A British collector and his Xi'an-born wife unite East and West through their devotion to pith paintings, depicting 19th-century China, Yang Feiyue reports.
As the G58 high-speed train raced from Xi'an in Shaanxi province to Beijing on the afternoon of Sept 18, a lively poetry reading took place in one of its carriages.
On September 27, UNESCO designated 26 new biosphere reserves, including China's Daqingshan Biosphere Reserve and Zhouzhi Biosphere Reserve. This brings the total number of protected areas in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves to 785.
25-year-old Gu Tingyu, a graduate student at Xi'an Polytechnic University, uses street photography as a means of communication to converse with tourists from all over the world on the streets of Xi'an.
During the event, Xi'an International Studies University and Contemporary World Press signed a university-enterprise cooperation agreement.
Recently, "Echoes of Civilizations: 2025 International Youth Poetry Festival (Special Session for Young Poets from China, Latin America and the Caribbean)" commenced in Xi'an.
On September 16, 2025, the World Internet Conference's Premium Cultural Heritage Digitalization Exhibition debuted in Xi'an, unveiling cutting-edge achievements from nearly 100 leading institutions worldwide.
Nestled under Songping Mountain on the northern Qinling foothills, the Xiying Fenglei Era Film and Television Base—rebuilt from the old Fenglei Instrument Factory—is Xi'an's cinematic dream factory, where every brick and set evokes a bygone era.