China forecasts 21 pct rise in cross-border trips over Qingming Festival holiday2025-04-02
China's border crossings are expected to handle an average of 2.1 million daily inbound and outbound trips during the upcoming Qingming Festival holiday, a 21.4 percent year-on-year increase, authorities announced on Tuesday.

A Chengdu meeting with top architecture award laureate Liu Jiakun2025-03-25
Earlier this month, the Pritzker Architecture Prize committee announced Liu Jiakun as its 54th laureate.

Family-friendly resorts emerge as new weekend escape for Chinese parents2025-03-23
As the spring is approaching, young parents living in major cities in China are flocking to the suburbs to enjoy their two-day vacations at all-inclusive hotels and resorts, representing a new trend of traveling.

"Ne Zha 2" storms into global box office top 5, cementing it as a cultural phenomenon2025-03-16
Chinese animated blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" has soared past Disney's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" to claim the fifth spot on the all-time global box office charts, further solidifying its status as both a cultural and commercial phenomenon.

LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort gears up for summer opening2025-03-14
As DADA -- the world's biggest LEGO Minifigure at a height of 26 meters and weighing 136 tonnes -- has been installed, construction on the LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort has entered its sprint stage, the resort said on Thursday.

Silk Road art treasures from Gansu exhibited in Beijing2025-03-12
An exhibition featuring over 240 Silk Road artifacts opened Tuesday at the National Art Museum of China (NAMC) in Beijing.

New Hongshan culture findings shed light on ancient China's brilliance2025-03-10
Three new jade dragons unearthed in 2024 from the Hongshan culture, a Neolithic civilization that emerged around 6,500 years ago in north China, have offered new evidence of the brilliance of ancient Chinese civilization.

SW China's pumpkins go global, boosting rural export2025-03-08
Yang Chuang, a farmer in a remote village in southwest China's Guizhou Province, harvested over 700 tonnes of pumpkins last year, which were processed into dehydrated pumpkin strips and exported to the Republic of Korea (ROK).

Ice fishing becomes new spotlight in NE China's booming ice-and-snow economy2025-03-07
Since the first ice holes of the season were carved into Lianhuan Lake in Heilongjiang, on Dec. 27, 2024, the northernmost Chinese province has been buzzing with action -- waves of tourists eager to experience the region's winter tradition of ice fishing and reel in bumper catches.

Chinese youngsters pursue joy via emotional value consumption2025-03-06
In a bustling mall in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, 21-year-old Xu Yuxi carefully shakes a colorful blind box, her eyes narrowed in concentration. The college student is hunting for a "hidden edition" figurine, a weekend ritual she calls her "little escape" from academic stress. "If I get the rare one, it feels like I have won a tiny lottery," she said.

China's youth redefining wellness culture with precision, style2025-03-06
During her lunch break, 28-year-old office worker Li Qing heads straight to a chain health center in a bustling mall in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, relying on a rejuvenating session of massage and moxibustion to combat work fatigue.

"Ne Zha 2" makes history as first non-Hollywood film to surpass 2 billion USD2025-03-04
Chinese animated blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" has become the first non-Hollywood film to exceed 2 billion U.S. dollars in global earnings, including presales, according to data from ticketing platform Maoyan.

China's coffee capital brews new blend of culture, tourism2025-03-03
As the coffee harvesting season has arrived, a city known as China's coffee capital in Yunnan Province is alive with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. With coffee-themed manors, streets and cultural fairs developed, the city has become a hotspot for coffee enthusiasts and tourists alike.