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Tradition meets technology – this is how China Mobile presents itself at the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona.

Spring is not yet in sight in Qingzhou in Shandong province. Thick flakes drift through the historic center of the city. Several tourists gathered there over the weekend to celebrate the Longtaitou 龙抬头 festival. Longtaitou is the celebration when the rain-bringing dragon awakens from its winter slumber. Traditionally a good day to celebrate the start […]

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and the M+ in Hong Kong plan a partnership in the future, for example, in exhibitions and restorations. It is the first partnership of its kind between the MoMA and a major museum in Asia. M+ opened in 2021 and is part of a national cultural […]

Film fans rejoice: The classic “In the Mood for Love” by director Wong Kar-wai returns to the big screen with previously unseen footage. To mark the 25th anniversary of the cult film, viewers can enjoy the extended version of the love story between Chow and Su. Among other things, the newly added material takes the […]

Designer Guo Qingshan from Shanghai posted a vacation photo with the caption “Puppy Mountain” on Valentine’s Day – and triggered a hype in China. On a hike in his hometown of Yichang, he accidentally discovered a mountain that looks like a dog drinking from the Yangtze or napping at its shore. His post on the […]

Elon Musk’s family relationships have become so complex and delicate that Chinese internet users have started comparing them to the intrigues of a Chinese palace drama series. One example is Claire Elise Boucher, Musk’s ex-wife and the mother of three of Musk’s children, fitting the classic figure of the “beloved but defiant concubine.” These characteristics […]

China is in Nezha 2 fever – here, a young woman is in front of a Nezha graffiti in Shijiazhuang. One month after its release, the animation film, in which a young god fights mythical dragons, is the world’s eighth most successful film at the box office. It is closely on the heels of The […]

Still looking for that perfect photo for your Year of the Snake greeting cards? All you have to do for this motif is climb up the mountain to Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. The chairs outside a store there are so well-placed that they’re perfect both for resting after the arduous walk and for a […]

What was advertised idyllically as a winter wonderland in a tourist resort in Chengdu in southern China has led to a scandal. Visitors discovered that the snow beneath their feet was fake. The operators had used large cotton carpets to create an artificial snowy landscape and attract visitors. The organizer sure would have preferred to […]

Silk weaving is still a special feature of the city of Hangzhou in western China today. In ancient times, the capital of Zhejiang province was a strategic hub along the Silk Road, which got its name not least because fabrics and textiles were exported from Hangzhou to the west. Hangzhou gained a reputation as the […]