45th Cairo Int'l Film Festival kicks off

​The 45th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off Wednesday evening at Egypt's Cairo Opera House.

Chinese song contest held in Cambodia

A Chinese song competition for Cambodian youth was held here in the capital of Cambodia on Wednesday to promote Chinese-language education and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

More than 90,000 Neolithic stone artifacts unearthed in northeast China

More than 90,000 stone artifacts, dating back to the Neolithic period more than 5,000 years ago, have been unearthed in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, according to local sources.

Chinese language speech competition held in Pakistan's capital

A Chinese language speech contest for Pakistani college students was held here on Wednesday, with two students receiving the first prize respectively.

Ethnic instrument making plays high notes in Xinjiang village

Hailing from a village in Xinhe County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nurdun Esmayil is a master craftsman specializing in making Uygur folk musical string instruments like dutar, tambur, and satar.

Former Chinese leader honored in popular TV series

To commemorate the 120th birthday of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), a popular TV series revisiting his early years working in southwestern China recently concluded its first run on China Central Television's CCTV-1, said producers during a Beijing seminar.

Zhejiang plan focuses on cultural heritage

The Zhejiang provincial department of culture, radio, television and tourism recently issued an action plan for intangible cultural heritage inheritance.

Music provides cultural bridge between China, Italy

An Italian conservatory plans to stage in China Turandot by the renowned Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini, and the production will involve Italian singers and stage artists, alongside Chinese orchestras.

Exhibition on cultural legacy of Beijing's 'Double Olympics' launched

A thematic exhibition on the cultural legacy of Beijing's "Double Olympics" was launched in Athens on Monday evening.

Site museum showcasing Chinese civilization 4,000 years ago opens

A museum showing cultural relics dating back 3,900 to 4,300 years opened to the public Tuesday in Shanxi Province.