About 20 ruins that were once possibly dams have been discovered at the Liangzhu Ruins in East China's Zhejiang Province. The finds are set to advance China's archaeological research on water conservancy systems, Chinese archaeologists said at a conference held ...
The 2023 Beijing Reading Annual Festival kicked off at the Capital Library of China on Tuesday. As part of China's national reading campaign, the festival aims to promote key publications in history, culture and development of the country among the ...
A recent interview with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in which he urged the British Museum to return the Elgin Marbles, has ignited a fervent response on Chinese social media, echoing a deep-seated desire for the British Museum to ...
The recent boom of Chinese micro-drama platforms abroad, led by ReelShort, marks a notable development, with app downloads even surpassing TikTok. A recent survey shows that a majority of app users were female, reflecting the powerful “sheconomy” not only in ...
Chinese authorities vow to use innovative, high-tech measures to strengthen cultural heritage protection, officials and experts said at the national cultural relics and technology conference on Friday afternoon.
The 9th China International Copyright Expo, scheduled to take place in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, from Thursday to Saturday, promises a myriad of digital experiences and interactive showcases. Among the innovative features of this edition is the first introduction ...
Despite receiving many menacing threats that he had to wear bulletproof vest to work, Evan Kail, a 34-year-old American pawnshop owner and TikTok vlogger, said he has never regretted for his decision to donate an album containing photos of atrocities ...
Micro-dramas on online platforms have experienced a rapid growth in the Chinese market over the past two years. Industry predictions estimate that the market value of micro-dramas will approach 25 billion yuan ($3.47 billion) in 2023.
Documentary No Poverty Land: A Vast Expanse, which shows the full face of Northwest China's Xin-jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, recently premiered on Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Company's (TVB) Jade Channel, bringing in impressive viewership ...
"We advocate harmony and inclusiveness, and promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations…" Six young individuals, representing different countries, ethnicities and cultures, echoed the Hehe World Initiative during the recently concluded 2023 Global Forum on Hehe Culture.
China's film authority on Tuesday night announced the box office in China in 2023 has so far exceeded 50 billion yuan ($6.85 billion). Breaking it down, the box office of domestic films reached 41.7 billion yuan, accounting for 83.4 percent.
The China Academy of Art has welcomed the celebration of its 95th anniversary since its establishment in the recently inaugurated Liangzhu campus in East China's Zhejiang Province. As the nation's first comprehensive national institution for higher artistic education, the art ...
As November kicks in, Hollywood is gearing up for an intensive release period with four major films set to hit Chinese theaters, which film critics said could bring strong support for the home stretch of the annual box office both ...
The harmony and peace seen in China's time-honored Hehe culture is needed now more than ever in today's world, which is suffering from dreadful conflicts and tense wars, said experts and officials from China and abroad at the 2023 Global ...
Archaeologists will perform desalination on the Nanhai (South China Sea) No.1, the shipwreck of a cargo ship from the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and remove caissons for permanent protection, an expert from the Maritime Silk Road Museum of Guangdong in Yangjiang, ...
The 19th Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF) and the Chinese American Television Festival (CATF) kicked off on Thursday in Los Angeles, the US, contributing to a close cultural exchange between the world's two largest film markets.
The increasing trend of remaking Chinese TV and film productions for international audiences reflects a growing interest in and demand for Chinese content worldwide. This phenomenon, where Chinese dramas and movies are being adapted for foreign markets, signifies an acceleration ...
Aiming to connect two of world's largest film markets, the 19th Chinese American Film Festival and the Chinese American Television Festival is scheduled to kick off on Thursday.
Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra amazed Chinese audiences at the newly established Beijing Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday evening, becoming the first international mega-orchestra to perform at the venue.
Hengdian, known as "China's Hollywood," as it is the world's largest film and TV base, aims to promote itself and its vast film and TV productions through the Hengdian Film and TV Festival on Thursday and Friday in East China's ...
Hustle and bustle at the global Wuzhen Theater Festival marked the return of the event on October 19 amid its 10th anniversary. Tickets to the festival, which is meant to run until October 29, were sold out in just half ...
On Thursday, more details were revealed about two world-class archaeological discoveries - two ancient shipwrecks found at a depth of over 1,000 meters in the South China Sea.
China hosted a grand banquet that welcomed guests from around the world on Tuesday night on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF). The banquet's decor, menu and music were meticulously designed, which experts ...
The 6th Taihe Forum kicked off at the Palace Museum on Monday. Wang Xudong, director of the Palace Museum, stated during the opening ceremony that the museum has digitized over 900,000 items from its collection, establishing a vast digital resource ...
Seven ancient stone columns from the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, in Beijing, which had been lost overseas for over a century, were officially returned to their homeland. They made their debut on Friday at the opening ceremony of the ...
The Yangtze River, China's longest river, known as the "mother river," has nurtured a millennia-old cultural heritage. It stands as a representative symbol of the Chinese nation and an iconic emblem of Chinese civilization. How to protect, inherit, and promote ...
An art exchange exhibition between China and North Korea is ongoing at the Mansudae Art Museum in Beijing's 798 Art Zone. It kicked off for the 798 Art Festival ahead of China's National Day.
In a recent official promotional video on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, Chinese influencer Li Ziqi made an appearance after a two-year hiatus, sparking speculation among netizens that she might make a formal comeback on the platform. This topic ...
China's eight-day Golden Week holiday concluded with a total box office of 2.734 billion yuan ($380 million), the fourth highest box office in the period's history. The total number of tickets sold exceeded 65.114 million, showing an impressive 80 percent ...
A treasure trove of exquisite imperial artifacts, including the imperial edict of Emperor Zhangzong of the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) as well as a large-scale architectural foundation that has been preliminarily determined to be a royal temple site, was unearthed for ...
"Clear and solemn." These are the two words that came after I watched the film The Volunteers: To The War during a pre-screening in Beijing on Tuesday.
In the wake of the approximately 2,000 artifacts stolen from the British Museum, another museum in Cologne, Germany, was robbed, resulting in the loss of valuable Chinese porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Calls for the return of looted ...
The opening ceremony for a new exhibition called Love Luxury Beauty in Classic Antiquity was held at the National Library of China on Monday as a promotion for cultural exchanges between Italy and China.
In many cities across China, cultural zones of various sizes and styles that have been transformed from factories or warehouses are becoming the perfect vacation spots for many young people. As cities undergo renewal and transformation, more buildings are silently ...
Editor's note: The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, Southwest China's Yunnan Province was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list on Sunday during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi ...
The Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er were inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list on Sunday during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total ...
At the Urumqi Diwopu International Airport in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, dancers from both the South African Elvis Sibeko Studios and the Xinjiang Art Theater share dance moves. Despite the language barrier, they expressed their excitement after participating ...
The film Pathfinders commenced shooting a year ago on the anniversary when Qu Qiubai, an early Communist Party of China (CPC) leader and a revolutionary hero, was executed by soldiers of the Kuomintang in Changting, East China's Fujian Province.
A total of 18 films have been nominated for the 19th Beijing International Sports Film Week, which marks the first anniversary of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and the 15th anniversary of the Beijing 2008 Olympic and ...
Antique collectors and traders from both domestic and international origins are converging in Beijing in September to exchange stories and conduct trades related to antiques. This gathering is taking place during a cultural fair that opened on Thursday and combines ...
With a new-born baby in her arms, Ratsizakaina Isaia Herimialy (Herimialy), a Madagascan woman, still cannot believe just how much her life has changed thanks to her experiences and adventures at the Confucius Institute (CI).
Before becoming teachers at Luban Workshop, Gao Yang and her husband Jiang Jiang had been teaching in Ethiopia for nearly 10 years. They told the Global Times that Ethiopia has become their second home, and it is the local students' ...
Editor's Note: Over a decade ago, two young African women from Gabon and Tanzania flew for over 20 hours and arrived in China, the country best known in Africa for its fast development and ancient history. They learnt Chinese and ...
The animated summer hit, Chang'an San Wan Li, or 30,000 Miles from Chang'an, set a new record by reaching a total of more than 1.8 billion yuan ($249 million) in early September, which it earned through solid word-of-mouth not only ...
Imagine your car almost being overturned by a wild elephant, barely escaping a lion attack, or having food snatched from your hands by a wily baboon. This is the stuff of unbelievable adventure that is as dynamic as are the ...
Chinese and British paleontologists have rewritten the description of a kind of arthropod that can be traced back to 520 million years ago, refreshing the evolutionary process of the ancient animal, according to the Institute of Paleontology at Yunnan University ...
A film and a television drama are set to commemorate the 130th anniversary of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong's birth later this year. Production on the film Qia Tongxue Shaonian (Lit: When We Were Young) is underway. The film's director ...
The summer in China is hot, but China's theaters are even hotter than the summer heat as the world's largest film market has earned a record 15 billion yuan ($2 billion) as of Monday evening. The box office keeps surging ...
The National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) recently issued a notice, outlining preparations for the fourth national cultural relics census. This effort aims to comprehensively assess the country's cultural heritage and contribute to more effective protection and utilization, an expert told ...
For the first time in 63 years, both the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have gone on strike simultaneously, leading to a massive loss of at least several billion dollars ...
The theaters in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are bustling with crowds of people who have come from all over the country to attend the 6th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival.
Chinese President Xi Jinping not only greatly values culture, he has also developed a profound understanding of it. For him, culture plays a unique and irreplaceable role in the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the building of a global community ...
Liu Zhonghan, 76, never imagined that the emotion he expresses in "Ah! Kuliang," a 1,800-word essay he wrote 31 years ago, would spread the story of the Gardner couple far and wide, and created a profound connection between himself and ...
The 6th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival kicked off in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday. The festival showcased outstanding troupes from 11 countries and regions, including Russia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Thailand and South Africa, in the ...
Snowflakes fell gently outside the window, as old man Donald MacInnis from the US leaned back on his rocking chair and closed his eyes peacefully. Before his passing, he held the letters from his second hometown - Fuzhou, East China's ...
Chinese organizers on Wednesday announced the shortlist for the Orchid Awards, an event committed to promoting international cultural dialogue and exchanges.
Chinese archaeologists have discovered more than 150 Paleolithic sites along one of the branches of Yellow River, tracing the history of ancient human activities in the region back to about 600,000 years ago, according to the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage ...
The story of Kuliang is a resemblance of how the two civilizations of China and the US should coexist to benefit their people. It is not just a Chinese story or an American story, but a story belonging to all ...
The 2023 Maritime Silk Road International Documentary Film Festival came to an end in Quanzhou, East China's Fujian Province on Thursday, with over 400 industry insiders from both home and abroad sharing their ideas on how to build a better ...
The year 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the China-proposed 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR). To accentuate the plan's cross-cultural scope, an MSR film festival was launched for the first time in Quanzhou, East China's Fujian Province, on Monday. ...
A ceremony was held in Beijing on Saturday to mark the release of A concise history of the Communist Party of China in multiple languages including Russian, French, Spanish, German, Arabic and Italian, commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the CPC's ...
Construction on China's first deep-sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relic archaeological vessel officially began in Nansha, Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday. The ship is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2025, CCTV reported on ...
The just-concluded Dragon Boat Festival film period achieved astonishing results at the Chinese mainland box office by grossing 909 million yuan ($127 million) in three days, the second-highest earnings for the holiday, the China Film Administration announced on Sunday.
"Boom, boom, one, two, boom, boom, one, two..." As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the waters of many rivers and creeks in South China's Guangdong Province have once again come alive with the sounds of drumming and cheering after the ...
Chinese film data analysts say the current strong pre-sales for the Dragon Boat Festival holiday (June 22-24) demonstrate the strength and healthy recovery of the Chinese market.
All 45 Olympic committees from Asian countries and regions have registered to participate in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, making it the largest delegation in history, official said at a press conference of the State Council ...
With the start of the 100-day countdown to the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday, the Asian Games flame will be lit at the ancient Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu, igniting the spark of anticipation of ...
An exhibition about China's Yungang Grottoes kicked off at Waseda University in Japan earlier in June, marking the first time art from the World Heritage Site has been displayed in another country in the past five years.
The second issue of the Xivilization series focuses on Xi's call for preserving and inheriting the brilliant, ancient Chinese civilization, and how the traditional culture and Marxism combine to contribute to building Chinese modernization.
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.
