Ancient grottoes in southwest China survive, thrive via innovative measures

Wang Ge, 67 years old, is a representative inheritor of paper-cutting art, an intangible cultural heritage item at the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regional level.

A 600-year-old porcelain lamp unearthed in 2021 in Shanxi province has turned the spotlight on the technical skills and cultural practices of that era, when people blended fuels to keep their oil lamps burning long, clean and bright.

On Monday, the opening ceremony of the exhibition "A Century of Stewardship: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum" was held at the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Behold the grand spectacle of the Shui ethnic group's Duan Festival. Young men ride spirited horses, while women don elaborate outfits adorned with horsetail embroidery.

The Jebum-Gang Art Center, the first public cultural space in Xizang adapted from a historic building and the only mandala-style structure in Lhasa, now serves as a dynamic hub where centuries of Tibetan history and art converge with vibrant contemporary culture.

Known as a "living fossil" of Tibetan culture, Tibetan opera combines speech, singing, acting, dancing, and literature. Listed by UNESCO in 2009 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the art form is now gaining fresh vitality on the plateau with government support and heritage inheritors' dedication.

Zibo artisan who rediscovered lost tradition of making jiyouhuang colored glass seeks to make it more accessible, Yang Feiyue reports.

Gannangxiang Lusheng Festival draws crowds with glittering display of Miao culture and tradition

Miao painting tradition being given a makeover to enable its survival in the modern world, Yang Feiyue reports.

Craftswoman devotes herself to ethnic Mongolian art, launching her own brand to give 'gifts from a friend', Li Yingxue reports.

Balin Left Banner in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, known as the "hometown of broomcorn", has preserved a thousand-year-old weaving craft. Today, it features the "ten-step hand-weaving technique", a full industrial chain with over 100 products, creating local jobs and promoting heritage transmission through workshops, training centers, and school programs.

​Researchers in Zhucheng, east China's Shandong province, have identified an exceptionally large tyrannosaur femur fossil, measuring 1.21 meters in length.

The cultural relics conservation center's display area at the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing (Capital Museum East Branch) is about to open to the public.

On Aug. 6, an international delegation of nearly 70 foreign journalists visited Kecheng district of Quzhou, immersing themselves in the city's rich cultural heritage and dynamic development.

​An exhibition on intangible cultural heritage opened on Friday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, highlighting achievements in the preservation, inheritance and collaboration in the field.

An exhibition of seal carving art for the central axis of Beijing kicked off at the Forbidden City on Sunday, showcasing 200 pieces of seal carving artworks and 20 imperial seals from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

The Han-Wei Luoyang Ancient City Site Museum in Luoyang, showcasing over 1,300 sets of cultural relics, opened to public on Wednesday.

On Friday, Xixia Imperial Tombs achieved World Heritage site status during the ongoing 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in Paris.

China's Xixia Imperial Tombs were inscribed on the World Heritage List on Friday during UNESCO's 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France.

Exhibition reveals the scholarly and revered descendants of Confucius lived their daily lives with solemnity as well as humor.