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Culture 05 Nov 2025 · 2 min

Chinese scholar elected VP of UNESCO women’s group

A Chinese scientist has been named vice-president of UNESCO’s Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World for the Asia-Pacific region, further consolidating China’s role in advancing global equality and its commitment to building the capacity of…

Culture 04 Nov 2025 · 3 min

Young woman revives traditional Chongming homespun in Shanghai

In Shanghai’s Chongming district, an ancient fabric known as tubu, or Chongming homespun, has been crafted for more than 600 years. As industrialization accelerated, the fabric gradually faded from public view; yet, for many locals, it remains deeply…

Culture 04 Nov 2025 · 1 min

China to issue commemorative coin featuring Peking Opera

BEIJING – China’s central bank on Monday announced that it will issue a commemorative coin featuring Chinese Peking Opera art on Nov. 25. The brass alloy coin has a denomination of five yuan (about 71 U.S. cents), and…

Culture 02 Nov 2025 · 3 min

Shenzhen Bay Culture Square in Guangdong begins trial operation

A drone photo shows a view of Shenzhen Bay Culture Square in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. The Shenzhen Bay Culture Square began trial operation on Saturday. The landmark square, with a construction area of 188,000 square meters,…

Culture 28 Oct 2025 · 1 min

German city of Gotha to strengthen cultural exchanges with China

BERLIN The Ducal Museum in the central German city of Gotha plans to deepen its cooperation with Chinese cultural institutions, the Friedenstein Foundation Gotha, which oversees the museum, announced on Monday. According to the foundation, discussions are underway…

Culture 28 Oct 2025 · 3 min

Earliest Chinese writing possibly unearthed in Hubei

New research suggests that the earliest known Chinese characters have possibly been unearthed at the Liulinxi Neolithic site in Zigui county, Central China’s Hubei Province, pushing the origins of Chinese writing back to 7,000 years ago, according to…

Culture 27 Oct 2025 · 1 min

Guizhou’s intangible cultural heritage lights up London

Across mountains and oceans, 20 musicians carried the soul of their homeland to the world stage via the My Music Paradise Program. Through music and art, they told the stories of misty mountains, silver ornaments, ancient songs, and…