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Chewy rice cakes embody wishes for good fortune
　　 On festive kitchen counters, fish will flick their tails in mid-motion, gold ingots will sit plump and round, and a square "gold brick" will stand firmly at the center of the plate. These are not ornaments, but nian gao — Chinese New Year rice cakes — arranged like a miniature folk exhibition, each form carrying a carefully coded wish.
Source:CHINA DAILY 2026-02-12
Lion dances creating a unique cultural beat
　　 Sam Lara, a fashion coach at a Walmart store in Houston, Texas, first experienced lion dancing a few years ago at a fundraising event.
Source:China Daily 2026-02-10
Fujian artistic group performs at Chinese New Year cultural show in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
　　 Dancers perform at the "Happy Chinese New Year in Bishkek 2026" cultural show in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 4, 2026.
Source:Xinhua 2026-02-06
Feature: From Kung Fu to opera: Chinese students celebrate Year of the Horse in Berlin
　　 His uncertainty vanished as a line of martial artists snapped into unison, heels cutting the air, feet landing cleanly on the beat. He leaned forward in his seat, eyes wide.
Source:Xinhua 2026-02-04
'Becoming Chinese' takes social media by storm
　　 Sip hot water, wear slippers at home and start the day with a bowl of comforting congee. This advice might sound too basic to Chinese people, for whom these are everyday rituals, but for a global audience curious about contemporary Chinese lifestyles, these are nuggets of wisdom.
Source:China Daily 2026-02-03
Next stop of the exhibition ‘’A Journey to Ancient Greece": Liangzhu Museum, Zhejiang
　　 The exhibition is organized by the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Liangzhu Museum, with the support of the Embassy of Greece in China, and will run until 31 July 2026.
Source:Global People Online 2026-02-02
Guarding the gates of auspicious folk traditions
　　 People typically seek help from doctors when they experience trouble sleeping and have an unsettled mind.
Source:CHINA DAILY 2026-01-29
China discovers earliest known texts on horses from Warring States Period
　　 The Research and Conservation Center for Unearthed Texts at Tsinghua University recently compiled five bamboo texts related to horses. According to researchers, these are currently the earliest systematic texts discovered in China concerning equine appraisal, veterinary treatment, training and guidance.
Source:Xinhua 2026-01-27
Exhibition of Cambodia's ancient civilization opens in China's Hainan
　　 People visit "The Epic of Water and Stone," an exhibition of Cambodia's ancient civilization, at China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 22, 2026.
Source:Xinhua 2026-01-23
Decades of excavation reveals rich legacy at E China's Lingjiatan relics site
　　 Archaeologists work at the Lingjiatan relics site in Hanshan County, Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 13, 2026. The Lingjiatan relics site in east China's Anhui is a Neolithic settlement dating back 5,300 to 5,800 years, with an area of about 1.6 million square meters.
Source:Xinhua 2026-01-22
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