In a sleek recording studio, young Chinese musicians are gathered around their instruments. Clad in traditional hanfu — flowing robes with wide sleeves and intricate headpieces — they are preparing to create music, but there's a twist.
Traditional Chinese lacquer art is one of the popular China-chic wave that’s blowing the minds of young people.
A total of 276 young speakers from around the world gathered on the shores of Taihu Lake in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, to make their voices heard through China Daily's flagship English speaking competitions.
China and Russia have taken significant steps to strengthen educational collaboration and cultural exchange in recent years, highlighted by a series of agreements between higher education institutions in both countries and closer ties in language learning.
From Aug 18 to 31, we visited Clara-Schumann-Gymnasium in Bonn, Germany, for the first time. Instead of feeling shy and hesitant, we were excited because we had already connected online in April while working together on an environmental project.
Xu Anlong, president of the Sun Yat-sen University Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong, said the institute is expected to be built into an academic hub with international demonstration effects and become a pivot for East-West exchanges in the following months.
Lacquer fans has been a trend among fashion lovers in China for some time, both online and offline.
Cultural exchanges and people-to-people communication are conducive to the development of bilateral relations, said Indian musicians who have been experiencing Chinese music and culture during their trip to the country.
A group of international teachers and students from various Chinese schools visited Minhang Middle School in Gyalze county, Xizang autonomous region, on Oct 12, where they sat in on a unique Tibetan culture class and had engaging interactions with the students. Watch the highlights.
The "International Insights into China" event, with journalists and students from countries such as Mongolia, Bangladesh, and Kazakhstan as participants, is ongoing from Oct 13 to 19.
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