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Near the end of 2022, while searching for ideas for his third film, director and screenwriter Lan Hongchun wandered into a museum dedicated to qiaopi in south China and stayed for an entire day.

"Experience economy" brews new vitality for Yunnan coffee2026-05-07
In the lush mountains of Pu'er in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Liu Xiaodong, head of a coffee estate, runs a "field classroom" in his coffee plantation.

Niche tourism steals spotlight in China's bustling May Day holiday travel season2026-05-02
As Chinese travelers eagerly plan for the five-day May Day holiday, less crowded niche attractions are offering visitors a more distinctive and immersive experience.

Shanghai to host exhibition on ancient American civilizations2026-05-01
Shanghai will host a major exhibition on ancient civilizations of the Americas beginning in early July, local authorities said Thursday.

Avian "feces bombardment" haunts Chinese owners of aggressive pets2026-04-30
A black bird swoops down, deliberately splattering its droppings at a pet cat pawing behind windowpane. What sounds like a Tom and Jerry scene is, for some pet owners in China, a real-life nuisance.

Brick-and-mortar bookstores turn to digital tools to reconnect with readers2026-04-27
China's brick-and-mortar bookshops, once under pressure from the growth of online reading and e-commerce, are now adopting digital tools in an effort to reconnect with readers.

Blending, reinterpreting and innovating: Chinese designs in Milan2026-04-25
During the ongoing 2026 Milan Design Week, Chinese designs are making frequent appearances across the streets of Milan. Some integrate into local communities by telling stories that connect China and Italy; others blend traditional Chinese elements with contemporary art, while still others reshape spaces using innovative materials and technologies.

China's reading culture gathers pace as pages turn, diversify2026-04-24
Thursday's World Book Day is being celebrated in China not just for a day but over an entire week this year, as a new national "reading week" initiative points to changing reading habits and growing enthusiasm for books.

"Handmade economy" booms as youth embrace immersive heritage2026-04-24
In an ancient courtyard in Xinzhou City, north China's relic-rich Shanxi Province, Cui Yafei, a post-00s tourist, saw a plain white silk scarf turn lush green after it was soaked in a dyeing vat for ten minutes, and then it turned indigo within minutes as it was exposed in the air.

China's online literature market maintains robust growth in 2025: report2026-04-14
By the end of last year, the scale of China's online literature reading market had reached 50.21 billion yuan (about 7.31 billion U.S. dollars), up 16.6 percent year on year, a research report released on Monday showed.

Young Chinese find new connection with history at ancient tombs2026-04-03
As she paused on the banks of the Yangtze during her 1,200-kilometer "pilgrimage," Luo Liting watched the sun sink into the rushing water and realized she might be gazing at the same scene her beloved idol, General Zhou Yu, had seen over 1,800 years ago.

Centuries-old Ganju Opera finds a modern voice2026-04-02
William Shakespeare's King Lear is often associated with the grand theaters of London's West End or New York's Broadway. But on a winter night in Leping, a county-level city in east China's Jiangxi Province, the tragic king takes an unexpected form as Li Er, brought to life through Ganju, a centuries-old local opera tradition.

Beyond the podium, China's quiet sports revolution in everyday life2026-04-02
By day, Pan Chengkai sells homeware online; by night, he trains hard for his basketball dreams.

From page to progress: Burgeoning sci-fi reflects China's tech-savvy modernization2026-03-31
"100 Percent Mission Completed!" Nine-year-old Yang Yiran's eyes lit up as he guided a simulator onto Mars, while children and parents leaned over consoles, waiting for their turn at the International Sci-Fi and Future Tech Expo, a highlight of the 2026 China Science Fiction Convention held in Beijing from this past Friday to Sunday.

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