Chinese illustrator Cai Gao, 80, receives the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in Ottawa, becoming the first Chinese winner of the top children's-book illustration honor.

Ne Zha 2 becomes first animated film to win Best Picture at China's audience-voted Hundred Flowers Awards in Beijing on Monday, Xinhua reports. Enlight Media chairman Wang Changtian called it "a collective honor for Chinese animation."

"Ne Zha 2" won Best Picture at the 38th Hundred Flowers Awards in Beijing on Monday, becoming the first animated film to claim the top prize in the audience-voted ceremony's history, according to Xinhua. Enlight Media chairman Wang Changtian called the win "a collective honor for Chinese animation."