The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Cold (Chinese: 大寒), the 24th solar term, begins this year on Jan 20 and ends on Feb 4.
Two exhibitions featuring 43 Buddhist sculptures from Gandhara region and 31 from Qingzhou kicked off on Jan 16.
Dancers perform at a light up ceremony held for the Lunar New Year celebrations in Singapore's Chinatown on Jan 16, 2016.
Shu embroidery, regional handicraft mostly produced in Chengdu and Mianyang of Sichuan, was listed as one of China's National Intangible Cultural Heritages in 2006.
Calligrapher Wang Bo has finished writing Tao Te Ching on 81 stones after three years and wearing out 40 writing brushes
As the Spring Festival and the New Year on the Tibetan calendar approaching near, Buddhist disciples from all over Tibet have started their winter pilgrimages to Lhasa for pray and worship.
Adopting few colors, mainly black, yellow, and a little red, monkeys painted in a calligraphic way are no less vivid than primates brushed with thick oils.
Photo taken on Jan 11, 2016 shows wintersweet in cold winter of Southeast China's Jiangsu province.
Replica of luxurious chariot from ancient times wows Xi'an visitors
Sculptor Zhang Yucheng is carrying forward the intangible cultural heritage. Born in Hebei province in 1976, Yucheng began learning the art of jade carving at the age of 15 under the guidance of a senior artist in Beijing and began crystal sculpting in 1996.
The 5th International Ice Sculpture Contest ended on Jan 4, 2016. The contest was held in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province. Fifteen teams from nine countries participated in the contest, including Italy, Turkey, Hungary and Russia.
Minor Cold is the 23rd solar term of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. It will last from Jan 6 to Jan 19, 2016. For most areas of China, it marks the start of the coldest days of the year.
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