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Nigerian guests and their Chinese friends had a refreshing time at the 2025 Tea for Harmony and Yaji Cultural Salon, a cultural event organized to exhibit China's tea art in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Saturday.

China increases lifelong learning options via new university-led courses2025-05-09
Four hundred colleges and universities in China have launched lifelong learning projects as part of a national effort to develop a society that cherishes learning, according to an event that opened Thursday in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province.

How Gen-Z reshapes China's holiday tourism scenes2025-05-07
A DIY flower-studded gradient dress, a vast lawn packed with people, the smell of famous local dishes and the sound waves of a pop concert.

Travel smart: Chinese tourists hit the road with AI guides2025-05-06
"Could you please craft a four-day itinerary for a family vacation to Jilin Province in northeast China? We're a family of four from Beijing," inquired Wang Qian, a mother of two, via DeepSeek, ahead of this year's May Day holiday.

Waving urban sprawl goodbye, tourists flock to counties in May Day holiday2025-04-28
Li Futao's first real taste of county travel came right after high school, when he set off for the picturesque Yangshuo County of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The trip changed the way he traveled.

Tech meets culture -- China's digital renaissance of ancient heritage2025-04-27
At the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the over 600-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, an animation played guards of honor marching in perfect unison across a projector screen, their movements in lockstep with the graceful melodies of ancient rituals.

Indonesian journalists feel the pulse of Chinese modernization2025-04-26
"I want to live in Minzhucun and I wonder how to make the same community in my country," said Andreas Maryoto, deputy managing editor of Indonesia's daily newspaper Kompas.

"Oxygenated library" ignites reading dreams for plateau students2025-04-24
Students in Atrang, a plateau town in northwest China's Qinghai Province, welcomed a long-awaited gift -- an "oxygenated library," on World Reading Day, which fell on Wednesday.

Screening of "Ne Zha 2" extended to May 31 on Chinese mainland2025-04-23
The screening of Chinese animated blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" has been extended for the third time to May 31 on the Chinese mainland, according to the official news account run by China Media Group on Tuesday.

Beijing's Palace Museum stages Minoan civilization exhibition2025-04-15
The opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Minoan civilization in Greece was held on Monday at the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Silk Road-themed tourism gains global appeal2025-04-15
Unlike most first-time foreign tourists to China, who flock to popular destinations like Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou, Zachary Iziah Smith took a different path by exploring the vast and historic landscapes of Gansu Province in northwest China.

Traditional Chinese fitness practices, medicine gaining global recognition2025-04-11
Bathed in the soft glow of early morning light, 36-year-old Marina Ezdina from Russia inhales the crisp, wood-scented air as she wraps up her regular workout: Wuqinxi, a traditional Chinese exercise that imitates the movements of five animals.

Coffee craze hits China's smaller cities via budget-friendly brews2025-04-07
As China's county economies continue to thrive, a wave of coffee brands is venturing into lower-tier markets, offering affordable and high-quality beverages that are quickly winning over local consumers.

Xizang recognizes 5th group of intangible cultural heritage inheritors2025-04-05
Culture and tourism authorities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region have recognized a new group of 101 regional-level intangible cultural heritage (ICH) inheritors, bringing the total number of inheritors in Xizang to 1,790.

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China has nearly closed AI performance gap with the US, with its leading models achieving near parity with American counterparts on key benchmarks, a Stanford University report said.