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China ramps up cultural push in new five-year development blueprint

March 11, 2026 2026-03-11

Romantic comedy "Wish You Well" premiered in Beijing on Jan. 28 as the first project from China Film Group's youth filmmaking initiative, exploring the emotional dilemmas of modern relationships.
February 1, 2026 2026-02-01
A 2,000-year-old gilt-bronze relic captures the "dragon-horse spirit," celebrating a spirit of endurance and strength as the Year of the Horse approaches.
February 4, 2026 2026-02-04
With the approach of the Spring Festival, shopping malls across Beijing have begun selling festive decorations.
February 3, 2026 2026-02-03
A Spring Festival cultural event was held in Lianhua Township, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Feb. 1, 2026.
February 3, 2026 2026-02-03
Organizers of the 2026 Spring Festival Gala have named Yiwu, the "world's small commodity capital" in Zhejiang province, as one of its branch venues.
January 30, 2026 2026-01-30
The total number of inter-regional passenger trips across China during the upcoming 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, known as chunyun, is expected to reach a record high of 9.5 billion, according to a press conference held on Thursday.
January 29, 2026 2026-01-29
​A groundbreaking archaeological discovery at an ancient site in central China's Henan province is reshaping views of prehistoric innovation, after an international research team uncovered clear evidence that early humans in East Asia were crafting sophisticated handled stone tools as early as 70,000 years ago.
January 29, 2026 2026-01-29
In the Chaoshan region of Guangdong province, rooftops are adorned with intricate displays made from colored porcelain fragments, creating stories in ceramic that last for generations.
January 28, 2026 2026-01-28
Gala Cinema, part of Broadway Circuit at Langham Place Mall, has become the first Hong Kong cinema to install a CLED screen, an advanced projection technology from the Chinese mainland.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
The Laba Festival, which is celebrated each year on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month with the custom of having Laba porridge, falls on Monday this year.
January 27, 2026 2026-01-27
Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Laba Festival that falls on Jan. 26 this year.
January 26, 2026 2026-01-26
As the Year of the Horse approaches, an exhibition exploring Spring Festival traditions opened on Tuesday at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum, also known as the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, in Beijing.
January 23, 2026 2026-01-23
​The China Wildlife Conservation Association on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement with Munich's Hellabrunn Zoo on giant panda conservation, under which two giant pandas from China will come to the zoo for a 10-year program.
January 22, 2026 2026-01-22
Universal Music Greater China announced the launch of Def Jam Recordings China in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Jan. 20, creating a dedicated platform for Chinese hip-hop and urban music.
January 22, 2026 2026-01-22
​In a small studio in east China's Shandong Province, the crisp, rhythmic ding-dang of a hammer strikes a persistent beat against the quiet hum in the street.
January 21, 2026 2026-01-21
​Chinese linguist and literary translator Guo Xiaojing was awarded the "Knight of Universal Culture" title on Saturday for her outstanding contributions to cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and Hungary.
January 18, 2026 2026-01-18
​Beijing saw a vibrant performance arts market in 2025, with annual revenues surpassing 5 billion yuan (about 713.5 million U.S. dollars) for the first time -- a year-on-year uptick of 27 percent, according to the municipal culture and tourism bureau.
January 17, 2026 2026-01-17
Two decades after a youth version of the Kunqu Opera masterpiece "The Peony Pavilion" debuted in Taipei, a special "campus youth" edition performed entirely by college students from the Chinese mainland was staged in Taiwan for the first time on Thursday.
January 16, 2026 2026-01-16
The China National Acrobatic Troupe claimed the Grand Prix at the Budapest International Circus Festival, which concluded late Monday with a gala performance marking the 30th anniversary of the event since its launch in 1996.
January 15, 2026 2026-01-15
The giant screen theater of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, which recently completed it's 13-month renovation, debuted a new "CINITY science" system. Equipped with a full acoustically transparent CLED screen, it hosted the global premiere of the large-format film "Horse Power" on Jan. 9.
January 12, 2026 2026-01-12
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