Beijing Central Axis to mark 2nd anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage inscription

The Eight Immortals are legends, but director Mu Zhengyang wants audiences to see them as people. He shared with China.org.cn how his new film "All Wishes Come True!" brings the legendary figures down to earth, making them more relatable and how this story serves as a way to revive a part of traditional Chinese culture and inspire new audiences.

Digital technology has recreated a Qing dynasty imperial garden that remains partly closed to the public, in a light-and-shadow exhibition running at the National Library of China through Dec. 6.

A digital art exhibition at the China Millennium Monument is telling the story of Chinese music through five instruments. It runs through Aug. 23.

An exhibition in Beijing is charting the six-decade career of Wang Juyuan, the scholar who made landscape architecture an academic discipline in China, three decades after his death.

An exhibition featuring original props from the Chinese film "Dear You" and historical artifacts linked to "qiaopi" opened July 10 at the Overseas Chinese History Museum of China in Beijing.

​The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added China's Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites to the World Heritage List on Saturday during the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Busan, South Korea.

The 2026 China Fashion Week · Kidswear opened at Beijing's 798 Art District on July 22, marking the launch of China Fashion Week's first standalone season devoted to children's fashion.

​China's central bank said on Wednesday that it will issue a set of gold and silver commemorative coins featuring the Beijing Central Axis on July 27.

​China aims to advance the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as part of a new five-year plan for TCM development.

The opening ceremony of the "Youth Development for a Shared Future Summer Camp 2026" was held in Beijing on July 20, bringing together young people from 16 countries to promote friendship, mutual understanding and shared development.

A group of 22 young delegates from China and the United States visited southwest China's Yunnan province from July 15 to 20 as part of the 2026 "Across the Pacific: China-U.S. Youth Dialogue for A Shared Future" exchange program.

As threats ranging from climate change to rapid urbanization imperil cultural heritage worldwide, Chinese and international officials, diplomats and scholars gathered in Yuci Ancient City, a cultural hub in Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, on July 15 to open a week-long forum on heritage protection, with speakers calling for deeper cross-border cooperation.

IMAX China announced Thursday that its documentary "The Elephant Odyssey," co-produced with several Chinese partners including China International Publishing Center (CIPC), will be released on the Chinese mainland in October.

Sarah Chen, an emerging singer-songwriter, said she created her Hakka-language album "Blue Hour Bloom" to promote Hakka culture and encourage listeners to slow down in a fast-paced world.

A special exhibition commemorating the 130th anniversary of the birth of renowned Chinese writer Mao Dun has opened at the National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature in Beijing.

​The 36th Hong Kong Book Fair opened on Wednesday, kicking off a week-long extravaganza featuring lectures from renowned authors and cultural heritage showcases.

An exhibition of traditional style Chinese paintings by contemporary artists is currently on display at Chanfu Temple in Beihai Park until Aug. 3.

A museum themed on pterosaurs, winged reptiles closely related to dinosaurs, will open in September in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

The Starlight Night Market, located in Jinghong of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, has witnessed a surge in visitor arrivals during the summer peak tourism season.

Wang Shu, the giant panda cub of Liang Yue, celebrated her first birthday at Chongqing Zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on July 12, 2026.