After shattering virtually every box-office record in Chinese film history, Ne Zha 2 has grossed 15.44 billion yuan ($2.13 billion) with 324 million admissions, making it the most-watched and highest-grossing film ever in China, according to ticketing platform Maoyan.
Director James Gunn says the film is especially for China which he cites as one of the most significant influences on his career, Xu Fan reports.
Percussionists and faculty members from more than 20 music schools joined in a weeklong art festival held in Tianjin, which kicked off on Saturday.
The re-staging of Rickshaw Boy, one of the classic theatrical productions by Beijing People's Art Theatre, premiered at the Capital Theatre on Friday and will run till Aug 3.
It is impossible not to reach for superlatives when describing China. Global economic power, huge landmass, fascinating history, captivating culture. And a sense that its time has come again. Imperial China: The Definitive Visual History has stunning imagery and photography gracing its well-written and informative pages.
Inspired by a prince's palatial residence, clothing designs reflect the stately architecture while blending contemporary styles, Yang Feiyue reports.
Evolution of life along the banks of the river in the spotlight, Yang Feiyue reports in Changsha.
From Virginia classrooms to excavating 3,000-year-old tombs in Beijing's heatwave, Virginia Commonwealth University junior Kaitlyn Jenkins experienced archaeology's front lines this summer — drenched in sweat.
On Saturday, Ballad of the Dulong River and Bronze Cowrie Containers, a new poetry collection, was launched during a Beijing seminar organized by Poetry Periodical, Yunnan Education Publishing House, and Yunnan Writers' Association.
In recent years, Chinese cultural appeal has shown encouraging momentum globally. Dong Zhiling, founder and president of Facewhite, a Tokyo-based film distribution company specializing in bringing Chinese films to Japanese audiences, stresses the importance of communicating stories in a language the audience can truly understand.
At Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan, a bamboo forest rises from the ground, its slender stalks etched with flowing Chinese calligraphy, surrounded by the quiet hum of robotic hands and mechanical dogs. Bamboo Rhyme, an outdoor installation, was unveiled as the centerpiece of Zhejiang Week at the China Pavilion this month.
Weaving through the remains of a centuries-old watchtower, an agile four-legged robot checked the "health" of the ancient structure at Shanhaiguan Pass — a historic section of the Great Wall in Qinhuangdao city, North China's Hebei province.