On Wednesday, Casale shared insights with the Global Times into his creative journey, the inspiration behind his successful 2017 animation Snakes Have Legs, his perspective on AI's role in the creative process, and how his artistic works promote cultural exchanges between China and the US.

The Baotou Art Fair, the first ever in the North China city, is set to kick off on July 12, the organizer announced on Wednesday.

“The Adorned Body: French Fashion and Jewellery 1770–1910 from the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris” special exhibition kicked off at the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) on Wednesday, highlighting fascinating stories about the evolution of fashion in France and the dynamic interplay of cultures that has shaped fashion in France.

A digital figure named Zhao Boyun, dressed in a glossy gauze robe with a lotus pattern, was recreated by the Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang Province. Experts told the Global Times that this is the most complete restoration of South Song Dynasty (960-1127) male attire.

The 2024 G20 Young Entrepreneurs Global Summit recently opened in Brazil. With the theme of “Connecting Cultures, Promoting Business,” the summit aimed to promote solidarity and collaboration among young entrepreneurs worldwide, build a high-level and sustainable business environment, and inject vitality into the global economic development.

Recently, Black Jay and Congee Cake Jay, imitators of the famous Chinese singer Jay Chou, have caused heated discussion on the Internet. Black Jay has been conducting commercial performances in various bars nationwide, with one event charging as much as 6,000 yuan ($800) per ticket, while Congee Cake Jay has followed Jay Chou's concerts and sold pancakes in various places.

German baritone Matthias Georne will take part in the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's (SSO) Artist in Residence program for the 2024-25 season for two concerts, the orchestra noted when announcing the new projects for the season on Tuesday.

Both the Chinese men's and women's 3x3 basketball teams achieved great results at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters that concluded in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sunday, winning fourth and the runner-up, respectively. The men's team set a new season best, while the women's team advanced strongly despite missing their star player, Wang Lili.

The Colors of Imperial Textiles and Court Regalia in the Qing Dynasty Exhibition recently opened to the public at the Guardian Art Center in Beijing. Jointly organized by the Palace Museum and the Guardian Art Center, the exhibition showcases nearly 100 rare Qing Dynasty court embroidery and clothing relics, most of which are on display for the first time.

The original national opera March of the Volunteers will debut in Beijing on July 5-6. This opera artistically recreates the creation process of China's national anthem "March of the Volunteers" and highlights the significant influence of the Shanghai left-wing cultural movement on society and the public.

The return of artifacts looted by colonial forces has become a highlight of international affairs as more countries with lost heritage are raising their voices only to receive silence from certain museums in response. Why is it so difficult to return these stolen relics?

More than 70 works by young artists from both sides of the Taiwan Straits, including paper cutting, carvings, ceramics, and murals, went on display in Beijing on Tuesday as part of a program through which young people from both the Chinese mainland and the island of Taiwan gained mutual understanding, exchanged artistic insights and jointly inherited traditional Chinese culture.

With more than 80 films set to debut from June 1 to August 31, the Chinese mainland's summer mov-ie season has kicked off and is now entering the "run-up phase," Xiao Sujun, a film industry expert, told the Global Times.

Few people had foreseen a Chinese athlete could finish in the top three in an Ironman Triathlon European Championship. However, 36-year-old Miao Hao has proved it is possible.

The opening ceremony of the French Film Panorama in China was held at the French Embassy in China on Monday. Eight recent French feature films and one short film will be presented in ten cities across China, with the event concluding on August 31.

Including provinces like Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, the southern part of China is currently experiencing unprecedented extreme weather conditions. Downpours and floods, such nature's rages have not only threatened people's lives but also set challenges to the fragile yet precious immovable ancient architecture.

Editor's Note: In June 2023, at a key meeting on cultural inheritance and development in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping summarized five distinctive features of Chinese civilization, emphasizing its outstanding continuity, originality, unity, inclusiveness and peaceful nature. China's cultural missions in the new era are to further advance cultural prosperity, build a leading country in culture and foster the modern Chinese civilization, Xi said. To use Xi's own words: "Without full confidence in our culture, without a rich and prosperous culture, the Chinese nation will not be able to rejuvenate itself." One year on, Global Times reporters talked with experts, scholars and cultural workers, reviewing how efforts were made during the past year under the guidance of Xi's speech to shoulder the new cultural mission of further promoting cultural prosperity and developing a great culture in China and a modern Chinese civilization from a new starting point.

The artificial rain recently used for drought relief in Xuzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province on Friday night affected the audience's experience at Chinese singer Xue Zhiqian's concert, sparking widespread discussion. Officials from the Xuzhou meteorological administration explained the necessity and timing of this artificial rain operation on Saturday.

A new species of perleididae, an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Triassic period, was discovered in the limestone nodule strata dating back approximately 249 million years at the border of East China's Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, Chinanews.com reported on Sunday.

The solo exhibition Le jaune est une saison by Jonathan Bréchignac, winner of the 2023 Yishu 8 French Young Artists Award, is currently being held at the Yishu 8 Beijing Art House. The exhibition showcases the results of Bréchignac's two-month residency in Beijing: seven paintings and two sculptures created using pine pollen. The exhibition is set to run until July 14.

The 78th United Nations General Assembly has recently unanimously passed a resolution proposed by China to establish June 10 as the International Day of Dialogue among Civilizations.

With the mutual efforts of archaeologists from both China and Uzbekistan, an ancient settlement dating back to the 8th century BC was recently excavated in Uzbekistan, near the country's Surxondaryo river, also known as Surkhandarya.

The New Tao Te Ching, A Modern Reader, was recently published by SDX Joint Publishing Company, which is commonly known as Sanlian Press. This is the latest masterpiece by compiler Qian Ning, who published The New Analects: Confucius Reconstructed, A Modern Reader. Keeping China's Generation Z's craving for Chinese classics in mind, the publishing sector and scholars are stepping up efforts to offer more options on bookshelves. Qian told the Global Times that the Chinese readers need to deepen the understanding to Chinese classics.

Chinese characters such as Fan Xian from Joy of Life, Ye Xiu from The King's Avatar, and Klein Moretti from Lord of ­Mysteries will undergo a makeover and be extended into a range of derivative products such as trading cards thanks to the Yuewen IP in Paris Initiative.

Multiple activities were held on Sunday in Beijing, the Chinese capital and the only city in the world to have hosted both Summer and Winter Olympics, to celebrate Olympic Day ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympics.

Chinese martial arts TV series The Legend of Heroes, or Jin Yong's Marital Arts World, has debuted on various platforms including Netflix and YouTube, igniting the enthusiasm of overseas audiences for wuxia, or martial arts.

Dominique Filhol, the French director of Sino-French production "Valensole 1965," and lead actors Matthias Van Khache and Vahina Giocante graced the closing ceremony's red carpet on Saturday. The film debuted on June 15 at the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). Within 24 hours, all seats were sold out, highlighting its instant popularity among Chinese audiences.

The poetry-inspired dance performance A Mere Touch of Green-A Choreographed Portrait of A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers made its debut at the Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday. This production, based on the renowned Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) masterpiece painting A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains, is set to embark on a four-day show tour in Istanbul.

In passionate display of Irish Music, Irish dairy products, Irish cuisine and beverages, the Embassy of Ireland in China hosted open day - Discovering Ireland - in Beijing on Saturday, celebrating the 45th anniversary of Ireland-China diplomatic relations. Ireland's top diplomat in China told the Global Times that "the cultural exchanges between our two peoples are being deepened through various events."

New World Press and Rong Bao Zhai held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony on the opening day of the 30th Beijing International Book Fair. During the ceremony, they launched their collaborative work, Chinese Art Gallery, Qi Baishi and His Garden (Chinese-English bilingual edition).

The way young people spend money nowadays is intriguing. They won't pay two yuan (28 cents) for tissue in a restaurant, but they may spend more than 2,000 yuan on a concert ticket. On their way home, they walk to save 20 yuan in taxi fares but will still spend over 100 yuan on flowers, bread, and fruit. They are enthusiastic about cheaper substitutes, refusing to pay for brand and marketing premiums, but spend lavishly on things that catch their interest.

Video game Black Myth: Wukong has been leading on the weekly sales chart on global video game distribution platform Steam, beating Elden Ring and its latest downloadable content Shadow of the Erdtree. Despite not having officially launched, this phenomenal game adapted from the story of Monkey King has sparked a growing interest in its original story, even prompting players overseas to begin to read Journey to the West, upon which the game is based.

The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has been named "Culture City of East Asia 2025," according to a recent Xinhua News Agency report, which cited the Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR government.

A Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) silk robe was donated to the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) by the great-grandson of US missionary Watson McMillan Hayes, who played a key role in establishing the Shandong University in 1901 at the invitation of local officials. On Wednesday, the robe was allocated to the Shandong University Museum by the NCHA, reported the China News Service.

The English edition of The History and Sovereignty of the South China Sea Islands was officially released at the 2024 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) in Beijing on Thursday, China's most international book event.

China on Thursday launched a recommendation for the protection and return of cultural objects removed from colonial contexts or acquired by other unjustifiable or unethical means, winning a big applause from many countries which are seeking for more cooperation in solving this serious problem.

"They carried the sky. The whole atmosphere, they carried it, the humidity, the monsoons, the stink of fungus and decay, all of it, they carried gravity." Every one of us has things we carry, and I gradually realized this when reading the book The Things They Carried.

Chinese and foreign film enthusiasts on Wednesday interacted with Australian director Rolf de Heer, also member of the international jury for the Golden Goblet Award in main competition for 2024 Shanghai International Film Festival during the Focus Australia film showcase in Shanghai.

On Thursday, the Minhang District People's Court in Shanghai ruled in favor of nine concertgoers who bought tickets for a Fish Leong concert in May 2023, only to find their view completely obstructed by the load-bearing columns of the stage. The court ordered the event organizers to partially refund the plaintiffs.

A blockbuster exhibition titled Unveiling Sanxingdui of Ancient Shu Civilization will be held at the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing, Capital Museum East Branch, starting on June 27. Many exhibits will be displayed outside Southwest China's Sichuan Province for the first time, according to a media briefing at Beijing's Capital Museum on Tuesday.

The 2024 Open the Door to Art Summer Art Festival is scheduled to start on July 5 and run until August 31. The festival will feature 65 performances, 11 summer camps and 15 interactive events, according to the organizer, the Forbidden City Concert Hall, on Tuesday.

On Sunday, the Taikang Art Museum in Beijing launched Two Sides of One Coin: Reflections and Transformations, an exhibition set to run until the end of July.

Boasting a total of 220,000 books from China and abroad, the 2024 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off in Beijing on Wednesday. Since 1986, the BIBF has been the most international book event in China.

A new seminar, From Classroom to Exhibition Hall: A Multidimensional Perspective on Contemporary Chinese Art Teaching and Practice Seminar, was held on Thursday at the Phoenix Center. Curator Duan Shaofeng and artist Chen Xi gave keynote speeches on the exhibition Jumping into a Rabbit Hole: Chen Xi and Her Students, while curator Xiao Ge and artist Li Linlin gave speeches on the exhibition Echo: Dedicated to Alice.

Qi Liu is a graduate student of archaeology at Minzu University of China in Beijing. She has been doing excavation work and research with her advisor's team at the Mo'er Temple ruins in Kashi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

A Chinese historical TV series that is slated to premiere during the summer vacation has aroused interest with its marketing that showcased the elaborately crafted costumes representing one of the four renowned traditional Chinese weaving techniques.

The 10th of China's 24 solar terms, Xiazhi, or the Summer Solstice, falls on Friday. The longest day and shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, Xiazhi is also when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. After Xiazhi, the days begin to shorten and the nights gradually become longer.

More countries have expressed their willingness to join the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia (ACHA) to better cooperate on cultural heritage protection at the 2nd Council Meeting in Qingdao city, East China's Shandong Province, on Wednesday. They gave an active response to the China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative, while expressing hopes for more cultural exchanges to promote diversity and harmony among different civilizations.

The month-long campaign - Beijing Museum Month - came to a close on Tuesday, attracting a significant number of young visitors through interactive activities. Attending a press briefing at the Beijing Capital Museum on Tuesday, government officials, scholars, exhibitors and visitors told the Global Times that they are pleased to see more young people express their interest and take part in cultural activities.

In a world where borders often divide, music remains a universally unifying language. The Little Singers of Paris, a gem of French culture, has once again set foot on China's stages for a month-long tour.

A large-scale solo exhibition focusing on French artist Jean-François Rauzier's impressionist photographic series, Givernisme, was recently held in Beijing. The exhibition showcases the new "Giverny" series works, as well as Rauzier's classic city series.

The 17th Special Book Award of China, the country's top publication prize honoring foreign translators, writers, and publishers, revealed its 15 winners for the year in Beijing on Tuesday.

A significant portion of the Li Clan Ancestral Hall, known as the “First Ancestral Hall of Hakka,” in East China's Fujian Province, collapsed after six hours of water saturation due to heavy rain in the early hours on Sunday, with some artifacts buried under the debris.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has emphasized the need to strengthen support for the inheritance and protection of China's intangible cultural heritage, as well as enhancing research into the historical culture of ethnic minorities, thereby consolidating the sense of community for the Chinese nation. In recent years, the Jilin City Manchu Museum in Northeast China's Jilin Province has been delving and actively passing on intangible cultural heritage, integrating it into the lives of the people and continuously promoting the essence of Manchu history and culture through innovative development.

The Great Wall stands as a testament to the indomitable spirit and rich cultural heritage of China, as the ancient structure not only reflects the resilience and unity of the country but also plays a pivotal role in the revitalization of rural communities along its length.

The puppet show The Flower in the Mirror, a Sino-French collaborative creation, will premiere at Beijing Poly Theatre on June 21. As the third installment of QFunTheater's series, it is a stage presentation of cross-cultural exchange and integration between contemporary artists from China and France.

Over 300 renowned online writers, cartoonists, animators and short drama creators as well as other TV and drama creators participated in the 2024 China Literature Online Creation Conference in Huangshan, East China's Anhui Province, on Wednesday.

A modern dance performance inspired by a Song Dynasty (960-1279) artifact, a ceramic pillow shaped like a young boy, recently debuted in Baoding, North China's Hebei Province.

China's Pang Runzhi has etched her name in history by winning the Singapore Ladies Masters, becoming the first Chinese female golfer to claim victory in Singapore.

Over 780 precious artifacts from Egypt are set to be displayed at the Shanghai Museum from July 18 to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and Egypt.

The stage play Perfetti Sconosciuti, adapted from the Italian film of the same name, premiered recently at the National Centre for the Performing Arts and will embark on a nationwide tour. Since its first run last year, the play has garnered numerous accolades.

It is just his long religious name that signifies that the 14-year-old boy is a Living Buddha of Tibetan Buddhism.

In multiple novels written by Chinese ­martial arts novelist Jin Yong, there is an Emei Sect which is known for its almost all-female disciples who are skilled in an array of unique martial arts techniques. The sect is said to reside on Mount Emei in Southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The Charm of Tea Art – Exhibition of Yixing Excellent Purple Clay Teaware opened at the China Cultural Center in The Hague recently, attracting hundreds of guests from the cultural, tourism, and art sectors of China and the Netherlands. The exhibition is showcasing 30 outstanding Yixing purple clay teawares, which have been highly praised by visitors.

The south gate wall of Dapeng Fortress, a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) walled village in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, recently collapsed.

Thunderous applause erupts as the film ends. The cinema lights slowly brighten, illuminating the faces of audiences, many of whom have tears glistening in their eyes.

Beijing is now one of the cities with the most birdwatching activities worldwide and is advancing towards becoming the "Capital of Biodiversity."

The spring trio exhibitions at Beijing Gravity Art Museum—Yang Song's Yang Song: Speed, Light and Matter, Chen Songlin's solo exhibition Beyond A Declaration of Time, and Liu Danqi's window project The Distraction of the Bystander are nearing their conclusion.

A seminar on a new book of long-form journalism, The Umbrella of Creation: Chronicle of Copyright Protection for Chinese Written Works, a collection of stories on intellectual property rights protection over the past three decades, was held in Beijing on Thursday. Experts from the fields of literature, publishing and copyright find the book presents an important topic using an original structural model of reportage.

In Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as Beijing E-Town, drivers and pedestrians have started to get used to a new phenomenon: cars passing by without drivers, only passengers in.

As part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, the "Russian Heart" Cultural and Art Festival opened at Beijing Exhibition Center in Beijing on Friday. Artists and business leaders convened to develop business opportunities while exchange cultural heritage of the two countries.

A thunderous applause erupts as the film ends. The cinema lights slowly brighten, illuminating the faces of many audience, with tears of emotion glistening in their eyes.

The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) is set to commence on Friday with the premiere of much-anticipated documentary The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru. Over the course of ten days, a total of 461 films will be screened across 47 cinemas in the city, with more than 1,600 screenings planned, according to the committee.

Located in the Deqen Tibetan autonomous prefecture in South China's Yunnan Province, the Bronze Age Jicha site is associated with ancient metallurgy. Several new finds have recently been made at the site, unveiling the industry's role in production in ancient times.

The 30th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), one of China's largest book fairs with global participation, is scheduled to start on June 19.

The art exhibition Valle y Mar Sin Fin by Domènec Corbella recently opened in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province. Curated by Zeng Xi and Li Huashuai, the exhibition features 28 works from Corbella's Valley and Ocean series, which are deeply influenced by Chinese philosophy. The exhibition also incorporates an AI visual search engine, offering visitors a new tech-enhanced art experience.

The cast and crew of the expansive stage play The Unknown Heroes held a press conference at the National Centre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday. Commemorating the birth of the Communist Party of China, the play is scheduled to be staged from June 28 to July 1.

Chinese archaeologists have finished three phases of a deep sea archaeological investigation of two ancient shipwrecks from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in China's South China Sea, excavating over 900 cultural relics, the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) announced at a press conference on Thursday.

Experts and scholars from China and abroad kicked off visits to cultural relic sites in Xinjiang for further studies on Thursday after the conclusion of the international forum. The international forum titled "The History and Future of Xinjiang, China" held on Wednesday in Kashi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region gathered over 170 experts to exchange views about the archaeological findings from the excavated Mo'er Temple.

Chinese soccer's path forward lies in recognizing and learning from its past mistakes. An overreliance on experienced veterans and naturalized players has only provided temporary relief without addressing underlying issues.

“Isn't money just stored in the mobile phone?” Due to the development of the mobile internet and mobile payments, more and more children are not dealing with money physically. The digital native generation is paying, borrowing and saving (if they ever do) on their mobile phones.

Xiamen, a coastal city in East China's Fujian Province, is a place where modernity meets tradition, and natural beauty harmonizes with urban life.

Dragon boat racing will be featured as a demonstration sport at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games after the sport's first appearance on the Olympic stage at Tokyo 2020, according to International Canoe Federation President Thomas Konietzko.

The original musical Lights and Shadow recently premiered in Beijing. With its intricate youthful story and pleasant musical melody, it ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. The musical will be staged over six consecutive nights at the Shanghai People's Grand Theatre starting from Thursday, followed by a tour across the country.

Set to run until September, the Era of Encore exhibition has opened at the Beijing Times Art Museum. Focusing on the creations of artists born in the 1990s, the exhibition showcases 70 works from 32 artists. Twenty-six of the works were created specifically for this exhibition.

In the soft glow of the lights, ancient artifacts from Iran are displayed in a deep blue exhibition hall, each piece whispering tales of the distant and illustrious Persian civilization.

China's online novels have benefited from the booming short drama industry, the intellectual proper-ty (IP) adaptions as well as fast developing AI tools, according to the Online Creation Conference running from Wednesday and Thursday in Huangshan, East China's Anhui Province.

Since the beginning of 2024, the Chinese internet has been taken over by the adorable characters from the Japanese animated series Chiikawa, which has also quickly become a sensation among young people across the globe. From group chats to social media and even physical stores with merchandise collaborations, these characters have become a cultural phenomenon.

Kashi, a 1,000-year-old city in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, boasts a rich ethnic flavor and deep cultural heritage. The historically significant commercial hub on the ancient Silk Road, which continues to serve as a crucial junction for the economies and cultures of the East and West, welcomes guests from around the world.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize a whole spectrum of industries, some young women are exploring a unique application: training large language models to create virtual boyfriends. While this may seem therapeutic in a world awash with loneliness, it raises questions about the impact of generative AI on our ability to form genuine, human connections.

Chinese soccer fans have taken to social media to express their heartfelt gratitude to Singapore and its goalkeeper for their efforts to prevent Thailand's landslide victory, and for keeping China's World Cup hopes alive by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday.

The topic "Post-1990 founder brings Chinese tea to the world" began trending on social media recently after the founder of a new Chinese-style tea brand made headlines with his innovative ways of promoting the Chinese tea culture to the global stage.

In the western suburb of Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, nestled against the southern slope of Mount Wuzhuo, stand the majestic figures of the Yungang Grottoes, a testament to the enduring beauty of 1,000 years. These colossal Buddhas, towering and awe-inspiring, continue to draw a steady stream of visitors who come to witness the grandeur of this World Cultural Heritage site.

Beijing is funding urban and district level institutions with nearly 100 million yuan ($13.78 million) annually for the repair, protection, development and utilization of the Great Wall, according to the Beijing Daily.

An upcoming military TV drama Hai Tian Xiong Ying, or The Eagle over the Sea, will air this Tuesday evening on CCTV-1 prime time, with two episodes broadcast every Monday and Friday at 8 pm.

This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Peking Opera artist Cheng Yanqiu, one of the "Four Great Dan Actors." To honor his legacy, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, along with other institutions, recently co-hosted a series of memorial events in Beijing. These events spanned four days and concluded today.

The launch ceremony for Beidaihe·Butong Art Town was successfully held at Beijing's 798 Art Zone recently. This innovative project combines cutting-edge art concepts with professional exhibition spaces, merging culture and tourism to create an extraordinary narrative of art. It will be China's first immersive art experience park.

The Hong Kong Ballet (HKB) has announced its 2024-25 Season, which will mark its 45th anniversary with a series of exciting premieres and classic favorites. Highlights include the Asian premieres of The Wizard of Oz and Frida, the world premiere of The Butterfly Lovers, and a fresh new interpretation of Giselle.

The Chinese national soccer team is gearing up for a crucial away pitch World Cup qualifier against South Korea on Tuesday.

Revolving around the archaeological ruins called the Jincheng Xincun site, literally meaning the Jincheng New village site, an academic meeting was recently held in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province, during which new findings were discussed that show the site was once an urban center during the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206 BC).