Intangible cultural heritage finding its market online

2020-07-03

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the internet has become a popular arena not only for shopping in China but also for promotion of the country's intangible cultural heritage.

Nearly 2.97 mln cultural performances held around China in 2019: report

2020-06-23

Performing arts groups across China staged nearly 2.97 million performances last year, reaping around 12.78 billion yuan (about $1.8 billion), according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Bookshop tells a story of hope

2020-06-19

Like a symbol of a lost world, it seems almost out of place, even in the small space it occupies. A bookshop? In our modern digital, pandemic, temperature-checking world. A bookshop? In a time of downloads, WeChat. A bookshop? If not lost faith then surely a leap of faith.

Beijing People's Art Theater to broadcast show on 68th anniversary

2020-06-11

Beijing People's Art Theater is set to air a selection of excerpts from 16 classic dramas Friday to mark its 68th anniversary.

China to kick off first ICH shopping festival

2020-06-03

An Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) shopping festival will be launched to mark Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls on June 13 this year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on June 1 via an online press conference.

Cultural sector finds new ways to tell stories

2020-05-28