley in East China's Shanghai Municipality during the US Philadelphia Orchestra's tour to the city, he heard a young boy practicing violin on a balcony.
The 13th UN Chinese Language Day was celebrated on Wednesday. More than 300 embassies and consulates, Chinese educational institutions and enterprises from over 100 countries held a variety of activities to promote the Chinese language and Chinese culture around the ...
While most people Pan Xue's age have left Yanzhai village in Southwest China's Guizhou Province to pursue life in big cities, the young Gen Z woman has chosen to return to her hometown to inherit its 1,000-year-old traditional craftsmanship.
Construction officially completed on China's first archaeological museum, the Shaanxi Archaeology Museum, on Saturday. The museum in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, where the famed Terracotta Warriors is located, is scheduled to be opened to the public later in 2022, according ...
Two young women wearing colorful ruqun, a type of traditional clothing of China's Han ethnic group, and two Chinese-style buns stand with their backs to the camera as they face the sea. After hearing someone say "turn round," they turn ...
The hit Chinese documentary Masters in the Forbidden City has amazed the world by demonstrating the splendid skills of cultural relic restoration masters in China. In the contest between ancient books and time, restorers of ancient books also use their ...
Chinese experts expressed optimism about the prospects surrounding scientific and technological archaeology in China, saying robot dogs like Boston Dynamics' Spot could also be used in Chinese archaeological projects and that costs could be reduced through mass production considering the ...
China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) on Thursday revealed the country's top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2021, a year that marked the centennial of the birth of modern Chinese archaeology. The 10 outstanding discoveries are the highlights of 32 archaeological ...
March is coming to an end, but the three highly anticipated foreign language films The Batman, Moonfall and Uncharted have failed to inject new life into the current stagnant Chinese mainland box office.
An exhibition based on China's Terracotta Warriors has kicked off at the Kyocera Museum in Kyoto, Japan on Friday in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, according to a report by ...
A collection of ancient ethnic Tibetan manuscripts found in the city of Dunhuang in Northwest China's Gansu Province is set to be published in May, the Gansu Ethnic Publishing House announced on Sunday.
An exhibition of exquisite ancient Chinese relics including bronze ware and bronze mirrors is set to open in Japan's Sen-Oku Hakukokan Museum on Saturday. Chinese experts said some of the relics are unique and have high historical value.
As an air-raid siren sounds outside of the window, Ke Yi, a 35-year-old PhD student from Southwest China's Yunnan Province, talks to the Global Times from a bomb shelter in Lviv, the largest city in western Ukraine.
As sparkly snowflakes fly through the cold winter sky, a huge Buddha statue sits calmly and peacefully in China's Yungang Grottoes, receiving the devout prayers of tourists.
Chinese archaeological authorities on Friday unveiled six key discoveries of 2021 in China. Experts said on Monday that as well as showing China's large span of history, the discoveries are also significant in tracing various origins of Chinese culture.
The arrival of Warner Bros' The Batman in the Chinese mainland on Friday can only be described as "untimely." With its solid word-of-mouth and great reviews, The Batman was poised for greatness and surely would have surpassed the box office ...
Chinese scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new taxon of armored dinosaurs (Thyreophora), named "Yuxisaurus kopchicki," that lived during the Early Jurassic in what is today Southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The Chinese Weiqi Association on Tuesday issued a statement suspending a Chinese player from attending competitions of weiqi, more commonly known as Go overseas, for a year after he violated the "no use of AI" rules when participating in a ...
The Chinese film market, the world's largest one in 2021, is facing a historical low ebb in March as many daily box office revenue only reached less than 20 million yuan($3 million). Chinese film observers said that the current surge ...
At midnight on March 2, Chinese artist Ding Jiao received a letter from International Paralympic Committee (IPC) inviting her to create a series of comics about the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
At the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, Ukraine has achieved outstanding results and has taken second spot in the medal tally.
A proposal to strengthen digital protection and inheritance of cultural heritage and expand the influence of Chinese culture earned wide support among Chinese cultural experts and archaeologists on Wednesday.
A proposal at the ongoing Two Sessions concerning the application of the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, for the preliminary list of UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity earned strong support on Chinese social media ...
China's joint international archaeology project has contributed to a significant discovery that can be traced back to 41,000 years ago in North China.
Chinese double amputee mountaineer Xia Boyu, who successfully climbed to the top of Mount Qomolangma on two artificial legs, became the first torchbearer at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games flame lighting ceremony at the Badaling Great Wall on Wednesday. ...
Book sales about Russia and Ukraine have soared since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Some books have even gone out of stock, and are being urgently reprinted, according to Chinese publishers on Wednesday.
Chinese archaeologists and cultural experts have expressed concern over potential risks to protected cultural and natural heritage sites in Ukraine and called for better protection of the "spiritual wealth of all mankind" amid the armed conflict.
Chinese knots, lanterns, and 'willow twigs' symbolizing farewell… Zhang Yimou, the only filmmaker to direct opening and closing ceremonies for both the Summer and Winter Olympics, once again proved his incredible talent on Sunday night with an amazing closing ceremony ...
When the score - 239.88 points - was announced at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium, Chinese figure skating pair Sui Wenjing and Han Cong embraced each other and wept tears of joy. The two-time world champions broke the world record ...
From Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen to Chinese dragons, the culture of China has been a major trend at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, igniting fanatical love among viewers and athletes from both China and abroad.
After heavy snow on Sunday, the National Ski Jumping Center, also known as the "Snow Ruyi," lies quietly among the mountains like a graceful poster, shining in the silver world under the glow of spotlights. The unique ski jumping platform ...
Chinese men's ice hockey team finally "broke the ice" on Saturday night by making two historic goals at the Olympic Winter Games. Though they still lost 3-2 to Germany, which ranks at the 5th in the world, Chinese netizens hailed ...
Chinese observers called for harmony among diversity and mutual respect in international sports and cultural exchanges after news that a Chinese member of a K-pop group had become the target of cyberbullying for congratulating China on winning an Olympic gold ...
Chinese netizens gave a big applause to the mother of the freestyle skiing star Gu Ailing who received the gold medal in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games for her parenting style after interview clips of the elder Gu went viral ...
The Parade of Athletes at the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday night turned out to be a "fashion feast," as athletes competed not for gold medals, but the awards for "best dress" by showing their most ...
The athletes' parade at the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday night turned out to be a “fashion feast,” as they try to win not only gold medals, but medals of “the best dressed” by showing their ...
Chinese audience's patriotic sentiments and ode to the heroic spirit of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) reached a peak after two war epics — The Battle at Lake Changjin II and Snipers — hit theaters ...
China's war epic Watergate Bridge, which is also known as The Battle at Lake Changjin II, will follow the step of its first sequel, to crown the box office of the 2022 Chinese Lunar New Year film schedule, according to ...
As the blind box economy has risen in prominence in the booming Chinese e-commerce industry, some Chinese book publishers have started offering “book blind boxes” on various platforms. However, this new sales strategy has not won strong support but instead ...
The Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism in Northeast China's Liaoning Province apologized on Wednesday for publishing a cultural product featuring a portrait of a controversial historical figure.
With the Chinese New Year fast approaching, many Chinese netizens have expressed their excitement about a new "Year of the Tiger mascot" - a bronze statue with a tiger head-shaped discovered in Southwest China's Sichuan Province at the well-known Sanxingdui ...
A 'woke' feature provided in Microsoft Word has been mocked by many Chinese netizens who have been calling it a 'political correctness' checker. Experts said the 'inclusive language feature' might be suspected of violating users' right to privacy as the ...
Chinese netizens and experts voiced strong opposition toward an unofficial fan-made Harry Potter web series, saying that the producers are "going crazy" and "have gone to the extremes in political correctness."
Thousands of years ago, Princess Wencheng from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a powerful Central Plains dynasty, married King Songtsen Gampo of the Tubo Kingdom (633-842) on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau at the behest of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, contributing to ...
Chinese observers called for harmony in diversity and mutual respect in intercultural exchanges, while hailing a Chinese member of a hit K-pop girl group Everglow as setting a good example for entertainers working overseas as she clung to Chinese ...
Eight hundred years ago, Emperor Wanyan Liang of the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) moved his capital to Yanjing (today's Beijing). Years after the move, another emperor built a summer palace not too far away in what is today known as Taizicheng ...
A total of 11 movies are set to hit Chinese mainland theaters on Friday, weeks before the Spring Festival holiday. Among them, the only two foreign language films, Disney's Encanto and India's Chhichhore, both of which have done well in ...
Chinese netizens have organized a paid service to help people eat their meals after KFC began offering brand blind boxes from Chinese toy maker Pop Mart on Tuesday.
Chinese member Wang Yiren of South Korean hit girl group Everglow has earned thumbs-up from netizens after she used traditional Chinese etiquette to give New Year's greetings during a signing session in South Korea on Monday.
The Chinese mainland box office for the New Year weekend broke the 933 million yuan ($147 million) mark as of 4 pm on Monday, according to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan. While Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province remains in lockdown, ...
Before coming to China, Chinese-Belgian artist Zheng Tianyou never thought he would be able to get so close to his life's dream - directing a film based on one of his creations - before the age of 50. A ...
Chinese food brand Three Squirrels made an apology on Sunday after its posters were criticized for using a model with slanted eyes. The posters are being accused of "smearing the image of Chinese women" and violating the law for using ...
If you are a woman, you probably have suffered from the frustration of standing in a super long and slow-moving line in front of the women's restroom, all the while watching men quickly going in and out of their own ...
Shaping, drying, glazing and firing… In less than five minutes, a mini vase only millimeters in size starts to take shape as viewers watch on. As the founder of a miniature ceramics studio, Wang Wenhua never expected that his work ...
The origin of traditional Chinese festivals, dancing in public with Chinese dama (middle-aged Chinese women), cultural differences between the East and West… 37-year-old French woman Guyard Lucie who is preferred to be called Lucie, a graphic designer and illustrator, has ...
Entering an inconspicuous winding Beijing ally, a book shop named Humanistic Archaeology Bookstore comes into view. Passing through its doors, a reader or two could be seen browsing through the cramped space crammed with shelves full of professional archaeological and ...
US citizen Suzanne Fratus donated two Chinese pottery figurines that were lost overseas over 100 years ago to China's Shanghai Museum during an online ceremony on Monday, demonstrating the long-lasting friendship between the two countries. A Chinese expert said the ...
Four young Chinese were detained for allegedly selling the private information of stars including Xiao Zhan and Jackson Wang without their permission, according to a statement issued by a police bureau based in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province.
After learning about the life of the master poet who lived 1,300 years ago in the historical documentary Li Bai on CCTV-9, many young Chinese viewers have taken to social media to talk about pursuing their dreams.
The biggest lie to yourself might be “I must go to sleep early tonight!” When the night comes, leisure activities such as watching dramas, shopping online and playing computer games can make it hard to switch off. This is the ...
The poster for the US film 355, starring Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, has come under fire in China for using the Chinese national flag, which Chinese netizens claim violates China's advertising law forbidding the flag's commercial use.
When some Western media spotlighted the controversial film Revolution of Our Times winning the prize for "best documentary" at the so-called Chinese-language "Oscars", a number of Chinese filmmakers and industry observers lamented that the Golden Horse Awards have become a ...
Digital wallets, bike-sharing, online shopping… The highly developed digital industry in China has left a deep impression on 26-year-old Japanese man Hideo Natsume, who decided to write a book to share his 19-year experience of living in China with the ...
No.1! On Wednesday afternoon, the box office (including presales) of the Battle at Lake Changjin surpassed Wolf Warrior2 (5.694 billion yuan) to become the highest-grossing film in Chinese film history.
Netizens from China and abroad have expressed anger over a Disney Christmas advert called Stepdad, in which a black man is a stepfather raising two Asian children. Netizens said it does not match the reality of “Asian hate” in US ...
The Chinese film market has already achieved several of the goals set out in the recently released 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for the film industry. According to film industry analysts, data shows an optimistic blueprint for expanding the influence of ...
The Chinese mainland film market has already achieved several of the goals set out in the recently released 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for the film industry. According to film industry analysts, data shows an optimistic blueprint for expanding the influence ...
Chinese romantic fantasy film The Curse of Turandot has earned the “honor” of being the worst movie of 2021 after the hashtag for the worst movie of the year began trending on Chinese social media on Sunday.
Sheep Without a Shepherd 2, the sequel to the blockbuster 2019 film Sheep Without a Shepherd, might end up being the highest-earning crime and suspense film of 2021 based on its previous success in the adaptation of India's Bollywood film, ...
Among the dazzling discounted goods on sale during the ongoing annual Tmall Double 11 global online shopping festival on Thursday, mysterious archaeological blind boxes have risen to the fore as a new craze among Chinese consumers.
For many young Chinese it has become a popular trend to design their own virtual character and then hire an artist to make it a reality. However, in the rush to own these perfect images, these youths, many of whom ...
Days after Marvel's Eternals debuted in North America, Chinese film observers are predicting that the film is highly likely to become the third Marvel superhero film that has no chance to be released in the Chinese mainland, following Black Widow ...
Anita, a biopic on legendary Hong Kong star Anita Mui, is set to premiere in the Chinese mainland on Friday. The film's eminent arrival has aroused strong nostalgia for the "daughter of Hong Kong" among Chinese moviegoers and many celebrities ...
War epic the Battle at Lake Changjin, the highest-grossing film worldwide in 2021, is scheduled to be released in Hong Kong and Macao on Thursday, the film's production team announced on Saturday.
The Wuzhen Scenic Area in East China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday night announced that it was temporarily closed after a visitor tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon.
In Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a local family has lived along the banks of the ancient Tarim River for seven generations.
Two months into a new semester and everything in the newly built unique school in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) has gradually fallen into place.
Another scandal related to Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has started trending on Chinese social media on Tuesday. This time, his agency has become embroiled in a lawsuit over contract violations.
The first multilateral conference for the protection of Asian cultural heritage, the Asian Dialogue for Cultural Heritage Conservation, was held on Wednesday in Beijing.
Hollywood sci-fi epic Dune has divided Chinese moviegoers, with some film observers saying that due to its literary nature it might be hard for the film to be a big success and restore the luster of Hollywood in China.
One might say that, the pandemic would have discouraged a lot of visitors to Wuzhen and it might by a "quiet" theater festival in 2021. But this year the lively holiday sentiment was still there.
The 2021 Beijing Ethnographic Film Festival launched by the Chinese National Museum of Ethnology kicked off at Renmin University of China in Beijing on Thursday.
Chinese war epic The Battle at Lake Changjin surpassed the 5 billion yuan ($ 782 million) mark at the Chinese mainland box office on Tuesday, its 20th day of screening, allowing it to overtake the sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth ...
More than 10,000 Chinese internet literature works have been released overseas as of 2020, becoming the biggest IP source for Chinese cultural works introduced to the world, according to a report on the international communication of Chinese Internet Literature released ...
Red lips, white skin… the trend of perusing the makeup used by Chinese women during different dynasties has been emerging recently. But what did Chinese women use for makeup thousands of years ago?
China's National Cultural Heritage Administration on Friday held a work report briefing about Yangshao culture, one of the earliest Neolithic cultures identified in China dating back to 5,000 to 7,000 years, for commemorating the centennial of the establishment of modern ...
