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Xiashi Lantern Festival underway in Haining
Feb 6, 2024
Lanterns, revered symbols of luck and beauty in China, take center stage during the Chinese New Year at the Xiashi Lantern Festival in Haining, a county-level city in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, with a history spanning over 1,200 years.
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Jiaxing Museum welcomes Year of the Dragon
Jan 12, 2024
To celebrate the upcoming Chinese zodiac Year of the Dragon, Jiaxing Museum, together with the Nanyang Stone-carved Art Museum in Han Dynasty and Nanyang Tang Palace Museum, has organized a special exhibition of 80 rubbings of Han dynasty (206 BC-220) dragon-themed stone reliefs.
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24 Solar Terms: 9 things about Winter Solstice
Dec 22, 2023
Winter Solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 5.
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Weaving the wonder of bamboo
Nov 23, 2023
Qian Lihuai and Joint Lab twist tradition to craft concoctions that delight visitors and institutions alike, Li Yingxue reports.
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Jiaxing intangible cultural heritage shines at CIIE
Nov 6, 2023
The sixth CIIE opened in Shanghai on Nov 5.
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Jiaxing's imperial stele listed as important cultural relic
Aug 21, 2023
The National Cultural Heritage Administration recently announced the first batch of ancient inscribed monuments.
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Colored lanterns light up Asian Games festivities
May 12, 2023
Wang Liqin from Haining, Zhejiang province, has perfected the techniques for making Xiashi colored lanterns. Through the craft, she expressed best wishes for the upcoming Asian Games.
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Pole position for culture
May 4, 2023
Tu Songgen recently took his audience's breath away at a historical folk celebration event in his hometown of Zhouquan in Tongxiang, a county-level city of Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province.