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Steeped in meaning: China's tea culture
When I arrived in China to teach law, I didn't expect to come home with so much tea. Nor did I expect what the tea would come to mean.
January 6, 2026
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International students in Hangzhou offer ideas for BRICS special economic zones
An innovation competition on cooperation opportunities for the China Center for Cooperation on Special Economic Zones in BRICS Countries was recently held in Qiantang district.
January 5, 2026
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Moroccan educator finds a second home in Tonglu
Cookie, a 29-year-old educator from Morocco, is building a new life in Tonglu county, Hangzhou, where rivers, mountains and digital convenience have reshaped her idea of home.
December 31, 2025
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Conference brings global youth, culture, innovation to Qiantang
The 2025 Hi, Qiantang! International Communication Conference opened on Dec 30 in Hangzhou's Qiantang district.
December 30, 2025
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French sailor finds home in Hangzhou
Behind a half-hidden wooden door lives Christian Fardel, a 72-year-old French sailor who has chosen to settle by the Grand Canal in Hangzhou.
December 23, 2025
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A legendary journey from Hangzhou's West Lake to New York
Reimagining a centuries-old Chinese folk tale through experimental theater, a Yale student brings The Legend of the White Snake to contemporary.
December 18, 2025
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Bulgarian artist reimagines fiber art in Hangzhou
At the Xiangshan Art Commune in Hangzhou, Bulgarian-born artist and China Academy of Art professor Assadour Markarov works in his Fiber Media Lab.
December 9, 2025
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Greek writer bridges civilizations through new China-themed works
A longtime admirer of Chinese history, Lampropoulos sees the two ancient civilizations as distant yet kindred.
December 1, 2025

