Two heads of state witness ‘two-way efforts’ to promote China-France friendship

BEIJING, May 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese President Xi Jinping said on May 5 that he hopes China and France will light their way forward with the torch of history, open a brighter future in China–France relations and make new contributions to world peace, stability and development. Xi made the remarks in a written speech … Read more

Why is there no ‘overcapacity’ at Beijing Auto Show?: Global Times editorial

BEIJING, April 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — After a nearly-four-year hiatus, the 2024 (18th) Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Beijing Auto Show) kicked off on Thursday. The event features more than 1,500 exhibiting companies, 278 new-energy models, 117 world premiere models, and 163 press conferences, demonstrating the new development trends of China’s domestic and global automotive industry. … Read more

‘Better China’ exhibit documents country’s beauty with 100 stories

BEIJING, March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Song of the Earth: Artistic Documentary for a Better China exhibition hosted by the China Academy of Art kicked off on Wednesday at the China Millennium Monument’s Beijing World Art Museum. Taking “experiencing China’s geography” as its gist, the exhibition documents a total of 100 cases from around … Read more

Three French artists’ dedication to promoting cultural exchanges from China

BEIJING, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Two great civilizations, China and France, will meet again at a grand exhibition between China’s Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles of France that is set to start soon. The widely anticipated event allows visitors to delve into the rich histories and cultures of the two countries known … Read more

Changde Riverside Street integrates ICH with tourism

BEIJING, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected the city of Changde in Central China’s Hunan Province on Tuesday. During the inspection, Xi visited a cultural street and a village. He learned about the … Read more

New Yinxu Museum awaits Shang Dynasty artifacts lost overseas

BEIJING, March 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — “Dignified and Majestic” – this is the most common feedback I heard during the opening day of the new building of the Yinxu Museum. The square, bronze-colored building exuded a commanding presence under the sunlight, while inside, 3,000 artifacts were displayed to the public for the first time, offering … Read more

Young inheritors bring creative changes to China’s Intangible Cultural Heritages

BEIJING, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — We would need a whole book if we were to list all of China’s prolific Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) treasures. Yet there are two special ones among them that have stood out recently: the Youshen tradition in Fujian Province and the “fire-sparkle dragon dance” unique to the Tongliang district … Read more

The Luo family builds piers for cultural bridges in China and Greece via literature, theater

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In Athens, two Chinese dramas were staged in early December during the first Sino-Hellenic International Theater Festival – The Prince of Lanling, a general of the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-557), and The New Legend of the White Snake, which blended elements from both Chinese and Greek culture. Chinese dramas … Read more