China’s Spring Festival Movie Revenue Reaches 5.75 Billion Yuan, Fueled by Popular Comedy

BEIJING China’s box office revenue during the nine-day Spring Festival holiday that ended Monday totaled 5.75 billion yuan (about 828.65 million U.S. dollars), with total admissions hitting 120 million, the China Film Administration said on Tuesday. “Pegasus 3,”…

Film-Fueled Tourism Booms in China During the Year of the Horse

BEIJING/SHANGHAI Blockbusters are doing more than leading the holiday box office at the beginning of the Year of the Horse in China — they are reshaping holiday travel patterns, fueling a nationwide boom in movie-inspired tourism. According to…

Year of the Horse Boosts Momentum for Chinese Cultural Heritage

NANCHANG As the Chinese people celebrate the Year of the Horse, traditional culture has seen a surge in popularity, with various heritage elements “jumping on the bandwagon” to celebrate the zodiac animal associated with speed, strength and success.…

Traditional Culture Shines as Travel Surges During Spring Festival Holiday

BEIJING More than halfway through China’s nine-day Spring Festival holiday, which began on Feb. 15, travel enthusiasm shows no signs of slowing. Across the country, visitors are flocking to destinations where glowing lanterns, lively temple fairs, and colorful…

Glass-Blowing Craft Flourishes in an Ancient County in China

TAIYUAN Although introduced to China from the Middle East, the art of glass-blowing has taken root in an ancient Chinese county and evolved into a vibrant specialty industry. In Qixian County, north China’s Shanxi Province, glass-blowing has not…

China’s Museums Leverage Technology for Immersive Spring Festival Experiences

YINCHUAN At the foot of the Helan Mountain in Yinchuan, capital city of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a corridor within the Xixia Imperial Tombs Museum has been transformed into a bustling street scene from a millennium…

Chinese New Year cultural event held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Chinese New Year cultural event held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan source: Xinhua

first day of Chinese New Year in Yangon, Myanmar

Kung Fu, dumplings and dance: Kenyan youth embrace Year of Horse

NAIROBI 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…

Artisan devoted to preserving Lu embroidery in E China’s Shandong

Rong Yurui, a third-generation inheritor of Lu embroidery, an art form with a history spanning 2,600 years, works on an embroidery depicting lotus flowers at her workshop in the Baihuazhou historical and cultural district in Jinan, capital of…