Some 2,100 to 1,800 years ago in what is today's northwestern Pakistan, the Gandharan civilization produced sculptures of Buddha and other Buddhist figures with the features of Greek gods wrapped in aristocratic robes.
November 5, 2024
2024-11-05
The Chinese Book Reading Classroom at the Mongolian University of Life Sciences was inaugurated in Ulan Bator on Monday.
November 5, 2024
2024-11-05
Previously shortlisted in 2022, winning novelist's experiment with style finally clinches him the coveted prize.
November 4, 2024
2024-11-04
The 16th edition of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Prize will be held on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Beijing.
October 31, 2024
2024-10-31
It's been more than three decades since Sinologist Martin Kern studied at Peking University in the late 1980s under Yuan Xingpei, a well-known expert on classical Chinese literature.
October 25, 2024
2024-10-25
For centuries, Chinese poets have captured the stunning beauty of the Fuchun River in simple yet poetic words.
October 25, 2024
2024-10-25
The N Universe Science Fiction Awards, established by the China National Nuclear Corporation, announced its winners on Oct. 19 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, promoting China's atomic energy vision to domestic and international audiences.
October 24, 2024
2024-10-24
The N Universe Science Fiction Awards, established by the China National Nuclear Corporation, announced its winners on Oct. 19 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, promoting China's atomic energy vision to domestic and international audiences.
October 24, 2024
2024-10-24
The inaugural Tianwen Chinese Science Fiction Literature Contest handed out trophies to respective winners over the weekend in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
October 23, 2024
2024-10-23
The launch ceremony and compilation sharing session for the "Macao Gazetteer Series: Book of Geography" were held on Monday at the University of Macao.
October 22, 2024
2024-10-22
The world needs more exchanges, and literature can serve as a bridge, said Claudia Kaiser, vice president of the Frankfurt Book Fair, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua.
October 21, 2024
2024-10-21
October 18, 2024
2024-10-18
The Frankfurt Book Fair officially opened on Tuesday, highlighting a variety of genres and topics.
October 16, 2024
2024-10-16
China's preeminent sci-fi writer, Liu Cixin, opened a museum on Sunday during a cultural event held in his honor. At the event, Liu also shared his views on Chinese sci-fi's development and expressed his admiration for Elon Musk's futuristic endeavors of turning many visionary ideas into reality.
October 15, 2024
2024-10-15
China launched its first literary museum dedicated to Liu Cixin in Yangquan, Shanxi province, on Sunday.
October 15, 2024
2024-10-15
South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday.
October 11, 2024
2024-10-11
On Thursday, Yilin Press launched Yangguan Yu Fucha: Sun Ji Xiansheng De Zhixue Zhidao (To Observe from Above and Inspect from Below: Sun Ji's Way of Learning) at the National Museum of China to mark the 95th birth anniversary of Sun Ji, Chinese prestigious expert on cultural relics and archaeologist.
September 29, 2024
2024-09-29
A delegation of Chinese publishers showcased more than 700 volumes of premium Chinese books at the 2024 Indonesia International Book Fair.
September 26, 2024
2024-09-26
The "The Temple of Earth and Me" book fair, a side event of the 2024 Beijing Culture Forum, concluded on Monday. The event attracted 506,700 readers over 11 days.
September 24, 2024
2024-09-24
The scale of China's digital publishing industry reached 1.618 trillion yuan (about 228.89 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023.
September 23, 2024
2024-09-23
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