People play on frozen Shichahai lake in Beijing

People play on the frozen Shichahai lake in Beijing, capital of China.

Fair featuring intangible cultural heritage, Chinese New Year goods kicks off in...

A citizen views paper-cutting works during a fair featuring intangible cultural heritage and Chinese New Year goods in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Jan. 24, 2026.

Various activities held across China to welcome upcoming Laba Festival

Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Laba Festival that falls on Jan. 26 this year.

History on the plate

Why do Chinese people eat dumplings during the winter solstice? Was egg-fried rice once considered a dish reserved for emperors?The answers to these questions can be found in the videos of "Jiangxiaojin" on Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok). Created by 32...

Across China: SW China's ancient Tea Horse Road finds new life in modern "slow t...

​After years of living in China, Antonio from Spain discovered a new passion in the intricate world of tea, noting that his trip through Yunnan in southwest China sparked this love.

Yunnan rose proposed to be named after deceased Xinjiang official

Many internet users have proposed naming a newly bred pink rose variety "Jiaolong" in tribute to He Jiaolong, a Xinjiang official and social media influencer who died earlier this month while on duty, according to Chuncheng Evening News.

In pics: Year-of-the-Horse-themed gold products

Year of the Horse-themed gold products are now available.

China discovers earliest known texts on horses from Warring States Period

Chinese researchers have found the earliest known literature on horses via bamboo slips dating back over 2,000 years to the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC). This discovery was announced at a press conference held at Tsinghua University in Beijing on Mond...

From balance beam to screen

Olympic champion Guan Chenchen has made her screen debut in The Secret to Fat Loss, China's first costume micro-drama centered on scientific fitness, which officially premiered online on Jan 9.

China Focus: Southeast Asian tourists flock north, fueling China's ice-snow econ...

​Despite the biting minus 20 degrees Celsius cold on the century-old Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Thai tourist Nattapong Somchai stamped his feet to keep warm yet happily embraced a local tradition by trying a classic ice...

Aurora seen in Beiji Village of Mohe, NE China

Scenery of plum, wintersweet blossoms in winter

Wintersweet blossoms are seen in China.

China Focus: From apothecary to Americano, traditional Chinese medicine turns in...

​For generations, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) arrived with ceremony as dried roots and peels were carefully measured from wooden drawers, taken home, and simmered for hours in a slow, bitter ritual that demanded attention whenever the body called for c...

Morning markets across Heilongjiang bustle in subzero temperatures

Morning markets across Heilongjiang Province bustle with activity despite sub-zero temperatures.