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Learning Chinese has become very popular in Central Asia, with the number of candidates taking the Chinese Proficiency Test — also known as the HSK — soaring to over 16,700 in 2024, a threefold increase compared with 2020, according to the test organizer.
Given that global uncertainty marks this era, the need for genuine intercultural dialogue and people-to-people exchanges has never been greater. Uzbekistan, strategically located on the Silk Road, is once again emerging as a meeting point for ideas, artists and civilizations.
Entrepreneurs from central China's Henan Province are redefining the nation's commercial landscape, building consumer-focused brands that blend practicality, innovation, and social impact.
The phenomenal success of Black Myth: Wukongnot only elevated the image of China's video game industry, but also introduced to a global audience the ancient wonders of Foguang Temple in Wutai, a county in Shanxi Province.
From time to time, Liang Desong still finds it hard to come to terms with the years he spent away from his art — doing odd jobs in farming and construction to make ends meet.
"This is my first time to visit the Forbidden City. Although I know its location, it's amazing to see how big these places and to see different artworks in the history," said Barrett Salato, Ambassador of Solomon Islands in an interview with China News Network during 2025 Diplomats' Day at the Palace Museum event on the first International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations on Tuesday.
As China’s first panoramic museum dedicated to showcasing the Yangshao Culture dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years, the museum, with an exhibition area of 7,292 square meters, displays over 1,600 sets of exquisite cultural relics.
With the theme “Fostering friendship and cooperation, promoting mutual learning among civilizations,” the sub-forum contributed to building a community with a shared future in cyberspace and to advancing human civilization.
Recently, a Chinese quirky, “ugly-cute” designer toy Labubu has taken the world by storm.
The Chinese comic troupe Deyunshe performed live in Johannesburg on Saturday, drawing a crowd of about 2,000 for its first-ever show in Africa. Led by celebrated crosstalk artists Guo Degang and Yu Qian, the event kicked off the group’s 2025 international tour.
Montpellier and Chengdu were the first sister cities established between France and China. In May 2025, a new chapter unfolded between these two cities separated by thousands of miles.
In Fenshuiling Town of Luzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, the making of the oil-paper umbrella has been passed down for over 400 years, preserving techniques such as tung oil coating and stone-print painting. The traditional art?was listed as China's national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Eryuan County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, at 4:31 a.m. on Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
A light show is presented on the skyscraper Burj Khalifa to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the United Arab Emirates, in Dubai, on Nov 1.
Boosted by demand for holiday entertainment, China's box office saw a surge in moviegoers during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival, which coincided with International Children's Day.
The box office revenue for the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday had surpassed 400 million yuan (about $55.5 million) as of Monday, significantly exceeding the total from the same period last year, according to film data platform Maoyan.
An atmosphere of excitement filled Kenya's Kenyatta University on Thursday, as students from eight Kenyan schools gathered together for the Chinese ambassador scholarship awards and the 18th Chinese language proficiency competition for foreign secondary students.
As the Dragon Boat Festival is around the corner in China, the aroma of reed leaves is about to fill the air once again! International friends are diving into the Dragon Boat Festival, sharing their joyful experiences of dragon boat racing and tasting zongzi, pyramid-shaped sticky rice dumplings, wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.
For its nearly 2,000 special effects shots, Chinese animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 brought together more than 4,000 animation practitioners from 138 companies across 31 cities, working in unison to create high-quality film scenes with a unified style.
Prominent cultural figures highlighted on Tuesday that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area — a thriving model of cultural integration — could set a global benchmark for good governance by harnessing technological innovation to strengthen cultural preservation and exchange.
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences announced on Tuesday that restoration has been completed of two precious pottery dragon heads unearthed from the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province.
Towering Terracotta Warriors and ornate chariots showcase the grandeur of the ancient Chinese civilization, while mysterious artifacts from the Shimao ruins in northwest China offer a rare glimpse into a "super city" of around 4,000 years ago.
The latest installment of the Doraemon movie series for 2025 — Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales — recently premiered in Beijing.
The oldest known bamboo slip dated from the Cao Wei state of the Three Kingdoms period (220-280) has been discovered during a study of 216 -previously unreleased slips collected by the Gansu Provincial Archives and Gansu Jiandu Museum.
At Xiatang village in Xianju county, East China's Zhejiang province, remains of a primitive village more than 9,000 years old have been discovered.
Chinese film director Bi Gan's latest art-house feature, Resurrection, claimed the Special Award at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, marking the first time in a decade that a Chinese-language film has been honored in the festival's main competition.
Opening on May 24 and running through October 19, the exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Terracotta Army, which is widely regarded as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century.
Cultural and artistic exchanges remain vital and resilient channels of cooperation between the United States and China, despite their geopolitical tensions, and policy and logistical headwinds in the U.S.
The UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative announced its latest project selections at a forum in north China's Shanxi Province on Wednesday, with Foguang Temple among the new entries.
China has added three new sites to the United Nations' list of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, bringing the country's total to 25 — more than any nation in the world, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced on Tuesday.
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