Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month each year, and in 2009, it became the first Chinese holiday to be inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Recently, small footprint stickers have appeared on escalators in some subway stations in Beijing. Subway operators say these "footprints" are placed there to remind passengers they don't have to "stand on the right and walk on the left" of escalators but can instead stand side-by-side with another passenger
Though this ecological approach extends pearl growth cycle to five to six years, compared with the one- to two-year cycle under intensive farming, it does greatly improve water quality.
This year's Chinese celebrations spotlighted three key advancements: enhanced public services, technological innovations and global cultural partnerships across the museum sector.
China's successive five-year plans provide the global economy with unparalleled certainty—a critical anchor at a time when the world faces profound unpredictability
As of 12:47 p.m. on June 2, China's box office revenue for the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival holiday had surpassed 400 million yuan (about $55.67 million), a significant increase compared to the same period last year, according to box office tracker Maoyan
China successfully launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, in the early hours of May 29, an endeavour designed to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early solar system
China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, in the early hours of May 29, an endeavour to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early solar system
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently issued important instructions on cultural and ethical development
