Ancient bronze treasures from southwest China showcased in Spain
The 8th China-UK Economic and Trade Forum was held in London on Wednesday, bringing together around 350 representatives from government, business, finance and academia to explore new opportunities for bilateral cooperation amid a changing global landscape.
The Chinese and U.S. delegations held candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges and consultations in Paris from Sunday to Monday on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including tariff arrangements, promoting bilateral trade and investment, and maintaining existing consultation consensus.
Parisian blogger reimagines Mandarin melodies, discovering belonging in Shanghai.
Mei Lanfang, one of the greatest performers of Peking Opera in the 20th century, was honored at an exhibition that opened Thursday in New York City's Manhattan.
With the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year still lingering, a vibrant Yingge performance was staged by Chinese and Thai performers in eastern Thailand.
"We're capturing reality and allowing it to be entered again," Nikk Mitchell, FXG's founder and CEO, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. "The goal is to take what's meaningful and valuable about the world and make it accessible in immersive form."
A Chinese art troupe from the Anhui Performing Arts Group joined Ghanaian students on Friday to showcase rich Chinese cultural performances.
Musicians perform during a concert to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Carnegie Hall in New York, the United States, on Feb. 24, 2026.
As the Chinese New Year festivities reach their peak, expats across China have joined the celebrations, not merely as spectators, but as active participants in what has become a global cultural phenomenon.
In their hundreds, Kenyan youth drawn from primary, secondary and higher institutions of learning turned up at the University of Nairobi's Confucius Institute (CIUON) on Thursday to celebrate the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges during an event characterized by joy and reunion.
The historic street, named after the 10th-century classical Iraqi poet al-Mutanabbi, is considered the heart and soul of Baghdad's literary and intellectual community. On this winter afternoon, the historic thoroughfare becomes something new: a bridge between Mesopotamia and the East.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has opened its 30th annual Orchid Festival, themed around China for the first time. Lantern-style lighting and the scent of blooming flowers lent the gardens a festive atmosphere.
Days ahead of the Chinese New Year, Cambodians of Chinese descent are busy decorating their houses with red paper-cuts, flowers, lanterns and Chinese couplets to welcome the New Year.
As night fell under a light drizzle in the Hauts-de-France region on Wednesday, the estate of the Chateau de Chantilly took on a festive glow. Projections of galloping horses and the words "Happy New Year 2026" illuminated the facade of the castle's Great Stables, where a gala celebrating the Chinese Year of the Horse was in full swing.
A Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Horse was held Tuesday at Ain Shams University in Cairo, bringing together Chinese teachers and Egyptian students for a festive showcase of cultural exchange and deepening friendship.
Post Fiji and the China Cultural Center in Fiji jointly issued a set of commemorative stamps marking the upcoming Chinese New Year of the Horse in the capital city of Suva on Tuesday evening.
Red lanterns swayed above Kotzia Square in central Athens on Wednesday as the rhythmic drums of a dragon dance drew thousands of Greek residents celebrating China's Spring Festival.
The Chinese Embassy in Senegal on Monday evening hosted a Spring Festival reception in Dakar, the capital of the West African country, gathering over 200 guests, including Secretary of State for Senegalese Abroad Amadou Cherif Diouf.
A Chinese New Year banquet was held Monday evening at the China Institute Culinary Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City, featuring an exquisite eight-course dinner prepared by five master chefs from Beijing.
MaltaPost on Monday unveiled its Year of the Horse commemorative postage stamps in Valletta, marking the third consecutive year the country has issued stamps celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year.
In an appreciative nod to Chinese culture, Hollywood kicked off three weeks of Chinese New Year celebrations in Southern California with Ovation Hollywood's annual party on Saturday.
The Year of the Horse has galloped into the Hungarian capital not merely as a date on the lunar calendar, but as a grand celebration increasingly woven into the fabric of European urban life.
The Chinese community in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja, together with Nigerian partners, on Saturday held a temple fair to mark the 2026 Spring Festival celebrations and commemorate the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Nigeria.
Kenya on Sunday celebrated the 2026 Chinese New Year Gala in Nairobi, bringing together dignitaries including senior government officials, diplomats, industry leaders, and hundreds of local and foreign visitors.
Under a winter sun in Xishuangbanna, a group of young leaders from Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Tanzania and Uganda recently trekked into the lush mountains of southwest China's Yunnan Province. They came not as tourists, but as students of a "living classroom" focused on rural development.
The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar hosted Chinese New Year celebrations at the National Theater in Yangon on Thursday and Friday.
Hungary and China on Wednesday jointly issued a commemorative stamp series titled "National Treasures: Traditional Hungarian and Chinese Instruments" for the upcoming Chinese New Year.
The bustling Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, came alive with vibrant colors and lively performances on Sunday as the upcoming Chinese New Year was celebrated.
A China-Hungary musical joint premiere was held Monday evening in Budapest as the European tour of "The New Four Seasons of Hungary and China Concert" opened at the Liszt Academy of Music.
With the Chinese New Year of the Horse just over the horizon on Feb. 17, the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra on Monday kicked off a tour of Spain with a concert called "Colors of China" in the southern Spanish city of Seville.