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The Chinese mainland-produced animation "Ne Zha 2," the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster "Ne Zha" based on ancient Chinese ...

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This photo taken on Feb. 10, 2025 shows the colored lanterns made by Mai Haijie at his studio in Beijing, China. Regarded as ...

Follow us 划动查看中文版When it comes to the Spring Festival Gala held right at the villagers' doorsteps, people should be quite familiar with it.However, a "Village Spring Festival Gala" that combines a New ...

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is one of the most important traditional festivals in ...

According to the National Immigration Administration, China recorded 14.37 million cross-border trips during the Spring Festival holiday season, a 6.3 percent increase from a year earlier. About 1 ...

Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan has further revised its forecast for "Ne Zha 2," projecting the animated blockbuster will ...

On February 5, the first working day after the Chinese New Year holiday, Guangdong’s “first meeting of the year” has kicked off as anticipated. This year’s Guangdong Provincial High-quality Developmen ...

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Figures released on Wednesday by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism show that during the eight-day break from Jan 28 to ...

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