China’s Jingdezhen porcelain sites were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2026. The city has been a center of Chinese porcelain-making for centuries, with techniques and traditions passed ...

China will expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI), satellite remote sensing, drones, 3D modeling and virtual reality ...

China will launch its second nationwide survey of intangible cultural heritage during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30) to update its inventory of traditional cultural practices and strengthen ...

Agricultural heritage systems, the custodians of ancient farming practices, face unprecedented challenges from climate change and urbanization. A recent study presents a detailed geographical analysis ...

As China’s fashion industry transitions from leveraging its “manufacturing dividends” to exploring the deeper realm of “cultural empowerment,” the question of how to “breathe contemporary life into ...

Ancient Buddhist murals in northwestern China are under “direct threat” as a result of unprecedented levels of rainfall brought about by climate change, researchers said this week. Extreme rainfall in ...

Quanzhou, China, 25 October 2025 — The UNESCO–Africa–China Symposium on World Heritage Capacity-Building and Cooperation concluded in Quanzhou after a week of exchanges and hands-on training from 19 ...

JINGDEZHEN, China (AP) — Chinese porcelain artist Chen Qing has a vivid memory of her grandfather. It was the only time he wrote down the formula for her family’s distinctive red pigment. He asked her ...

Chinese porcelain artist Chen Qing paints a vase in Jingdezhen, in eastern China's Jiangxi province, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. Chinese porcelain artist Chen Qing paints a vase in Jingdezhen, known as ...