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Latest news and updates on Chinese culture including the country’s traditions, food, values, history and festivals.
 

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Without Hong Kong’s thriving entertainment industry and open culture, the genius and creativity of the literary giant and his martial arts epics would have no chance to shine.

  • Visitors who cannot pre-book through Chinese apps – requiring a WeChat account and ability to read Chinese – are locked out of many attractions
  • While locals may have greater access to museum-hopping and other activities, obstacles may affect China’s soft power abroad as well as tourism, say analysts
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Emmett Chow, who disappointed his parents when he decided to become a chef, communes with his ChowFans on Instagram, perfecting his chilli crisp recipe and dreaming about his Hong Kong trip.

The internet giant’s Oracle Bones Corpus provides an artificial intelligence-powered online database dedicated to the study of the ancient inscriptions on oracle bones.

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From L’Oréal’s minority stakes in To Summer and Documents, to Estée Lauder’s investment in Melt Season, the world’s biggest beauty brands are making moves to acquire Chinese up-and-comers

Online Chinese typing tools built on pinyin input – once thought unsuited – and using the power of predictive text allow phone and computer users to type in Chinese faster than anyone can in English.

Veteran Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke talks about Caught by the Tides, his 2024 Cannes Film Festival entry, which captures the changes he witnessed in the 20-something years in which it was shot.

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A centuries-old traditional Chinese exercise is being embraced by the country’s younger generations because it relieves ailments aggravated by long working hours and stress.

An ancient form of traditional Chinese opera which involves performers changing their faces with a rapidity that defies the human eye still spellbinds audiences today.

Ma, one of the country’s hottest fiction authors, combines thrilling plots with historical detail to create stories that are ‘both exciting and plausible’, winning acclaim as young people embrace cultural heritage and ‘China-chic’ trend.

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Archaeologists excavating a tomb in eastern China said it is the most complex structure of its kind, leading to hypotheses that it belonged to a Chu state king.

In 2024, Buddha’s birthday lands on May 15. We look at who the Buddha was, festival rituals, and events to celebrate the holiday in Hong Kong, including the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.

Chinese contemporary artist Bai Ming intends to show that Chinese art is still relevant in today’s world at a major retrospective of mostly ceramics at the National Museum of Modern Art in Rome.

The Great Wall of China is the country’s most famous monument, and it is full of interesting facts that may not be well known to the general public.

A user believed to be from China claims in the clip that some Chinese Singaporeans were offended at being called ‘compatriot’, suggesting they had forgotten their roots.

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Hiss hiss! How does the Earth Snake affect your luck in May 2024? Read your Chinese astrological horoscope for your zodiac sign to discover advice on health, money, work and love …

In 2018, hip hop was censored in China. Today, rappers are looking forward to a coming golden age for the music genre – as long as songs do not involve swear words and other content deemed unacceptable.

An ancient tradition in China by which future brides are adopted by families with a son at a very young age and raised to be a wife still exists today, the Post explains why.

The idea of solar terms, such as “guyu” – grain rain – dates back to the Shang dynasty 3,600 years ago and was created by inhabitants near the Yellow River to optimise agricultural production.

Why do Chinese fisherfolk celebrate Tin Hau in an annual festival ? Once upon a time there was a girl called Lin Mo, who became a deity after she learned how to predict the future and saved people from the sea.

A new traditional Chinese medicine-based therapy is said to be helping people with psychological ailments such as stress, depression and grief, but not everybody is convinced of its effectiveness.

From Italy to Japan, a growing number of chefs around the world are borrowing techniques, recipes and ingredients from Cantonese cuisine – but is it a threat to the food’s authenticity?

Filial piety has been at the core of China’s elderly care system for centuries, but as society rapidly changes, new avenues are being explored to help make sure the country’s elderly are taken care of in their twilight years.

A testament to the Chinese love of clever wordplay, Chinese restaurants in Britain often have witty or pun-tastic Chinese names that are like encoded in-jokes for the diaspora.

China’s younger generations have spotted a gap in the funeral market and are creating vibrant new products to breathe new life into a sector steeped in tradition.

Every year, China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration reveals its top 10 archaeological discoveries from the past year, sometimes called the “Oscars of Archaeology”.

The Chinese dumpling is being made more accessible to Western diners by Chinese millennials, who are creating new fillings inspired by international cuisines and catering to non-meat eaters.