The Future Makers 2026 China-US Youth Tour for a Shared Asia-Pacific Future took place from Sept 1 to 7.
"The question is no longer, 'Why should I study Chinese?' Instead, it has become, 'How can I benefit from Chinese in my future career?'"
The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences welcomed 21,577 new students at its 2026 enrollment ceremony in Beijing on Sunday, with scientific self-reliance and artificial intelligence highlighted as defining challenges for the incoming class.
In a shopping mall in Hopson One Mall in Yangpu district, Shanghai, hundreds of visitors line up at a popup store.
As the autumn semester gets underway, some Chinese cities are turning the annual influx of university freshmen into an opportunity to build ties with potential future residents, rolling out benefits that begin with tourist attractions and shopping discounts but increasingly extend to employment, entrepreneurship and housing support.
It was Jasmine's first time trying Shandong cuisine — but one dish unexpectedly reminded her of home, thousands of miles away in Malaysia.
More than 100 students from 10 American universities, including Harvard University, Columbia University and the University of Chicago, gathered in Qufu, Shandong province, on Wednesday and Thursday for a themed exchange event titled Seeking Wisdom in Confucius' Hometown to Write a New Chapter of Friendship.
Students from the Faculty of Education at East China Normal University in Shanghai dived deep into schools across China and six African nations during the summer break, bringing their latest innovation and practice of technology education to a wider global audience.
At a hospital featuring traditional Chinese medicine in Southwest China's Sichuan province, a foreign acupuncturist frequently draws curious glances from patients.
From the rich brown of brewed tea to the luminous blue of Jun ware, traditional Eastern colors are linked to daily life and enlightenment.