The Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It falls on Tuesday this year.
An Inhale of Fragrance, an ongoing exhibition at Shanxi Museum until May 9, navigates the long-standing relationship between ancient Chinese and incense.
To celebrate Chinese New Year and the coming Lantern Festival, the China Cultural Center in Wellington shared Sichuan province's intangible cultural heritage on its website and social media platforms.
During the Spring Festival holiday, the ancient buildings and bright yellow canola flower blossoms in Liangcuo Historic and Cultural District, drew many visitors, as seen here on Feb 17, 2021.
A city in Jiangsu province has built up a worldwide reputation for a special kind of vessel
Today Art Museum in Beijing will open a ukiyo-e exhibition on March 12, displaying works by Hokusai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Utagawa Sadahide, to name a few.
A new Chinese zodiac show on the ox in ancient Chinese art opened on Feb 2, ushering in a series of seven exhibitions at the Shanghai Museum for the year 2021.
Dai Zhenzhen and her groom, Chu Haiting, tie the knot with a traditional Chinese wedding in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. The ceremony features rituals dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Linda Lim, Chair of the Asian Events Trust, said the Chinese New Year has turned to be one of Wellington's largest and most anticipated cultural events over the past 20 years, providing an important connection to Chinese culture for everyone in Wellington.
Hall of Great Treasures gathers more than 240 objects from the Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum's extensive collection of some 100,000 artifacts. It presents the many aspects of the court life of predecessors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when they resided at the Shenyang palace in Shenyang, Liaoning province, and the early period of the dynasty after it was established in Beijing in 1644.
An exhibition at the National Museum of China set to open on Tuesday will celebrate the upcoming Year of the Ox by showing a selection of ox-themed works from its immense collection. It will navigate the history of the close relationship between humans and oxen, as well as the folk culture, customs and beliefs based on the positive qualities of the ox.
Spring Festival is China's biggest extravaganza and a day for family reunion. Being around family members at the turn of the year is a vital ritual for the Chinese people.