Hainan launches 6th Island Film Festival

The sixth Hainan Island International Film Festival kicked off on Friday at Phoenix Island in Sanya, Hainan province, accompanied by the melodious voices of Hainanese singer, Su Yunying and young actor Niu Junfeng.

Century-old Sichuan teahouse wins UNESCO award

The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, Sichuan province, was granted an Award of Merit at the 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation on Dec. 6.

Research discovers 2,000-year-old composite scale armor

Chinese cultural relics researchers announced a new discovery on Saturday, stating that fragments unearthed from the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun in east China's Jiangxi Province, which date back over 2,000 years, are believed to be part of scale armor crafted from various materials.

Inheritor of Filigree Mosaic art in Beijing

Filigree Mosaic art reached its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 2008, Filigree Mosaic art was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage.

Another giant panda fossil discovered in Asia's longest cave

Chinese researchers discovered a giant panda fossil during a recent expedition in the Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province.

Forum on China-ASEAN cultural exchange, cooperation held in south China

The 2024 ASEAN-Oriented Cultural Exchange and Cooperation Forum kicked off on Sunday in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, highlighting cultural exchange and tourism cooperation between China and ASEAN.

Archaeologists unearth late Ptolemaic artifacts in Egypt's Alexandria

An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission uncovered a collection of artifacts at the Taposiris Magna temple complex west of Alexandria, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Sunday.

China discovers landmark human evolution fossils

Chinese scientists have discovered dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, which are the earliest ones found in East Asia in terms of the evolution process towards Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern human beings belong.

Broadway musical adaptation 'Wicked' debuts in China

"Wicked," now the highest grossing movie in the United States was released in China on Dec. 6. The blockbuster is based on a Broadway musical of the same name.

UNESCO-listed Chinese wooden arch bridges gain global spotlight

Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges were added to UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.