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As dusk settles over Huizhou Ancient City in Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, processions carrying fish-shaped lanterns wind their way through stone-paved streets.

How a Chinese zero-celebrity, regional-dialect film becomes surprise hit2026-05-14
A low-budget, Chaoshan (Teochew)-dialect film featuring an almost entirely first-time cast has become one of China's biggest cinematic surprises of 2026.

China's largest Bronze Age meteoritic iron artifact unearthed at legendary Sanxingdui2026-05-14
Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a meteoritic iron artifact in the No. 7 sacrificial pit at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site, shedding new light on the early use of iron in southwest China and reshaping modern understanding of the ancient Shu civilization's Bronze Age technology.

Ancient villages in east China's Shandong breathe new vitality through conservation2026-05-08
Walking along the quiet, mottled flagstone paths of Wubu Village in east China's Shandong Province, visitors are greeted by an architectural tapestry of stone walls and grey tiles that whisper six centuries of history.

Redefining later life, Chinese retirees turn to overseas study, travel for vibrant new chapter2026-05-07
For 58-year-old Zhang Shaomei, retirement has never meant quiet days at home, as just three days after wrapping up her career, she flew to Malta, where she spent the next three months switching seamlessly between textbook lessons and global adventures.

"Experience economy" brews new vitality for Yunnan coffee2026-05-07
In the lush mountains of Pu'er in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Liu Xiaodong, head of a coffee estate, runs a "field classroom" in his coffee plantation.

Niche tourism steals spotlight in China's bustling May Day holiday travel season2026-05-02
As Chinese travelers eagerly plan for the five-day May Day holiday, less crowded niche attractions are offering visitors a more distinctive and immersive experience.

Shanghai to host exhibition on ancient American civilizations2026-05-01
Shanghai will host a major exhibition on ancient civilizations of the Americas beginning in early July, local authorities said Thursday.

Avian "feces bombardment" haunts Chinese owners of aggressive pets2026-04-30
A black bird swoops down, deliberately splattering its droppings at a pet cat pawing behind windowpane. What sounds like a Tom and Jerry scene is, for some pet owners in China, a real-life nuisance.

Brick-and-mortar bookstores turn to digital tools to reconnect with readers2026-04-27
China's brick-and-mortar bookshops, once under pressure from the growth of online reading and e-commerce, are now adopting digital tools in an effort to reconnect with readers.

Blending, reinterpreting and innovating: Chinese designs in Milan2026-04-25
During the ongoing 2026 Milan Design Week, Chinese designs are making frequent appearances across the streets of Milan. Some integrate into local communities by telling stories that connect China and Italy; others blend traditional Chinese elements with contemporary art, while still others reshape spaces using innovative materials and technologies.

China's reading culture gathers pace as pages turn, diversify2026-04-24
Thursday's World Book Day is being celebrated in China not just for a day but over an entire week this year, as a new national "reading week" initiative points to changing reading habits and growing enthusiasm for books.

"Handmade economy" booms as youth embrace immersive heritage2026-04-24
In an ancient courtyard in Xinzhou City, north China's relic-rich Shanxi Province, Cui Yafei, a post-00s tourist, saw a plain white silk scarf turn lush green after it was soaked in a dyeing vat for ten minutes, and then it turned indigo within minutes as it was exposed in the air.

China's online literature market maintains robust growth in 2025: report2026-04-14
By the end of last year, the scale of China's online literature reading market had reached 50.21 billion yuan (about 7.31 billion U.S. dollars), up 16.6 percent year on year, a research report released on Monday showed.

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