The 2024 Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale opened in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, under the theme of “integration and dialogue,” presenting a diverse artistic showcase that bridges tradition and modernity. This cultural event, featuring young artists from Hong Kong, Macao, and Zhejiang, offers audiences a chance to explore the dynamic interplay between Eastern and Western influences,...
The ancient city of Dunhuang, a Silk Road hub that welcomed Western merchants for centuries, may serve as a “perfect platform” to improve China-US relations, according to Neil Schmid, an American research professor and the first Western scholar hired by the Dunhuang Academy. Schmid studies the Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes,...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated an exhibition honoring Marco Polo at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing on Monday, marking her first state visit to China since taking office. The exhibition, titled “A Journey of Knowledge: The Travels of Marco Polo and Its Legacy Between East and West,” commemorates both the 700th anniversary of...