China's Bronze Age relics enchant American audience

From stately phoenixes, writhing serpents and horned spirits to fleshy jades, sonorous bells and swathes of wispy silk, the cultural relics from China's Bronze Age thrilled visitors at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

April 22, 2024

Ugandan university marks Chinese Language Day with school fair, folk-custom activities

Learners' representatives from around 50 secondary schools and higher learning institutions gathered at Uganda's Makerere University on Saturday to celebrate the United Nations Chinese Language Day.

April 22, 2024

Chinese Language Day celebrated in Norway

A series of activities have been held in Norway to celebrate the United Nations Chinese Language Day, attracting a large number of participants.

April 22, 2024

Chinese Embassy in Britain celebrates UN Chinese Language Day to promote cultural exchanges

A special exhibition of Chinese characters was launched here on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese Language Day of the United Nations (UN).

April 22, 2024

Romania's Confucius Institute celebrates Chinese Language Day

Since its establishment in March 2012 with the participation of China's Shenyang Jianzhu University, the Confucius Institute at Transylvania University has trained thousands of students.

April 22, 2024

American students, teachers engage in Chinese poetry-learning in China

A group of high school students and teachers from the United States have recently immersed themselves in a Chinese cultural learning experience during their visit to China.

April 22, 2024

Descendants of Doolittle Raiders visit Quzhou, celebrate China-US friendship

Descendants of the Doolittle Raiders visited Quzhou, Zhejiang province, from Tuesday to Thursday to commemorate a rescue of their downed fathers in an emergency landing in 1942.

April 19, 2024

14th Beijing International Film Festival opens to boost cultural exchange

The 14th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) kicked off on Thursday in the Chinese capital, welcoming filmmakers from home and abroad to discuss movie development and promote cultural exchanges in the industry.

April 19, 2024

China's Heilongjiang to boost tourism cooperation with Nordic countries

Cultural and tourism officials from Denmark and China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang have pledged to bolster collaboration in the tourism industry.

April 18, 2024

US returns 38 pieces of cultural objects to China

​The U.S. side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday.

April 18, 2024

Workshops breathe life into traditional crafts

Artisans keep techniques alive despite the distance.

April 16, 2024

China, Tanzania celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations

​China and Tanzania held a reception in the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam on Monday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

April 16, 2024

German chancellor witnesses China's development changes

Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and his delegation arrived in Shanghai from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday morning. On Monday, Scholz took part in a dialogue with students at Tongji University's Jiading Campus and visited German company Covestro's Asia-Pacific Innovation Center.

April 16, 2024

East China city's longstanding partnership with Germany paves way for deeper ties

In recent months, there have been several delegations of German enterprises visiting Hefei, a city in east China's Anhui Province, demonstrating keen interest in China's emerging industries.

April 15, 2024

Chinese medics provide free treatment to vulnerable community hosting UN peacekeepers in South Sudan

Chinese medics provide free treatment to vulnerable community hosting UN peacekeepers in South Suda.

April 12, 2024

Int'l cruise ship carrying over 1,800 tourists arrives in China's Tianjin

Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard.

April 8, 2024

China, Thailand to cooperate in lunar exploration missions

China and Thailand will cooperate on the exploration and peaceful use of outer space as well as on the International Lunar Research Station, according to two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed Friday in Beijing.

April 6, 2024

Enchanting Sydney's streets with Chinese music

Dong Min, a talented Chinese flutist, captivates the streets of Sydney with traditional Chinese music, fosters cultural exchange and musical education, Meng Wenjie reports.

April 3, 2024

Exhibition on exchanges between China and France in 17th, 18th centuries opens in Beijing

​An exhibition jointly held by the Palace Museum and the Palace of Versailles, focusing on the exchanges between China and France in the 17th and 18th centuries, kicked off on Monday in the Forbidden City in Beijing.

April 2, 2024

Enduring bond fosters Sino-US relationship

At the age of 85, Sarah Lande, a longtime resident of Muscatine, a small city in the US state of Iowa, continues to play an important role in promoting people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States through her personal ties with President Xi Jinping.

April 1, 2024

Cultural relics from Luxembourg on display in China's Henan

Over 200 pieces or sets of cultural relics from Luxembourg are being exhibited in Henan Museum in central China.

April 1, 2024

Chinese studies at Turkish university boost cultural diversity, job prospects

​In Ankara, the capital of Türkiye, the study of the Chinese language at Haci Bayram Veli University has opened doors to cultural enrichment and employment prospects in a country facing a tough job market.

April 1, 2024

China's gigantic telescope provides nearly 900 observation hours to foreign researchers

China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish and most sensitive radio telescope, has received applications from 15 foreign countries and approved a total of nearly 900 hours of observation access for foreign research teams since March 31, 2021.

April 1, 2024

Foreign diplomats impressed by traditional culture, high-quality development in China's Jiangsu

Envoys from 28 countries and international organizations, including Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Japan and the African Union, visited east China's Jiangsu Province at the invitation of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Monday to Thursday.

April 1, 2024

One year on, China, Honduras bringing off new feats in exchanges, cooperation

Honduras, with a mild climate and ample rainfall, is perfect for growing coffee, hence a leading central-American coffee producer and the sixth-largest coffee producer worldwide.

March 28, 2024

Some 2,000 delegates to attend Boao Forum for Asia

​Some 2,000 participants will attend the 2024 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference, scheduled for March 26 to 29 in Boao, a coastal town on China's island province of Hainan, BFA secretary general Li Baodong said on Tuesday.

March 26, 2024

Experts laud effectiveness of Chinese democracy, governance

Experts at an international forum on democracy have said that Chinese democracy and governance, characterized by being responsive to people's voices, have proved effective.

March 21, 2024

Sino-French concert held at Qintai Concert Hall in Wuhan

Artists of the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra perform during a Sino-French concert at Qintai Concert Hall in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 19, 2024.

March 20, 2024

Visa-free policy ignites China-Thailand travel boom

The visa-free policy has boosted cultural exchanges between the Chinese and Thai people, and more and more Thai tourists are considering China as their first choice destination for overseas travel.

March 19, 2024

China's agricultural expertise fuels prospects for rice self-sufficiency in Fiji

Since 2015, China has carried out three phases of agricultural aid projects to help enhance rice production in Fiji. Chen's team is currently engaged in the third phase.

March 18, 2024