To celebrate International Chinese Language Day, the "Poetry Connects the World" event brings together Chinese and foreign guests to explore classical Chinese verse.

The Confucius Institute at Okan University in Istanbul, Türkiye, hosted a variety of activities to celebrate the International Chinese Language Day on Monday.

​The 2026 European Culture Street opened on Friday in the city of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, showcasing the diverse cultures of European countries to Chinese and overseas tourists.

​On World Book Day, which falls on 23 April, readers around the globe are reminded of the simple joy of opening a book. Established by UNESCO, the annual observance encourages people to discover the pleasure and power of books. But for regions beyond immediate reach, including parts of Africa, reading can also serve as a first encounter, a journey to places one has never physically visited.

The annual Cape Town Carnival 2026 kicked off in the legislative capital of South Africa on Saturday evening, with Chinese cultural elements emerging as a highlight of the festivities.

​Standing before a vivid landscape blending traditional Chinese brushwork with Pakistani cultural motifs, Ayesha Khan felt "as if two worlds are meeting on one canvas."

Spanish porcelain artist Jaume Ribalta aims to build a bridge between Chinese and Spanish cultures through his work.

​Yang Lin and Letizia Vallini, scholars with Tianjin-based Nankai University, feel profoundly inspired every time they read the China-related words by renowned Italian politician and jurist Piero Calamandrei.

​On International Museum Day, the National Museum in Yangon welcomed visitors with quiet excitement as children, families, students, and international travelers wandered through its storied halls.

​Italian museums seek to deepen dialogue with Chinese museums to facilitate mutual learning between civilizations, some curators and experts of renowned Italian museums have said.

Devoting more than six decades to the preservation and study of the music of the Mongolian ethnic group in China, Wu Lanjie, an 87-year-old Chinese musicologist and educator, has made significant contributions to the inheritance and development of the music.