Contacts in the cultural area have been developing between the two countries.
There are 11 pairs of friendship provinces and cities formed between China and the Philippines: Hangzhou and Baguio, Guangzhou and Manila, Shanghai and Manila, Xiamen and Cebu, Shenyang and Quezon, Fushun and Lipa, Hainan Province and Cebu Province, Sanya and Lapu-lapu, Zhibo and Banaue, Shangdong Province and Ilocos Norte and Shishi and Naga.