Culture

Folk Art

Unknown horizons

[2013-01-25 10:09]

A painter captures the lives of jade diggers on a journey to the western lands of Xinjiang. Game on for designers Perfect form for a tea ceremony

China Plum Blossom Art Center will open to public

[2013-01-25 09:56]

The China Plum Blossom Art Center with the theme of plum blossom will be officially open to the public in February this year.

The passing of 'the actor of an era'

[2013-01-23 11:20]

Yu Shizhi, Beijing People's Art Theater's senior actor and respected scholar of performing arts, died on Jan 20. He was 86.

Zhang Tonglu's cloisonne art works exhibited in HK

[2013-01-23 10:07]

An exhibition of Zhang Tonglu's cloisonne art works was held in Hong Kong on Jan 22, 2013, showing 22 pieces of cloisonne works.

Folk artists present Xichong Lanterns in Wuyuan, China's Jiangxi

[2013-01-22 09:08]

Folk artists present Xichong Lanterns in the Xichong village of Wuyuan county, East China's Jiangxi province, Jan 19, 2013.

Lifelike tiger paintings on display

[2013-01-21 11:20]

An exhibition of tiger paintings debuted on Jan 19 in the Art Treasures Museum of the Chinese Nation, and will be open until Jan 28.

Making beautiful music - together

[2013-01-18 17:22]

For 53-year-old violinist Cho-liang Lin, whose career has spanned the globe for more than two decades, it's very exciting to see many musical talents taking center-stage around the world.

Shenyu Art Treasures Exhibition opens in Beijing

[2013-01-15 12:51]

Shenyu Art Treasures Exhibition is held in Beijing at Shenyu Museum starting from January 8. The first month is open to the public for free.

Beijing's bulwarks

[2013-01-15 10:57]

A self-made billionaire is reconstructing the capital's ancient city walls - in miniature and in sandalwood.

From rags to riches

[2013-01-14 16:41]

Among the most important exhibits at the I.M. Pei-designed Suzhou Museum, Zhang Kun reports, are two Buddha statues discovered by three children in Ruiguang Pagoda.

Perfect form for a tea ceremony

[2013-01-14 15:35]

When industrial designer Yang Mingjie was asked to create something special for Malaysian pewter manufacturer Royal Selangor, a tea set immediately came to mind.

Handmade tiger-head shoes popular in China's new year

[2013-01-08 16:24]

Tiger-head shoes, a kind of traditional Chinese shoes made of colourful cotton fabric and thread, are popular for local people who hope their children grow as robust and healthy as tigers in the new year.

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