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Latest news and updates on Chinese culture including the country’s traditions, food, values, history and festivals.
Without Hong Kong’s thriving entertainment industry and open culture, the genius and creativity of the literary giant and his martial arts epics would have no chance to shine.
China’s younger generations have spotted a gap in the funeral market and are creating vibrant new products to breathe new life into a sector steeped in tradition.
Every year, China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration reveals its top 10 archaeological discoveries from the past year, sometimes called the “Oscars of Archaeology”.
Archaeologists in China found more than 10,000 bamboo slips from the Wu state of the Three Kingdoms dynasty that detailed regional governance.
The Chinese dumpling is being made more accessible to Western diners by Chinese millennials, who are creating new fillings inspired by international cuisines and catering to non-meat eaters.
A boy and girl in China, both of whom are younger than 15, were given permission to marry by their parents but local officials have “criticised and educated” them and ordered the girl to return home.
April 2024 brings the Earth Dragon month but will it be lucky for you? Read on to learn how your zodiac signs are lining up and what that means for your health, wealth, work and love
TeamLab has scattered giant light-emitting ovoids from Tamar Park into the harbour, while the Hong Kong Heritage Museum has a sculpture exhibition that brings to life characters from Jin Yong’s novels
Celebrity chef David Chang’s Momofuku angers small condiments producers by applying to trademark ‘chili crunch’. It ‘felt like a punch in the gut,’ says one who received a cease-and-desist letter.
The cost of traditional bride prices and dowries in eastern China has spiralled out of control so officials are pursuing unique policies to address the problem.
Local governments prohibit sale and production of joss paper, spirit money and other offerings used in ancestor worship during Tomb-Sweeping Day, sparking online debate and drawing rare dissent from state media over ‘crude and heavy-handed’ measures.
The Chinese Ching Ming Festival has seen a growth in the hiring of professional tomb-sweepers and ritual performers by family members who cannot make it to gravesites in China.
Ching Ming is an occasion for Chinese families to honour their dead by burning paper money and objects useful in the afterlife, offering food and wine, and clearing tombs of dust, weeds and debris.
People living in some rural areas in China are going to great lengths to visit long-departed relatives during the annual Ching Ming Festival that their efforts have been dubbed “survival training in the wild”.
A local authority in China that has forbidden traditional paper offerings during the annual Tomb Sweeping Festival is reconsidering its decision following a backlash.
A writer and filmmaker recounts her Chinese great-grandmother’s remarkable journey, from rejecting having her feet bound as a toddler in Shanghai to being matriarch of a far-flung and adoring family.
Official military site publishes blistering critique of sci-fi drama based on Hugo Award-winning novel by Chinese author Liu Cixin.
Archaeologists in China unearthed the Ming dynasty tomb of a high-ranking eunuch featuring beautifully preserved ornate artwork, funerary sacrifices, and a gorgeous doorway.
Gallerists says 2024 event is offering more higher-quality pieces than last year, showing city’s continued status as leading art trading hub.
The products of Chinese civilisation that began more than 3,000 years ago, these cultural exports have had a lasting influence in East Asia and the wider world.
BitTorrent downloads topped 90,500 on the first day of release, far surpassing those of other popular Netflix series like Squid Game and Stranger Things.
A woman in China who posted a video of herself on social media was swamped by comments that she has the perfect “good luck” visage from believers of the ancient Chinese tradition of face-reading.
Analysts expect affirmative action for ethnic minority groups will be further rolled back as Beijing backs down from emphasising their distinctive qualities.
Archaeologists in central China continue to unearth insightful new findings from the tomb of Prince Jin Duan, a foundational member of the Ming Dynasty royal line.
The world’s largest library reading space, housed by the Beijing City Library in China’s capital, was inspired by nature – think rice paddies, a river and trees – and designed to be something of a social space.