Culture

Recording history

Hou Bo, born in 1924, is a Chinese photographer who was among the best known photographers of Mao Zedong. She died in Beijing at 10 pm on Nov 26 at the age of 93.

Exhibition shows exported porcelain

Chinese porcelain was exported from the 16th century and decorated the homes of royalty and dignitaries — and, eventually, ordinary people.

Online celebrity animals of 2017

This hilarious image shows red squirrels displaying their musical skills on mini musical instruments. The critters looked like they could be driving their woodland neighbors nuts with violins, guitars, saxophones and even a little drum kit.

Chinese actress Liu Yifei to play Mulan in Disney's live-action adaptation

Chinese actress Liu Yifei is set to star as the titular female warrior in Disney's live-action adaptation of the classic Chinese epic, Mulan.

Revealing history of Chinese lingerie

Exhibition of socialist realism paintings opens in Shanghai

Zhao Wangyun (1906-77) co-founded the Chang'an School of Painting in the 1960s with two other ink-brush artists based in Xi'an in Northwestern China. They sought to revive the tradition of Chinese ink art through the depiction of the everyday lives of common people.