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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 care.

China's "artificial sun" experiment finds way to break fusion plasma density limit2026-01-03
Researchers have identified a method to surpass the plasma density limit in experiments with the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), known as the "artificial sun," providing a crucial physical basis for high-density operation in magnetic confinement fusion devices.

New Year travel stretches from ski resorts to tropical islands2026-01-03
This New Year holiday sees Chinese travelers heading to diverse winter destinations, seeking everything from northeastern ice and snow to southern sunshine and tropical beaches.

Beijing relocates temple school to preserve Central Axis2025-12-30
Following a ceremony to mark the relocation of a school inside its walls on Monday, Xiannongtan Temple -- one of the key cultural sites along Beijing's Central Axis -- has officially reconnected its inner and outer areas, in an important step in restoring its historical layout.

AI's growing role in storytelling, from script to screen2025-12-29
What is a filmmaker to do when they need to film epic battles for a budget micro-short drama, but they have few actors and even less time? This is a worry of the past, with artificial intelligence (AI) now capable of summoning entire armies of digital performers.

The "cultural ferrymen" offering a more authentic glimpse into everyday China2025-12-25
As the scent of freshly steamed bean paste buns drifts through the People's Park in downtown Shanghai and laughter erupts from a nearby English-language stand-up comedy club -- not at the unfamiliar, but at the recognizable -- China's latest chapter of inbound tourism begins to take shape.

Strong year for animation propels China's film industry onto global stage2025-12-24
2025, a banner year for animation at the Chinese box office, was bookended by two powerhouse sequels: the homegrown phenomenon "Ne Zha 2" ignited the market early in the year, while Disney's "Zootopia 2" powered a year-end surge, underscoring the genre's potent and enduring appeal in the world's second-largest market.

Zambian youth chasing railway dreams in China2025-12-22
When Michael Njovu, a 26-year-old Zambian graduate student in central China's Hunan Province, learned that the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) revitalization project had been officially launched in his landlocked homeland, it felt like a call to purpose.

Chinese archaeologists discover three ancient kiln sites in Inner Mongolia2025-12-20
Chinese archaeologists have discovered three horse hoof-shaped kiln sites believed to be part of a pottery workshop dating back to the Liao and Jin dynasties (907-1234) near an ancient city site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the regional institute of cultural relics and archaeology announced on Friday.

Beyond nails and rivets, digital tools safeguard millennium-old bridge craft2025-12-17
Amid efforts to preserve the millennium-old traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges, advanced and accessible technology, including AI and VR, is injecting new vitality into the timeless craft.

Paid companionship for the body and mind2025-12-16
On the weathered stone steps leading to the summit of Mount Tai, China's revered "Peak of the East," throngs of climbers pressed on with determination, while one figure stood out for having completed the ascent three times in a single day.

China's Hezhen Yimakan storytelling inscribed on UNESCO Representative List2025-12-12
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at its 20th regular session decided to transfer China's "Hezhen Yimakan storytelling" from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

After "Ne Zha 2," blockbuster run for "Zootopia 2" underscores China's market scale, openness2025-12-11
"Theaters are packed once again," wrote Yin Hong, vice chairman of the China Film Association and a professor at Tsinghua University, on social media, sharing photos of a thronged cinema lobby.

The mountains, the men, the murals: Guarding a lost kingdom on roof of the world2025-12-11
On the roof of the world, where millennia have shaped the earth into colossal, unyielding sculptures, three pairs of weathered feet trace stubborn paths against the wind, their strides once firm but now unsteady, drawing faint, invisible lines between a fading past and an unknowable future.

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