2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (420+ words) From skin cream and cloth dye to metro trains and musical shows, a new exhibition at Shanghai History Museum, Shanghai — Hamburg: A Tale of Two Cities traces the relationship between China and Germany. Running through Oct 18, the exhibition has been…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (365+ words) Two exhibitions opening at the same time at the Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum on July 18 present a dialogue of materials between glass and porcelain, as well as the cultures of China and Italy. The exhibition Worlds Within a Glaze: Ming…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (359+ words) The second season of When You Are Old, a six-episode documentary on older people in China, is sparking discussions on lesser seen aspects of daily life for the elderly. Following a successful first season, the second season is produced by…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (269+ words) TAIPEI -- Two red pandas gifted by Shanghai Zoo made their public debut at Taipei Zoo this week, drawing enthusiastic crowds even though the island's authorities rejected a Shanghai delegation's applications to attend the welcoming ceremony. The three-year-old male, Le Le,…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (744+ words) "The deeper I dig, the more fascinating it becomes," says Aydar Mirkamal, a professor at Xinjiang University's School of Chinese Language and Literature. The 53-year-old scholar has spent two decades deciphering Huihu (Old Uygur) manuscripts, a niche field that sheds…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (567+ words) A new national regulation on cultural relics aims to ensure data security while promoting the dynamic development and wider use of digital cultural heritage resources, officials from the National Cultural Heritage Administration said at a news conference in Beijing on…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (607+ words) VIENNA — "Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata unfolds a tranquil, brooding atmosphere through rich harmonies, while the Chinese classic Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon paints an elegant Eastern landscape with flowing pentatonic melodies. Both pieces depict moonlight, yet they speak entirely different musical…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (447+ words) At a special Beijing screening of the space drama The Decisive Moment ahead of its release, science fiction author Liu Cixin sat in the audience alongside a group of aerospace scientists who had served as consultants on the film. By…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (266+ words) In China, there is a well-known idiom: "The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each displaying their own special powers." Today, the idiom is widely used to describe people drawing on their own strengths to accomplish a common goal. Yet, despite…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (267+ words) To the sound of resonant singing and beating drums, performers in colorful Tibetan costumes and yellow masks take to the stage daily in Tashi Chodan, a community in Lhoka, Xizang autonomous region. Known as the "first village of Tibetan opera…...