Editor's Note: The rise of short-form video platforms, AIGC productions, and the global dominance of streaming services have sparked intense debate about the future of cinema. Is it in decline, or being redefined? Seeking insights on these pressing questions, Global Times reporter Chen Xi conducted exclusive interviews with three distinguished insiders: Zhang Ke, film scriptwriter of epic war trilogy The Volunteers and Dead to Rights; Wei Te-sheng, a renowned director and screenwriter; and Marco Müller, a veteran Italian critic, producer, and former artistic director of top international film festivals.

Soft orchestral music filled Studio A of Myanmar Radio and Television in Yangon, Myanmar, as voices rose in both Chinese and Myanmar verse, weaving together two literary traditions shaped by centuries of shared history.

Editor's Note: Among the many descriptions of China seen from the outside, the country has gained an increasingly prominent image for itself in 2025 as a "cool" place to visit and live, as reflected in multiple global surveys and in foreign vloggers' videos and comments. As the year draws to a close, the Global Times is launching the "Cool China" series to approach the most iconic events and phenomena of the year through the five senses. In this fourth installment, we will turn our attention to some of the cute furry bunny-eared elf creatures or toys, which have gone viral around the globe.

During an event celebrating the inclusion of China's "Hezhen Yimakan storytelling" to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity at the Tongjiang ICH digital exhibition hall in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on December 18, Wu Baochen, a national-level inheritor of the ICH, told reporters that Yimakan is the root and soul of the Hezhe people and that he looks forward to passing on the heritage to more young people in the future.

Basketball player Kyle Anderson's agency, Wasserman, released a statement on Wednesday on Sina Weibo and responded to rumors regarding his nationality, saying that recent media claims that Anderson has reverted to US citizenship based on the NBA website's tag are not true.

To the rhythm of lusheng woodwind pipes and the scent of sticky rice cakes, a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province celebrated its annual Dong New Year festival over the weekend -- an event that has become a gateway for global visitors.

Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has conducted 42 systematic archaeological excavations since 2021, unearthing key findings about human activity on the plateau dating back 100,000 years and solid evidence of long-standing cultural ties with central China, according to a press conference held on Tuesday.

Among the many descriptions of China seen from the outside, the country has gained an increasingly prominent image for itself in 2025 as a "cool" place to visit and live, as reflected in multiple global surveys and in foreign vloggers' videos and comments. As the year draws to a close, the Global Times is launching the "Cool China" series to approach the most iconic events and phenomena of the year through the five senses. In this installation, we invite you to embark on a culinary exploration of China, following the anticipated influx of international visitors in 2025, to experience the diverse regional cuisines across the country. Beyond the rich flavors, numerous touching stories await discovery.

"Chen Qingchen, Zheng Siwei, Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen have defined a golden era of Chinese badminton through their excellence, resilience and sportsmanship," Leeswadtrakul told the Global Times in an email interview.

Archaeological excavations at the Epang Palace have newly pinpointed the precise location of the southern edge of the palace's rammed-earth platform within the excavation area, confirmed that construction began atop continuous silt deposits, and for the first time clearly revealed the basic workflow used to ram the platform.

East China's Jiangsu Province has established a joint investigation team to conduct a comprehensive probe into the management of cultural relics at the Nanjing Museum, CCTV reported on Tuesday.

China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) has formed a working group to investigate issues related to the management of cultural relics at the Nanjing Museum, CCTV reported on Tuesday.

Partnerships between Chinese and Italian UNESCO World Heritage sites help deepen mutual understanding and hold great potential beyond co-hosting exhibitions, including sharing conservation experience and expanding academic exchanges, said Elisabetta Scungio, director of Italy's Villa d'Este, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua.

Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a significant Paleolithic site at an unprecedented altitude of 4,300 meters on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, offering fresh insights into early human migration and adaptability, according to a report by the Xinhua News Agency on Monday citing the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration.

The "Chen‑Xia Study," a special collection room dedicated to the books donated by the couple Chen Pingyuan and Xia Xiaohong, both professors from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University, officially opened at the Capital Library of China on Monday. Gathered in this space is the decades‑long accumulation of the two scholars, exuding a simple and elegant charm.

Among the many descriptions of China seen from the outside, the country has gained an increasingly prominent image for itself in 2025 as a “cool” place to visit and live, as reflected in multiple global surveys and in foreign vloggers' videos and comments. As the year draws to a close, we turn our gaze to the vibrant tapestry of China's new cultural forces – stories that have sparked surprises and pleasant experiences for both people living in the country and staying for a short visit, and even those who are only starting to get to know the true face of the country through online means and explore why China has, seemingly in a short while, taken on a cool shape. To capture this dynamism, the Global Times is launching the “Cool China” series to approach the most iconic events and phenomena of the year through the five senses. In this second installment, let's gaze upon the dazzling spectrum where technology empowers tradition, and witness how ancient heritages are being rekindled into a globally resonant, visually stunning language of “cool.”

A series of major archaeological discoveries at the Wuwangdun tomb in Huainan, East China's Anhui Province, is shedding new light on the ritual and musical civilization of the ancient state of Chu, offering rare insights into Chinese history from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-256BC) through the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) and the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220).

Online publications such as online games should use the standard spoken and written Chinese language as their basic language, according to the second draft of a revision to the Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language, which was further reviewed on Monday at the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

China's traditional villages have become the largest group of protected agricultural civilization heritage sites in the world. Rural civilization is the mainstay of the history of Chinese civilization, and villages are carriers of that civilization. These ancient villages, based on diverse styles of dwellings and scattered throughout the country, have developed their own unique character under the nurturing influence of local environments and culture. The wisdom of the harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, passed down for centuries, has in turn supported the lives of those who call these lands home, ultimately becoming a spiritual haven for villagers. In this series, the Global Times explores five types of unique and representative traditional villages around China to discover the secrets of their unceasing vitality. This is the fifth and final installment.

On the final day of the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals on Sunday, where the season champions were crowned, Team China secured both gold and silver in mixed doubles. The tournament began on December 17 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province.

Intermittent signals, lack of visibility, hairpin turns, and plunging gradients - on the serpentine mountain road of Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan Province, known locally as the "Heaven-Linking Avenue," autonomous driving technology is being subjected to one of its most unforgiving real-world tests.

Chinese tennis player Pang Renlong has been handed a 12-year ban and fined $110,000, with $70,000 suspended for fixing or attempting to fix matches, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Saturday (Beijing time).

Concert celebrating 26th anniv. of Macao's return to motherland held in Macao

SW China's ancient town revitalized through preservation

A total of 47 Nepali tourism professionals received certificates at the conclusion of a Chinese language training session here on Friday.

"Avatar: Fire and Ash," the third installment of the sci-fi epic, premiered on the Chinese mainland on Friday simultaneously with North America, accounting for as much as 46.5 percent of the day's total screenings across China and sparked mixed reactions among Chinese moviegoers.

While "Zootopia 2" continues to shatter box-office records across China, James Cameron's epic sci-fi film "Avatar: Fire and Ash" opened Friday in the Chinese mainland alongside its North American release.

On Thursday, a weekday afternoon, the Chaoyang District Library in Beijing was nearly full. Most of the 20 or so tables in one reading room were occupied by young people buried in their books, with some desks already piled high with reading materials. Those who didn't manage to secure a desk simply found a bench in the lobby, where they were engrossed in their reading.

By day, Beijing's Liangma River pulses with the energy of daily life: elderly residents walk their dogs, children ride bicycles, and young people glide by on skateboards. The moist scent of the river blends with the sounds of singing and drumming, filling the air with a lively urban spirit. But once night falls and the city's lights flicker on, the riverside transforms into a completely different world. Neon lights mingle with the water, conjuring a dreamlike ambiance. Steeped in centuries of history, Liangma River now uses artificial illumination to tell new stories of Beijing to both residents and visitors. As night falls, visitors board riverboats at the Blue Harbor Pier. The moment the boat sets off, both banks are instantly aglow, the lights cascading like galaxies, shimmering and flowing. The bridges of Maijia, Haoyun, Lanmeng, Liuli, and Guanlan, each with its own unique form and character, appear in dazzling succession, painting a fantastical scene reminiscent of Van Gogh's swirling starry skies. Architectural outlines are traced in bands of light, their reflections merging seamlessly with the water, melting into the night, so that one feels transported into a fairytale.

In the fiercely competitive global robotics industry, design has evolved beyond simple biomimicry. It now deeply integrates generative AI, embodied intelligence, and humanistic values. China, leveraging its vast application scenarios, complete industrial chains, and unique cultural context, is striving to shift from “catching up” to “defining” standards of robotic industrial design.

Archaeologists in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province have uncovered a prehistoric site dating back to 4,100 years ago. The discovery not only pushes the recorded history of civilization in Cixi, a county-level city administered by Ningbo, but also provides new materials for a deeper study of the region's prehistoric cultural development.

Dressed in an elegant Qipao and holding a delicate round fan, German traveler Lea Hoffmann strolled through a centuries-old water town in Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province.

Amid efforts to preserve the millennium-old traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges, advanced and accessible technology, including AI and VR, is injecting new vitality into the timeless craft.

The State Council on Tuesday issued the Regulation on Promoting Nationwide Reading, which will take effect from February 2026.

Before sunrise, Beijing parks look ordinary in winter - bare trees, empty benches, a few bundled-up early risers. But then, a melody begins to thread its way through the air, and suddenly the space is transformed. People gather, strangers become neighbors, and art fills the public space with possibility.

The Jiangjunguan section of the Great Wall, a historically strategic pass in Beijing's Pinggu district, is set to open to the public as early as the end of 2026, according to a recent Great Wall cultural salon held in the district. The move is part of the Chinese capital's efforts to revitalize the Great Wall's heritage as stipulated by the newly passed regulations on Great Wall protection. Beijing authorities recently passed regulations on Great Wall protection, providing legal safeguards to build a full-chain protection system that places equal emphasis on emergency reinforcement, preventive conservation, and research-based restoration of the Great Wall section in Beijing.

As temperatures have gradually dropped in recent days across China, topics such as "knitting scarves" and "crochet meetups" have gone trending on Chinese social media. Some people have even signed up for night classes to learn yarn crafts, embracing this traditional handiwork as a new way to relieve stress and express themselves. In the past, crocheting or knitting were mostly associated with older generations working at home. Today, however, people of all ages can be seen knitting anywhere, from airplanes and high-speed trains to cafés and community centers.

At just 17, Chinese breakdancer Guo Pu walked onto the floor of the 2025 World DanceSport Federation World Breaking Championships carrying more than personal ambition. She made history by winning China's first-ever world championship gold in women's breaking in Fukuoka, Japan, on December 13.

The Henan Provincial Archives have restored a rare century-old photograph of an early 20th-century revolution, recovering the fading visage of martyr Wu Shi, whose story has recently gained popular attention through a television drama, according to a press release that the archives sent to the Global Times on Wednesday.

Featuring more than 400 animal fossils, a new archaeological spot has recently been discovered within the Salawusu site in the city of Ordos, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Salawusu site is one of the earliest paleolithic sites discovered in China, with a history dating back at least 50,000 years.

Looking around the Dadonghai beach, one of the most popular beaches in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, one would be immediately caught by a noticeable number of Russian tourists chatting and enjoying the sun. Inside a nearby hotel's breakfast hall, the aroma of freshly baked blinis and buckwheat kasha mingles with the tropical scent of frangipani. At a dedicated "Russian Corner" with signage in both Chinese and Russian, guests are helping themselves to pickled herring, syrniki (cheese pancakes), and a selection of cured meats.

An immersive dance drama "Ancient Sound of Dunhuang" is staged in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 15, 2025. Blending elements drawn from the murals and sculptures of Dunhuang, the performance features elaborately designed stage, holographic display, and awe-inspiring dance.

Perched on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, a stone has captivated scholars by reshaping the narrative of early Chinese history. The Garitang Keshi, which can be translated as "Garitang Engraved Stone," has been identified as an authentic relic of the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). It records an imperial mission by Emperor Qinshihuang, who unified China for the first time, to seek the elixir of life from the mythical Kunlun Mountains. Scholars highlight the stone as a geographic anchor that places the legendary "Kunlun" near the source region of the Yellow River, making it irrefutable proof of the exchanges between the Central Plains and the plateau over 2,200 years ago. This series will illuminate how this stone embodies the interconnected nature of Chinese culture shaped by ethnic exchanges, decode the multidisciplinary science behind the find, and explore the evolving legend of the Kunlun myth. This third part of the trilogy attempts to explain how the cultural concept of Kunlun was born as well as its contribution to Chinese civilization.

When the National Film Administration announced on Saturday that China's 2025 box office had surged past the 50-billion-yuan ($7.08 billion) mark, it confirmed what industry observers had anticipated: a year of dual triumphs. This robust commercial milestone at home was mirrored by artistic recognition abroad, with Chinese films winning awards at international film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, and Venice. Yet beneath this success lies a more complex narrative and a pressing question: How does a cinematic powerhouse convert this momentum into sustained global resonance?

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 14, 2025 shows the historic Anitli neighborhood in Midyat, Mardin province, Türkiye. Anitli has been named one of the "Best Tourism Villages 2025" by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a designation expected to further boost the area's growing tourism momentum. It has preserved its natural charm and is home to historic landmarks that captivate visitors.

Two major Chinese archaeological projects exploring early civilization development have been selected for the major field archaeology discoveries showcase at the Shanghai Archaeology Forum, which opened Tuesday in Shanghai.

Ochre remains, dating back 18,000 years ago, were unearthed at the Fodongdi site in Lincang, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. Through research, Chinese paleontologists have found that these ochre relics depict the flexible utilization of stone resources by prehistoric humans in southwestern China during the Late Pleistocene, including their use in ritual activities.

The curtain fell on the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympics on Monday night at the Shenzhen Sports Center, closing a landmark edition of the Games that, for the first time, were jointly hosted by Guangdong Province and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.

China Science Publishing & Media Ltd published the Complete Collection of Gold and Silver Artifacts Unearthed in China on Sunday. Comprising 16 volumes, the collection includes 4,234 sets of unearthed gold and silver artifacts from the Bronze Age to the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. Archaeologist Qi Dongfang told the Global Times that the collection has brought together most of the gold and silver artifacts unearthed in China for the first time.

Accidentally unearthed during a water diversion project, two dinosaur egg fossils and a small section of dinosaur rib bone have been discovered in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province. Prior to this discovery, no dinosaur eggs or skeletal fossils had ever been discovered in the Hefei Basin.

Phantom Blade Zero, the latest Chinese AAA action game, debuted on Thursday at The Game Awards (TGA), an annual show in the video game industry similar to the Oscars, and it quickly drew international attention. By Monday, its newest trailer had surpassed 3.7 million views on YouTube, making it one of the most talked-about Chinese games recently.

In response to the reported allegations made by an athlete against a director at a training base in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, the Yunnan Provincial Sport Bureau (YPSB) has established an investigation team to carry out a comprehensive inquiry and will handle the matter in accordance with regulations and the law based on the findings, according to a statement issued by the YPSB on Monday.

Workers build giant snowman in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang

In a quiet corner of Guangzhou Polytechnic of Sports in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, a door slowly closes and a special competition begins with no spectators and no applause. This is a table tennis event for visually impaired athletes in the mass participation category at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the National Special Olympics, a competition that unfolds almost entirely in silence.

The FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup will be staged in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning Province for the first time, according to a launch event for the 2025-26 Shenyang ice and snow competitions on Sunday. The introduction of FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation) competitions marks a breakthrough for Liaoning Province, filling a long-standing gap in hosting top-tier international winter sports events.

Titled the "2025 Great Wall cultural salon," an event was recently launched in Beijing with a particular focus on the Great Wall heritages of the city's Pinggu district. The district's Great Wall sections are considered the most original and best-preserved part of the Great Wall in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

The opening of the 2025-26 season of China's top-tier basketball league Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) has led to an unexpected focus and the most talked-about rule change in years: the addition of an extra "potential game" after regulation play, widely dubbed the "fifth quarter."

On Saturday, as the nation mourned the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, a new television series, Man's Inhumanity to Man, made its solemn debut on Jiangsu TV and Chinese streaming site Youku. Nanjing is the capital of East China's Jiangsu Province. Its premiere coincided with the release of newly declassified Soviet archives on Japan's notorious Unit 731 - a grim synchronicity that underscores a persistent and urgent question: In an age of voluminous historical evidence, what is the unique burden and potential of art in confronting the depths of human evil?

China's 2025 cinema box office surpassed 50 billion yuan (more than 7 billion U.S. dollars) on Saturday -- a symbolic milestone that analysts say underscores a banner year for animation, which now accounts for nearly half of the market's revenue.

December 13 is China's 12th National Memorial Day for the Nanjing Massacre Victims. This special issue features some family letters, which contain the blood and tears of survivors' accusations, the loyalty, courage, and cries of Nanjing's defenders, the righteous assistance of international friends, the determined efforts of Chinese and foreigners alike to spread the historical truth, and, even more, the radiant humanity that transcends time and space.

Guests jointly launch the 2025 Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Tourism Festival in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 11, 2025.

Editor's Note: As China prepares to commemorate on Saturday the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims, internationally acclaimed sculptor Wu Weishan (Wu) has donated the precious drafts of his landmark theme sculptures for the expansion project of the Memorial Hall for Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders to the memorial hall itself. In an exclusive interview with Global Times (GT) reporters Li Qian, Zhang Ni and Liu Yating, Wu shared his emotional journey of creating these works as a tribute to the Nanjing Massacre victims and a call for justice and peace. Wu is also vice chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, and vice chairman of the China Artists Association.

On a cool morning at the Para-Special Olympics venue in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, spectators gathered around an unlikely celebrity: a six-legged robotic dog. The machine paced methodically along the edge of the javelin field, waiting for the next throw.

As part of the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Colombia and China, the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in China hosted the opening ceremony of an exhibition titled Young Art In Colombia: Two Perspectives in Beijing on December 11. Sergio Fausto Cabrera Cárdenas, ambassador of Colombia to China told the Global Times on Thursday that 2025 has been a great year for promoting Colombia's image.

On the occasion of King Felipe VI of Spain and his wife Queen Letizia's recent state visit to China, the Cervantes Institute organized a poetry-themed event dedicated to the poets Antonio Machado, an outstanding Spanish poet, and Xue Tao, one of "the four great female poets of the Tang Dynasty," in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Recently, Chinese archaeologists discovered a newly identified section of a Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) path measuring approximately 13 kilometers in length, in Yulin, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. This key finding provides important archaeological evidence for confirming the overall route of this state-level thoroughfare that was ordered to be built by Emperor Qinshihuang, Lei Qingqing, a researcher at Yulin's institute of cultural relics protection and research, told the Global Times on Thursday.

China's nomination of “Hezhen Yimakan” passed the evaluation and was transferred from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday at the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in New Delhi, India, according to CCTV News.

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at its 20th regular session decided to transfer China's "Hezhen Yimakan storytelling" from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

China has achieved important results in advancing the work related to the 10-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River, promoting the protection of aquatic life, resettling fishermen who have given up fishing, and contributing to ecological conservation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Wednesday.

At six in the morning, before the break of dawn, the aroma of food is already wafting through Caowa Market in Linyi, East China's Shandong Province. In an iron wok, pan-fried buns sizzle in the bubbling oil, their golden crusts covered in tiny blisters. Bite into one, and the hot, juicy filling makes visitors wince with the heat, but they cannot bear to let go. In the winter chill, steam rises from the stalls and drifts among the crowds.

While attending events in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, the internationally acclaimed director James Cameron kept returning to a single, powerful theme: resonance. Resonance between his films and audiences around the world; resonance between humanity and the natural world.

Among the many descriptions of China seen from the outside, the country has gained an increasingly prominent image for itself in 2025 as a "cool" place to visit and live, as reflected in multiple global surveys and in foreign vloggers' videos and comments. As the year draws to a close, we turn our gaze to the vibrant tapestry of China's new cultural forces - stories that have sparked surprises and pleasant experiences for both people living in the country and staying for a short visit, and even those who are only starting to get to know the true face of the country through online means - and explore why China has, seemingly in a short while, taken on a cool shape. To capture this dynamism, the Global Times is launching the "Cool China" series to approach the most iconic events and phenomena of the year through the five senses. In this first installment let's hear the thunderous cheers from the pitches of the Jiangsu City Football League and the booming vitality of mass sports.

Today, domestic cats have long become one of the most common pets in Chinese households, in both cities and rural areas. Yet a newly published study of ancient DNA reminds us that the "era of domestic cats" in China may have begun much later than previously imagined.

An exhibition showcasing Tsinghua University's research and design work inspired by the ancient art of Dunhuang opened Monday at UN headquarters.

China's sprint legend Su Bingtian has announced his retirement after a 21-year career. The Asian 100m record-holder leaves the sport with a 9.83-second legacy that inspired a generation.

Perched on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, a stone has captivated scholars by reshaping the narrative of early Chinese history. The Garitang Keshi, which can be translated as "Garitang Engraved Stone," has been identified as an authentic relic of the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). It records an imperial mission by Emperor Qinshihuang, who unified China for the first time, to seek the elixir of life from the mythical Kunlun Mountains. Scholars highlight the stone as a geographic anchor that places the legendary "Kunlun" near the source region of the Yellow River, making it irrefutable proof of the exchanges between the Central Plains and the plateau over 2,200 years ago. This series will illuminate how this stone embodies the interconnected nature of Chinese culture shaped by ethnic exchanges, decode the multidisciplinary science behind the find, and explore the evolving legend of the Kunlun myth. This second part of the trilogy attempts to shine a light on archaeological exploration and research, and reveal how the secrets of this stone were revealed.

Feng Fei, Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, met on Monday in Sanya with James Cameron, director of the film Avatar 3, and his delegation, who were attending the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival, reported the Hainan Daily.

After being named the Women's Rising Star during the World Athletics Awards 2025 in Monaco, China's hammer throw athlete Zhang Jiale told the Global Times that she hoped to contribute more to Chinese athletics.

The Chinese premiere of the much-anticipated sci-fi epic Avatar 3 was held as a special event of the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival on Monday afternoon. Director James Cameron, lead actress Zoe Saldaña and Chinese dubbing stars including Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xuan, Deng Chao and Sun Li graced the occasion, engaging audiences in a pre-screening dialogue.

Crosstalk comedy performance in north China's Tianjin

"Dun" means grand, and "Huang" means prosperous. In the eyes of the ancients, Dunhuang was a magnificent and flourishing place. The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, which date back to 366 AD, bore witness to the exchange and mutual learning of the diverse civilizations along the ancient Silk Road, making them carriers of the wisdom of the Chinese nation. In this role, they have inspired admiration and fascination in countless scholars and artists from both China and abroad.

China's snow sports athletes delivered a surge of momentum toward the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on Saturday in Beijing, capturing multiple World Cup titles just hours before the Milan-Cortina Olympic torch began its 63-day journey across Italy. The wins, spanning snowboard big air, freestyle skiing aerials, and halfpipe, marked one of the strongest collective statements from China's winter sports team this season as preparations enter a decisive phase.

Chinese Super League (CSL) giants Beijing Guoan delivered a commanding 3-0 victory over Henan FC to lift their fifth Chinese FA Cup title on Saturday night in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province. In doing so, they ended a seven-year trophy drought, erasing this season's mounting frustrations and igniting a spark for the club's new season.

Rabbit cop Judy Hopps and sly fox Nick Wilde are not just cute, but also good at winning hearts around the world, especially in China.

More than 20 vertebrate track fossils, including multiple dinosaur footprints estimated to be about 200 million years old, have been identified on a rock wall in Dujiangyan, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, marking the first discovery of dinosaur track fossils in the region, according to a preliminary investigation by a research team led by Xing Lida, a dinosaur expert and an associate professor at the China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

A close look at Dujiangyan irrigation system in Chengdu, China

Multiple grain storage pits dating back more than 4,000 years were discovered in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, which offer fresh evidence for the study of early civilization in that area, according to archaeologists.

The Romanian Cultural Institute staged a classical music concert titled "Extraordinary Concert 'George Enescu '70'" in Beijing on November 30.

The Russian Cultural Center in Beijing and the Tula State Pedagogical University jointly hosted the International Forum of Alumni of Soviet and Russian Universities in Beijing on December 2 and 3.

Kazakhstan has tripled its investment in education and science and will continue strengthening the role of artificial intelligence through global academic cooperation, which was recently announced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan.

As a Beijing-based skier with a decade of experience, Zhang Zhizhi used to make an annual winter ski trip with his family to Niseko, Hokkaido in Japan. This year, however, flight disruptions made him hesitate when booking accommodations.

Lin Rigeng, or Uncle A Geng as he is fondly called by many, was born and raised in Hongkeng village in Longyan, East China's Fujian Province. The 75-year-old man recently developed vocal cord polyps from talking too much with tourists and has just undergone surgery. Despite this, he still tirelessly greets the flood of visitors to the village as a local guide whose Hakka tales are undimmed by his husky voice.

Recent excavations at the Luojiahe site in Chunhua County, Xianyang in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province have revealed the 4,800-4,200 year-old ruin belongs to the Phase II of the Miaodigou culture from the early Longshan period, archaeologists from The Xianyang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology told the Global Times on Thursday.

The General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) on Thursday released a circular on the measures for further promoting reform and development of basketball in the country, stressing that advancing basketball reform is essential to building China into a leading sporting nation and to addressing long-standing issues in the sector.

Two Chinese dancers are taking prominent roles in the Norwegian National Ballet's traditional Christmas production of "The Nutcracker." Last Saturday, Chinese dancer Dingkai Bai, a member of the Norwegian National Ballet, performed as the Nutcracker Prince, while Raymond Bai, a student at the Norwegian National Ballet School, portrayed Fritz, Clara's younger brother -- with Clara being the young girl whose Christmas Eve dream lies at the heart of the story.

French artist Bernar Venet donated his iconic sculpture to China as a demonstration of the cultural friendship between China and France, at a ceremony attended by visiting French Culture Minister Rachida Dati on Wednesday.

Perched on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, a stone has captivated scholars by reshaping the narrative of early Chinese history. The Garitang Keshi, which can be translated as “Garitang Engraved Stone,” has been identified as an authentic relic of the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). It records an imperial mission by Emperor Qinshihuang, who unified China for the first time, to seek the elixir of life from the mythical Kunlun Mountains. Scholars highlight the stone as a geographic anchor that places the legendary “Kunlun” near the source region of the Yellow River, making it irrefutable proof of the exchanges between the Central Plains and the plateau over 2,200 years ago. This series will illuminate how this stone embodies the interconnected nature of Chinese culture shaped by ethnic exchanges, decode the multidisciplinary science behind the find, and explore the evolving legend of the Kunlun myth. The is the first installment of the trilogy.

A Chinese research team has used advanced scientific techniques to analyze foil artifacts dating to the 6th to 3rd centuries BC unearthed in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, revealing the hidden picture of raw-material circulation, craftsmanship characteristics, and cultural exchange behind these precious artifacts.

For He Guofeng, a 50-year-old musician born and raised in Yulin, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, he was somewhat hurt by a netizen's comment labeling him a “layman of Shaanbei music", because he had devoted nearly three decades to innovating the very tradition he was said to know too little about.