Global Times: Cultural inheritance must touch the heart first

Rebooting Cultural DNA for the Digital Age

Director Jiaozi reveals the magic formula: "We rebooted cultural DNA for the digital age." Composer Yang Rui takes a 2,500-year-old UNESCO-listed Dong chorus and turns it into an electrifying battle song.

Cultural inheritance must touch the heart first

Dunhuang, with its millennia-old heritage, is finding new life through the energy and creativity of young people. Over the past year, I've been involved in creating and performing in the National Theatre of China's (NTC) music drama The Summoning of Dunhuang. Through this process, I've come to feel deeply how a cultural summoning that began over 1,000 years ago can still stir emotions and spark connections today.

Global Times: Cultural inheritance must touch the heart first

BEIJING, June 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunhuang, with its millennia-old heritage, is finding new life through the energy and creativity of young people. Over the past year, I've been involved in creating and performing in the National Theatre of China's (NTC) music drama The Summoning of Dunhuang. Through this process, I've come to feel deeply how a cultural summoning that began over 1,000 years ago can still stir emotions and spark connections …

Tourism boom in Confucius' birthplace

In a theater located in the birthplace of Confucius, two young visitors were captivated by a stage performance rooted in Confucian tradition.

Event hails Hongshan culture’s ‘brilliance’

BEIJING, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A report from China Daily Cultural heritage serves as a window into the traditions, culture and even the civilization of a country, so it is essential to intensify research efforts to enhance understanding of China’s cultural ethos and to promote mutual learning among Chinese and foreign civilizations, according to […] The post Event hails Hongshan culture’s ‘brilliance’ first appeared on Adkhabar.