The 2026 International Wudang Tai Chi Culture Festival opened in the Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, drawing martial arts enthusiasts, Tai Chi practitioners and tourism representatives from across China and abroad.

Ligao glutinous rice cakes, a traditional delicacy at Ligao Town of Liuzhou, southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have grown from a household snack into a local industry.
The Longjin ancient irrigation system in Changtai District of Zhangzhou, in southeastern China's Fujian province, has been added to the 2026 World Heritage Irrigation Structures list, becoming the first site in southern Fujian to receive the designation.

The exhibition of Ingenuity of Volumes:The Aesthetics of Ancient and Modern Chinese Bookbinding recently opened at the Museum of China Press and Publication in Shanghai, turning the spotlight on the beauty of books as physical objects and tracing the cultural roots and meanings embedded in their forms.

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi received the inaugural Honorary Achievement Award at the 18th Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, France, on Sunday in recognition of her contributions to world cinema.
The 2026 Gen Z International Communication Creator Program was officially launched in Chongqing on Friday, opening global recruitment for short video creators among university students (including international students) as well as young Chinese and international self-media creators.

The original dance drama “Wong Fei Hung” will premiere in Hong Kong in July 2027 before a planned world tour, the West Kowloon Cultural District’s performing arts center said Thursday.
The 78th Frankfurt Book Fair opened at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center in Germany on Wednesday local time.

Chinese film Once Upon a Time in the Middle East will represent the Chinese mainland in the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards.

Chinese filmmakers and cultural leaders met with European directors and local audiences on Tuesday as the 8th China-EU Film Festival’s "Meet China" program hosted a series of screenings and panel discussions.

The 10th China Opera Culture Week opened Tuesday at Beijing Garden Expo Park, pairing cross-generational performers with artificial intelligence, including a digital co-host and AI-driven robots.

A special exhibition featuring 157 treasures from the Palace Museum, including 14 national first-class cultural relics, opened to the public at the Hong Kong Palace Museum on Wednesday.

A ceremony was held Monday in Qufu, Shandong Province, to commemorate the 2,577th anniversary of Confucius' birth, drawing participants from China and abroad.

China received 12 lost cultural relics and artworks returned by the United Kingdom during a handover ceremony held at the Chinese Embassy in London on Tuesday, according to China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration.

Founded by “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, the museum covers about 28,000 square meters and houses more than 40,000 pieces of art and artifacts.

Voy Boys, a documentary following Xinjiang's first blind football team, was screened Monday at the 13th Silk Road International Film Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

The China Great Wall Museum in Beijing will reopen after renovation, with more than 700 artifacts to be displayed in its permanent exhibition.

A U.S. student has won the global championship at the 19th Chinese Bridge -- Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students, which concluded in Tianjin on Monday.

Chinese writer Dong Xi has received a Malaysian award recognizing his contribution to literary and cultural exchanges between China and Malaysia.

The Taste Hunan · 2026 Hunan Cuisine Internationalization Promotion Conference was held in Changsha from Saturday to Sunday, bringing together nearly 1,000 guests to discuss industry cooperation and strategies for expanding the cuisine’s global reach.
The official IELTS mock test system has been launched in China, offering mock tests for all four IELTS skills, as well as dedicated speaking and writing assessments, the British Council said.

A copper cloisonné work inspired by China’s famed Four Ram Square Zun has been certified as the world’s largest cloisonné square zun at Hebei Jinxi Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. in Qianxi County, Hebei Province.

Dehua County in Fujian Province, known as the "World Capital of Ceramics," has unveiled a new strategy to upgrade its ceramic industry, with more than 3 billion yuan (about $416 million) in investment aimed at expanding its international reach.

The Chinese dance drama Mulan, performed by the Ningbo Performing Arts Group, was staged at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York from Friday to Sunday.
A Longjing tea tasting event opened by West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Thursday, bringing together 10 tea villages from the core production area.

The International Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival featuring the "World Lantern Boulevard" and various lanterns from around the world opened on Thursday at Victoria Park in Hong Kong.

More than 90% of the 430,000 micro-dramas released online in China in the first eight months of 2026 were AI-generated, Wang Xiaoliang, director general of the Department of Network Audio-visual Program Management under the National Radio and Television Administration, said Thursday.

Liling porcelain from central China’s Hunan Province, known for its distinctive underglaze polychrome technique, is now exported to more than 150 countries and regions and has been presented as a diplomatic gift on multiple occasions.
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