The recent premieres of two major opera productions in Shanghai have underscored audiences' growing enthusiasm for classic opera while highlighting the city's emergence as an international hub for opera creation and production.
Marcia Melchior, artistic director of Brazil's Orquestra Forte de Copacabana, or the Forte de Copacabana Orchestra, watched the young musicians on stage. A clear vocal melody rang out, followed by a graceful tune that filled the air. Brazilian performers dance...
Zhang Hao, a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, told China Daily that international students who have completed their studies in China and returned to their home countries have become vital bridges of exchanges between China and the world.
A Chinese folk song echoed across the stage, its melody carrying through the air.
For Anna Lucia Tempesta, an Italian museum curator, an exhibition is never merely a display of ancient objects, but rather serves as an open invitation to intercultural dialogue.
The inaugural Showcase of Outstanding Repertoires by China Theatre Plum Blossom award-winning artists will be held in Shanghai from May 21 to 31, featuring 10 productions across seven theaters in the city.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra made a strong return to Shanghai after a two-decade hiatus with a sold-out concert at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center on March 18.
Members of the Whiffenpoofs a cappella choir of Yale University sing a song at Zhaoxing Dong Village of Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 23, 2026.
On Monday, annual spring farming ceremonies unfolded across agricultural areas of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, blending tradition with modern agricultural practices.
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. The Spring Equinox (chun fen), as the fourth term of the year starts on March 20 and ends on April 4 this year.
The exhibition "Writers Revealed: Treasures from British Collections and the National Portrait Gallery, London" held jointly by the Shanghai Museum and London's National Portrait Gallery, will open to the public from March 18.
The 2026 National Drum King Competition was held on Sunday in Zhengding county of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, attracting 14 top-tier drum troupes from across China.
If you find yourself in a Miao ethnic village in western Hunan province, you will hear the soft, rhythmic jingling of a person's outfit before you see them.
"Pohui" festival, a local folk festival, was held in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County around the Spring Festival this year.
China designated March 12 as National Tree Planting Day in 1979, and launched a nationwide voluntary tree-planting campaign in 1981.