Communities across China have marked the Mid-Autumn Festival with cultural performances, lantern displays, traditional foods and family gatherings, celebrating one of the country’s most important traditional festivals. Festivities were staged in cities and communities across the country, showcasing customs associated with the occasion, including moon viewing, lantern displays and the sharing of mooncakes. The festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Ch

Minor spoilers ahead Once Upon a Time in the Middle East is, at its heart, a reminder of how quickly ordinary lives can be consumed by war. Set against the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, the film shifts attention away from soldiers and geopolitics and towards civilians caught in the conflict. Its message is particularly powerful when it comes to children: they should have the chance to determine their own futures rather than inherit the consequences of decisions made by adults

An exhibition celebrating the relationship between music and traditional Chinese art has opened in New York, offering visitors an immersive look at China's cultural heritage. Titled "The Unheard Melody: Exhibition of Music in Chinese Paintings," the exhibition features a curated collection of ancient Chinese paintings inspired by music during the Song Dynasty (960–1127). Using interactive displays, projected artwork and traditional Chinese music, the exhibition invites visito

NBA legend Yao Ming inspired hundreds of young athletes as he attended the 15th Yao Foundation Basketball Season National Finals in Enshi, Hubei Province. The tournament brought together basketball teams from rural primary schools across China, with Yao encouraging participants both on and off the court. The championship game delivered a thrilling finish as Tuanjie Primary School from Fujian Province defeated Fuyan Town Central School from Yunnan Province 79-77, securing vict

Shenzhen is emerging as a popular destination for international visitors eager to experience China's latest technological innovations firsthand. Among the city's attractions is a four-storey 6S Robot Store in Longgang District, which showcases a wide range of humanoid and service robots used in homes, restaurants, healthcare and eldercare. Visitors can interact with robotic dogs, watch robots prepare and serve meals, test artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses and even

The Chinese film Dear You, also known as Love Letters to Grandma, premiered in Jakarta, Indonesia, ahead of its nationwide theatrical release on Friday. The movie tells the story of "qiaopi"-letters and remittances sent by overseas Chinese to their families in China-and explores themes of family, love and heritage through the memories preserved in those messages. The premiere attracted guests from the political, business and cultural sectors of both China and Indonesia and re

A concert is held in celebration of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2026. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng joined about 3,000 people to watch the performance, titled "Putting the People First." (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei) BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A concert was held in Beijing on Monday evening in celebration of the 105

China's first coral reef blue hole — a large natural depression on the ocean floor — has been identified in the waters off Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, and it has emerged as a biodiversity hot spot, according to a report released on Thursday. Environmental DNA technology has helped scientists detect more than 2,700 marine species in and around the blue hole, which was first spotted by a scientific observation team in August last year in the central area of a lagoon

Chinese referees marked a new World Cup milestone on Saturday as Ma Ning, Zhou Fei and Fu Ming took charge of the Group E encounter between Ecuador and Curacao. Head referee Ma Ning (L) of China shows a yellow card to a player of the Curacao team during the group E match between Ecuador and Curacao at the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City, the United States, June 20, 2026. （Photo: China News Service） Ma became the first Chinese referee to take charge o

Theme parks in Shanghai are seeing a surge in visitors as the Dragon Boat Festival holiday and summer travel season approach, driven by students, family vacations, and a rise in inbound tourism. Fresh from finishing the national college entrance exam, many recent high school graduates are diving headfirst into the "fun economy," fueling a summer tourism boom as they make their way to theme parks and a host of other attractions. Data from travel platform Fliggy showed that boo

Chinese content creator Li Ziqi has been appointed as a promotion ambassador for the 48th WorldSkills Competition, which will be held in Shanghai from September 22 to 27. The announcement was made jointly by the Shanghai Executive Committee for the competition and WorldSkills International on Sunday, marking the 100-day countdown to the event. Shanghai officials said Li's appointment aims to help tell the story of China's vocational skills to the world, encouraging more peopl

Chinese referees Ma Ning, Fu Ming and Zhou Fei departed from Beijing on Saturday for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, pledging to demonstrate the quality of Chinese officiating on football's biggest stage and bring valuable experience back home to help develop refereeing in China. The three officials attended a send-off ceremony organized by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) before leaving for the tournament. Ma, who was selected as a referee for the World Cup, said the achievem

Participants at a forum on cultural heritage preservation and inheritance agreed on Friday that it's important to strengthen the systematic protection of cultural heritage, promote the coordinated conservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and integrate cultural heritage into modern life and empower urban development. Scholars in cultural heritage conservation and officials from relevant authorities gathered together for the subforum, with the theme of buildin

China is witnessing a paradigm shift in biodiversity conservation efforts — from damage control to systematic restoration — with the threat levels of nearly 500 species of wild flora and fauna downgraded and more than 300 rare and endangered species reporting steady growth in population. Huang Runqiu, minister of ecology and environment, said this progress can be attributed to the nation's continuing endeavors to intensify its conservation mechanism by implementing a series o

Newlyweds participate in a group wedding in Jizhou District, north China's Tianjin, May 20, 2026. A group wedding ceremony, combining traditional Chinese cultural charm with a new civilized trend, was held here on Wednesday. Fourteen newly married couples in traditional Chinese costumes attended the group wedding following traditional wedding rituals while embodying the positive spirit of new-style practices. (Xinhua/Li Ran) (Xinhua)

FIFA officials visited Beijing on Thursday for talks with Chinese football authorities and state broadcaster CCTV as negotiations continued over television rights for upcoming World Cups, according to Chinese media reports. FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström and Executive Office Director Daniel O'Toole toured Beijing's Workers' Stadium on Thursday alongside Chinese Football Association vice president Yang Xu. The visit comes as FIFA and CCTV remain in negotiations over

During the May Day holiday, music lovers across China flocked to the Strawberry Music Festival in Beijing and Dongguan, Guangdong province. More than 180,000 fans gathered over three days, sharing a collective experience. The festival, curated by Modern Sky, China's cornerstone of independent rock, offered a confluence of musical generations — both domestic and international. This year's lineup featured legendary international acts including American alternative rock band Pix

Attendance at large concerts in China reached nearly 38 million in 2025, as the live entertainment sector expanded and boosted travel and consumer spending, industry data showed. A view of American rapper Kanye West's live music show in Haikou, the capital of south China's Hainan Province, September 15, 2024. /CFP Concerts with more than 5,000 attendees generated 324.48 billion yuan ($40.5 billion) in revenue, accounting for more than half of the country's performance market,

China will send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta in the United States under a new 10-year conservation agreement, the China Wildlife Conservation Association said on Friday, renewing a partnership that produced seven cubs over a quarter-century. A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang, both born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province, will make the journey to Atlanta under an agreement the zoo and the association reached last year,

Chinese television documentary director Ye Jun, known for Masters in the Forbidden City and the short film series Every Treasure Tells a Stor y, died at 43 on Saturday. According to media reports, the cause was acute gastric hemorrhage. Ye was born in 1983 in Daye, Hubei Province. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 2006 and later earned a postgraduate degree there. Ye Jun （left）attended a meeting at Shih Hsin University in Taipei on December 12, 2017. He worked at Sha