Folk Art
Expressing the essence of life
[2013-06-08 10:34]It is widely accepted that traditional Chinese painting can be divided into two categories: gongbi, or fine brushwork with great attention to detail, and xieyi, a freehand style of brushwork that expresses meaning and spirit.
Traditional style aims to capture beauty of nature
[2013-06-08 10:34]The realistic gongbi style of Chinese painting is considered to lack imagination and be less capable of expressing emotion than freehand brushwork.
Plucked from flamenco obscurity
[2013-02-04 16:27]In a ground floor flat hidden inside the downtown Beijing Qiheyuan Diplomatic Compound, Japanese dancer Yamamoto Hideko claps her hands above her head while prancing around in red high heels.
Patently potent
[2013-02-04 16:15]One of the factors of today's art scene is the constant search for young artists who will be future masters, while ignoring others.
A museum of their own
[2013-02-04 13:10]Husband and wife art lovers realize their dream and take it to the public. 
Private museums spring up across China Shedding light on storehouse secrets
Paintings about the Dragon Boat Festival
[2013-06-07 14:39]According to location and dynasty, the duanwu festival is called something different. As many as twenty names are mentioned in historical records.
Exhibition lures with breathtaking art from Sichuan
[2013-02-01 13:41]An ongoing Sichuan-themed traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting exhibition at the Capital Museum is wowing audiences with the amazing landscapes.
Foreign learners love Chinese martial arts
[2013-06-07 10:34]Foreign learners practise Chinese martial arts movements at the Yuxu Palace on Wudang Mountain, in Central China's Hubei province, June 5, 2013.
Chinese artist exhibits Tibetan mastiff paintings in St. Petersburg
[2013-06-07 09:32]An exhibition devoted to paintings of the Tibetan mastiff by Chinese artist Lin Yue on Wednesday opened in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
Liu Yong's paintings to be auctioned in Beijing
[2013-06-05 14:54]Well-known for his accomplishments in literature, writer Liu Yong, who is from Taiwan, is bringing five of his paintings to Beijing for the spring sales of an auction company from June 4 to 6.
Sichuan opera: one of oldest forms of Chinese opera
[2013-06-05 11:05]Sichuan opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera, distinguished by face-changing, fire-spitting and other stunts.
West gets lesson in Chinese opera
[2013-02-01 10:54]How difficult is it to sing opera in Mandarin? This was the first question raised by a middle school student at The Dalton School in Manhattan.
